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I Awonder if it's  Drainin' in the mAountains
I wonder how the  olDd town looks to--Aday
And iDf the church is there beside the riAver
Could I B7go back and find where mamEa lay
Does Alife still go to slDeep just after sunAset
Are the berries still as biA7g on the viDne
Do old men sit and talk about the olAd days
The way they did in niEneteen forty-nAine
Chorus
Oh OhA7, Oh how DI'd like to be
BAack in the hills of TeEnnessee E7  
OAh Oh, Oh it Dwould be so fine
If I Acould just go  bEack to nineteen fAorty-nine
I wonAder if by chancDe they might remAember
A teenage boy so wilDd and fancy fAree
Who aDlways loved guitars and country musAic
If I weB7nt back would they remember Eme
I wonAder what becDame of Kathryn AckAers
The girl who broke my hA7eart at sevDenteen
I barely can remember what she looks Alike
Thirty years aEgo she was my Adream
Chorus
Oh OhA7, Oh how DI'd like to be
BAack in the hills of TeEnnessee E7  
OAh Oh, Oh it Dwould be so fine
If I Acould just go  bEack to nineteen fAorty-nine
For mAany years I've Dsearched the wide world Aover
For what I don't recDall and didn'At find
And noDw I'm searching pictures in my memoAry
For Tennessee in nEineteen forty Anine
Chorus
Oh OhA7, Oh how DI'd like to be
BAack in the hills of TeEnnessee E7  
OAh Oh, Oh it Dwould be so fine
If I Acould just go  bEack to nineteen fAorty-nine

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The story behind the song

"Tennessee 1949" evokes a deep longing for a specific time and place, painting a picture of nostalgia for a simpler past. The lyrics wonder about the mountains and old men reminiscing, hoping they might remember a particular moment in Tennessee. It's a song that captures the feeling of looking back, wondering if the world you recall still holds those same memories and conversations. Larry Sparks, a celebrated bluegrass artist, often brings this kind of heartfelt, traditional storytelling to his music.

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Tennessee 1949

by Larry Sparks

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Chords in this song · guitar

A D A

I wonder if it's rainin' in the mountains

D A

I wonder how the old town looks to--day

D A

And if the church is there beside the river

B7 E

Could I go back and find where mama lay

A D A

Does life still go to sleep just after sunset

A7 D

Are the berries still as big on the vine

Do old men sit and talk about the old days

E A

The way they did in nineteen forty-nine

Chorus

A7 D

Oh Oh, Oh how I'd like to be

A E E7

Back in the hills of Tennessee

A D

Oh Oh, Oh it would be so fine

A E A

If I could just go back to nineteen forty-nine

A D A

I wonder if by chance they might remember

D A

A teenage boy so wild and fancy free

D A

Who always loved guitars and country music

B7 E

If I went back would they remember me

A D A

I wonder what became of Kathryn Ackers

A7 D

The girl who broke my heart at seventeen

I barely can remember what she looks like

E A

Thirty years ago she was my dream

Chorus

A7 D

Oh Oh, Oh how I'd like to be

A E E7

Back in the hills of Tennessee

A D

Oh Oh, Oh it would be so fine

A E A

If I could just go back to nineteen forty-nine

A D A

For many years I've searched the wide world over

D A

For what I don't recall and didn't find

D A

And now I'm searching pictures in my memory

E A

For Tennessee in nineteen forty nine

Chorus

A7 D

Oh Oh, Oh how I'd like to be

A E E7

Back in the hills of Tennessee

A D

Oh Oh, Oh it would be so fine

A E A

If I could just go back to nineteen forty-nine

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