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Song: Tennessee
Artist: Taylor Swift
Album: Unreleased
Tuning: standard, no capo
Hi so this is my 3rd tab and I did
work this all out myself so yeah hope
it's right.
Chords:   G   Cadd9    D  Em  
     e|-3---3----2--3-
     B|-3---3----3--3-
     G|-0---0----2--0-
     D|-0---2----0--2-
     A|-2---3----x--2-
     E|-3---x----x--0-
((a C chord sounds fine if you 
don't want to play Cadd9))
* = 1 strum
Intro:  G   Cadd9   D  G  
       G Cadd9 D
GStanding Cadd9on a street somDewhere I don't 
wanna Gbe
GIn a Cadd9town that's made of Dstone
GSome bad Cadd9directions must have Dme 
here by Gmistake
G'Cause this sure Cadd9ain't what I call 
Dhome
EmLet me close my Cadd9eyes for a second,
DSee if I can get out of here and
Chorus:
GLet my hair hang Cadd9down and I can 
Dfeel the golden Gsun
GAnd I watch a Cadd9pickup truck drive Dby
GAnd I wanna Cadd9tell the world how goDod
it is to Gbe right here but I doEmn't,
I just Cadd9sit under this Dtree;
 D-mute          G  
I'm in Tennessee 
Verse 2:
GStanding on a Cadd9road, Dleading to a Gfarm
GWith a Cadd9cat named DEloise
GLater Cadd9on we'll all go Dfishing in 
the Gpond
GBut all we'll Cadd9catch is just a
summer Dbreeze
GLet me close my Cadd9eyes for a second,
DSee if I can stay right here and
Chorus:
GLet my hair hang Cadd9down and I can 
Dfeel the golden Gsun
GAnd I watch a Cadd9pickup truck drive Dby
GAnd I wanna Cadd9tell the world how goDod
it is to Gbe right here but I doEmn't,
I just Cadd9sit under this Dtree;
 D-mute          G  
I'm in Tennessee 
Bridge:
When the Emfarm is gone and Cadd9Eloise
Dfloats away
I Emfind myself Cadd9staring at Dthe same old
things
I Emneed to go back, Cadd9back to where I 
Dfeel so free
         G*                  Cadd9*
Well it looks like I'm going back to 
       D*
Tennessee
Chorus:
GLet my hair hang Cadd9down and I can 
Dfeel the golden Gsun
GAnd I watch a Cadd9pickup truck drive Dby
GAnd I wanna Cadd9tell the world how goDod
it is to Gbe right here but I doEmn't,
I just Cadd9sit under this Dtree,
   EmJust Cadd9me and EloDise,
 D-mute           G*
I'm in Tennessee 

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Tennessee

by Taylor Swift

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Song: Tennessee

Artist: Taylor Swift

Album: Unreleased

Tuning: standard, no capo

Hi so this is my 3rd tab and I did

work this all out myself so yeah hope

it's right.

G Cadd9 D Em

Chords:

e|-3---3----2--3-

B|-3---3----3--3-

G|-0---0----2--0-

D|-0---2----0--2-

A|-2---3----x--2-

E|-3---x----x--0-

((a C chord sounds fine if you

don't want to play Cadd9))

* = 1 strum

G Cadd9 D G

Intro:

G Cadd9 D

Standing on a street somewhere I don't

wanna be

G Cadd9 D

In a town that's made of stone

G Cadd9 D

Some bad directions must have me

here by mistake

G Cadd9

'Cause this sure ain't what I call

home

Em Cadd9

Let me close my eyes for a second,

See if I can get out of here and

Chorus:

G Cadd9

Let my hair hang down and I can

D G

feel the golden sun

G Cadd9 D

And I watch a pickup truck drive by

G Cadd9 D

And I wanna tell the world how good

G Em

it is to be right here but I don't,

Cadd9 D

I just sit under this tree;

D G

-mute

I'm in Tennessee

Verse 2:

G Cadd9 D G

Standing on a road, leading to a farm

G Cadd9 D

With a cat named Eloise

G Cadd9 D

Later on we'll all go fishing in

the pond

G Cadd9

But all we'll catch is just a

summer breeze

G Cadd9

Let me close my eyes for a second,

See if I can stay right here and

Chorus:

G Cadd9

Let my hair hang down and I can

D G

feel the golden sun

G Cadd9 D

And I watch a pickup truck drive by

G Cadd9 D

And I wanna tell the world how good

G Em

it is to be right here but I don't,

Cadd9 D

I just sit under this tree;

D G

-mute

I'm in Tennessee

Bridge:

Em Cadd9

When the farm is gone and Eloise

floats away

Em Cadd9 D

I find myself staring at the same old

things

Em Cadd9

I need to go back, back to where I

feel so free

G Cadd9

* *

Well it looks like I'm going back to

Tennessee

Chorus:

G Cadd9

Let my hair hang down and I can

D G

feel the golden sun

G Cadd9 D

And I watch a pickup truck drive by

G Cadd9 D

And I wanna tell the world how good

G Em

it is to be right here but I don't,

Cadd9 D

I just sit under this tree,

Em Cadd9 D

Just me and Eloise,

D G

-mute *

I'm in Tennessee

About Tennessee Chords by Taylor Swift

Learn how to play Tennessee by Taylor Swift with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tennessee chords”, “Tennessee guitar chords”, or “Taylor Swift Tennessee chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Tennessee chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tennessee lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include G, Cadd9, D, Em, B, A.

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