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CAPO 4
ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C INT2 B O
NOTE: There are many hammer-ons within the written chords. Follow the track to identify where they are.
[INTRO]
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G/B D/A G
[VERSE 1]
  Just Cadd9swing acG/Bross the D/Asouthern sky
  And Cadd9/Glift    a match to my morning eye
  GWell we'll Cadd9all  die    G/ByounD/Ag if we're lucky babeG  
  You'd Cadd9hate the G/Bdark to prove the D/Adawn
  Cadd9/GNeed    me no more and I'll be gone
  I'm Gdying to Clove G/BsomeD/Abody like you love Emhim
  And you D/Alook just like my darling TennesGsee
[CHORUS]
(G)                    Am  
   Do you think she'll know me
   Or G/Bsee me Cadd9now   like the broken man I Gam
   Doing a Dsus/F#little bit more than the Em7best I can
   Still Cadd9she's gonna D/Aneed a little Gmore
[INTERLUDE 1]
G Cadd9/G G Cadd9 G/B D/A G
[VERSE 2]
  So Cadd9cast your Csus2light inG/Bto  my D/Aroom
  Cadd9/GKiss    me deep or I'm leaving soon
  GWell we're Cadd9far   G/Btoo D/Ayoung to be dying Gnow
  Just Cadd9draw me G/Bdown with every D/Aword
  C/GTil we find out what we deserve
  I Gknow I Cadd9can   G/Bnot D/Apay my debtor's Emfee
  But you D/Alook just like my darling TennesGsee
[CHORUS]
(G)                    Am  
   Do you think she'll know me
   Or G/Bsee me Cadd9now   like the broken man I Gam
   Doing a Dsus/F#little bit more than the Em7best I can
   Still Cadd9she's gonna D/Aneed a little Gmore
[INTERLUDE 2]
G Cadd9/G G Cadd9 G/B D/A
[BRIDGE]
  I would stand in disGgrace
  DI would spit in my Em7savior's Cadd9face
  DMy coat tattered and Gtorn
  DJust to know that our Em7love will be reC/Gborn
  And our days pass like Gautumn windC/G  
  And the world spins aGround me againC/G  
  And you Dlook just like my darling CTe - Cmaj7/Bnne   -   Gssee
[OUTRO]
G Cadd9/G G
Well we'll Call G/Bdie D/Ayoung if we're lucky Gbabe

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Tennessee

by Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/B

D/A

Cadd9/G

Dsus/F#

Em7

Csus2

C/G

Cmaj7/B

CAPO 4

ORDER: I V1 C INT1 V2 C INT2 B O

NOTE: There are many hammer-ons within the written chords. Follow the track to identify where they are.

[INTRO]

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G/B D/A G

[VERSE 1]

Cadd9 G/B D/A

Just swing across the southern sky

Cadd9/G

And lift a match to my morning eye

G Cadd9 G/B D/A G

Well we'll all die young if we're lucky babe

Cadd9 G/B D/A

You'd hate the dark to prove the dawn

Cadd9/G

Need me no more and I'll be gone

G C G/B D/A Em

I'm dying to love somebody like you love him

D/A G

And you look just like my darling Tennessee

[CHORUS]

G Am

()

Do you think she'll know me

G/B Cadd9 G

Or see me now like the broken man I am

Dsus/F# Em7

Doing a little bit more than the best I can

Cadd9 D/A G

Still she's gonna need a little more

[INTERLUDE 1]

G Cadd9/G G Cadd9 G/B D/A G

[VERSE 2]

Cadd9 Csus2 G/B D/A

So cast your light into my room

Cadd9/G

Kiss me deep or I'm leaving soon

G Cadd9 G/B D/A G

Well we're far too young to be dying now

Cadd9 G/B D/A

Just draw me down with every word

C/G

Til we find out what we deserve

G Cadd9 G/B D/A Em

I know I can not pay my debtor's fee

D/A G

But you look just like my darling Tennessee

[CHORUS]

G Am

()

Do you think she'll know me

G/B Cadd9 G

Or see me now like the broken man I am

Dsus/F# Em7

Doing a little bit more than the best I can

Cadd9 D/A G

Still she's gonna need a little more

[INTERLUDE 2]

G Cadd9/G G Cadd9 G/B D/A

[BRIDGE]

I would stand in disgrace

D Em7 Cadd9

I would spit in my savior's face

D G

My coat tattered and torn

D Em7 C/G

Just to know that our love will be reborn

G C/G

And our days pass like autumn wind

G C/G

And the world spins around me again

D C Cmaj7/B G

And you look just like my darling Te - nne - ssee

[OUTRO]

G Cadd9/G G

C G/B D/A G

Well we'll all die young if we're lucky babe

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