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                TENNESSEE QUICK
              SUGAR & THE HI LOWS
INTRO:
  sl.         sl.
 F#/      B   F#/ B  
VERSE:
  F#See you on down the Bro-F#adB  
That’s wF#hat you said Bme 
I bF#elieved it when I Bhe-aF#rd B  
But tF#ime is a fickled thBing 
CHORUS:
And I only Ebmwished that you could 
CC#ome back to Tennessee quBick
Enough to thF#rowback a couple of dEbmrinks 
That time can’t tC#ake back 
And I’ll tBell ya she’s a kF#eeper
Hold onto Ebmher
Hold C#on 
VERSE:
F#Down the Broad 
You were aF#lways good for your wBord 
If that chF#ariot swinging lBow 
We both kF#now the direction EbmhomeB  
CHORUS:
You’ll only Ebmwish 
That I could 
CC#ome back to Tennessee quBick
Enough to thF#rowback a couple of dEbmrinks 
That time can’t tC#ake back 
And you'll tBell ya she’s a kF#eeper
Hold onto Ebmher
Hold C#on 
Long enEbmough 
You can cC#ome back to Tennessee quBick 
And you sF#ave me from all that I've  mEbmissed
Long days and lC#ong nights
God knBows I wanna sF#ee her
On down the rBoad
INSTRUMENTAL:
Ebm  C#  B  F#
Ebm  C#  B  F#
Ebm  C#  B  F#
Ebm  C#  B  F#
BREAK:
    BbmTake a back porch sAbmmoke 
    BbmJust to make life Abmcalm
    BbmCan you see from the Abmairplane 
That your F#on 
CHORUS:
Cause I only Ebmwished that you could 
CC#ome back to Tennessee quBick
Enough to thF#rowback a couple of dEbmrinks 
That time can’t tC#ake back 
And I’ll tBell ya she’s a kF#eeper
CHORUS:
I only Ebmwished that you could 
CC#ome back to Tennessee quBick
Enough to thF#rowback a couple of dEbmrinks 
That time can’t tC#ake back 
And you tBell me she’s a kF#eeper
Hold onto Ebmher
Hold C#on 
Long enEbmough 
You can cC#ome back to Tennessee quBick 
And you can sF#ave me from all that I've  mEbmissed
Long days and lC#ong nights
God knBows I wanna sF#ee her
On down the rBoad
That's wF#hat you said to Bme

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Tennessee Quick

by Sugar + The Hi-Lows

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Ebm

Bbm

Abm

TENNESSEE QUICK

SUGAR & THE HI LOWS

INTRO:

sl. sl.

F# B F# B

/ /

VERSE:

F# B F# B

See you on down the ro-ad

F# B

That’s what you said me

F# B F# B

I believed it when I he-ard

F# B

But time is a fickled thing

CHORUS:

Ebm

And I only wished that you could

C# B

Come back to Tennessee quick

F# Ebm

Enough to throwback a couple of drinks

That time can’t take back

B F#

And I’ll tell ya she’s a keeper

Ebm

Hold onto her

Hold on

VERSE:

F# B

Down the road

F# B

You were always good for your word

F# B

If that chariot swinging low

F# Ebm B

We both know the direction home

CHORUS:

Ebm

You’ll only wish

That I could

C# B

Come back to Tennessee quick

F# Ebm

Enough to throwback a couple of drinks

That time can’t take back

B F#

And you'll tell ya she’s a keeper

Ebm

Hold onto her

Hold on

Ebm

Long enough

C# B

You can come back to Tennessee quick

F# Ebm

And you save me from all that I've missed

Long days and long nights

B F#

God knows I wanna see her

On down the road

INSTRUMENTAL:

Ebm C# B F#

BREAK:

Bbm Abm

Take a back porch smoke

Bbm Abm

Just to make life calm

Bbm Abm

Can you see from the airplane

That your on

CHORUS:

Ebm

Cause I only wished that you could

C# B

Come back to Tennessee quick

F# Ebm

Enough to throwback a couple of drinks

That time can’t take back

B F#

And I’ll tell ya she’s a keeper

CHORUS:

Ebm

I only wished that you could

C# B

Come back to Tennessee quick

F# Ebm

Enough to throwback a couple of drinks

That time can’t take back

B F#

And you tell me she’s a keeper

Ebm

Hold onto her

Hold on

Ebm

Long enough

C# B

You can come back to Tennessee quick

F# Ebm

And you can save me from all that I've missed

Long days and long nights

B F#

God knows I wanna see her

On down the road

F# B

That's what you said to me

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