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Tennessee Stud
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[Intro]
e|-D---------------------------|-------------------2---|
B|----------------------------|-------------------3---|
G|-2-0----------------------2-|-2-0---------------2---|
D|-----4-2-0------0---0-2/4---|-----4-2-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------2-0----2---------|-----------2-0---------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-D-----2-2---Am---0-0---D-2-2-|------2-2--Am----0-0---D-2-2--|
B|------3-3------1-1----3-3-|------3-3------1-1----3-3--|
G|----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2--|
D|-0--0-0-0----2-2-2--0-----|-0--0-0-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0--------|-----------0-0-0-0---------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
[Introduction]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 1]
DAlong about eighteen twenty-five,
I lCeft Tennessee very C6much Calive.
I Dnever would have got through the Arkansas mud
DIf I hadn't been a-ridin' on the TennessAmee DStud.Am D
DI had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa,
And Cone of her brothers was a bad outlaw.C6 C
I Dsent her a letter by my Uncle Bud,
DAnd I rode away on the TennesAmsee DStud. Am D
[chorus]
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his Bb7eyes were gA7reen.Bb7 A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
[Instrumental]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 2]
DWe drifted on down into no man's land,
We Ccrossed that river called the Rio GrandC6e.C
I Draced my horse with the Spaniard's foal
D'Til I got me a skin full of silAmver and Dgold.Am D
DMe and a gambler, we couldn't agree,
We Cgot in a fight over Tennessee.C6 C
We Djerked our guns, and he fell with a thud,
DAnd I got away on the AmTennessee DStud.Am D
[Chorus]
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his Bb7eyes were gA7reen.Bb7 A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
[Instrumental]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 3]
DI got just as lonesome as a man can be,
CDreamin' of my girl in Tennessee.C6 C
The DTennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue
D'Cause he was a-dreamin' of a sweetAmheart, Dtoo,Am D
DWe loped right back across Arkansas;
I Cwhupped her brother and I C6whupped her Cpa.
I Dfound that girl with the golden hair,
DAnd she was a-riding on the TennesAmsee DMare.Am D
[chorus]
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his Bb7eyes were gA7reen.Bb7 A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
[Instrumental]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 4]
DStirrup to stirrup and side by side,
We Ccrossed the mountains and the vC6alleys Cwide.
We Dcame to Big Muddy, then we forded the flood
DOn the Tennessee Mare and the TennessAmee DStud.Am D
DA pretty little baby on the cabin floor,
A Clittle horse colt playing 'C6round the dCoor,
I Dlove that girl with the golden hair,
DAnd the Tennessee Stud loves the TennessAmee DMare.Am D
[Chorus]
The DTennessee Stud was long and lean,
The Ccolor of the sun, and his Bb7eyes were A7green.Bb7 A7
DHe had the nerve and he had the blood,
DAnd there never was a horse like the TennessAmee DStud.
[Outro instrumental]
e|D----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-2-0----------------------2-|-2-0-------------------|
D|-----4-2-0------0---0-2/4---|-----4-2-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------2-0----2---------|-----------2-0---------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|
e|D----------------------------|-------------------2-2-|
B|----------------------------|-------------------3-3-|
G|-2-0----------------------2-|-2-0---------------2-2-|
D|-----4-2-0------0---0-2/4---|-----4-2-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------2-0----2---------|-----------2-0---------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|
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Tennessee Stud
by Doc Watson
Chords in this song · guitar
D
Am
C
C6
Bb7
A7
[Intro]
D
e|----------------------------|-------------------2---|
B|----------------------------|-------------------3---|
G|-2-0----------------------2-|-2-0---------------2---|
D|-----4-2-0------0---0-2/4---|-----4-2-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------2-0----2---------|-----------2-0---------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|
D Am D Am D
e|------2-2------0-0----2-2-|------2-2------0-0----2-2--|
B|------3-3------1-1----3-3-|------3-3------1-1----3-3--|
G|----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2-|----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-2--|
D|-0--0-0-0----2-2-2--0-----|-0--0-0-0----2-2-2--0------|
A|-----------0-0-0-0--------|-----------0-0-0-0---------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
[Introduction]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 1]
D
Along about eighteen twenty-five,
C C6 C
I left Tennessee very much alive.
D
I never would have got through the Arkansas mud
D Am D Am D
If I hadn't been a-ridin' on the Tennessee Stud.
D
I had some trouble with my sweetheart's pa,
C C6 C
And one of her brothers was a bad outlaw.
D
I sent her a letter by my Uncle Bud,
D Am D Am D
And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud.
[chorus]
D
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean,
C Bb7 A7 Bb7 A7
The color of the sun, and his eyes were green.
D
He had the nerve and he had the blood,
D Am D
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud.
[Instrumental]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 2]
D
We drifted on down into no man's land,
C C6 C
We crossed that river called the Rio Grande.
D
I raced my horse with the Spaniard's foal
D Am D Am D
'Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold.
D
Me and a gambler, we couldn't agree,
C C6 C
We got in a fight over Tennessee.
D
We jerked our guns, and he fell with a thud,
D Am D Am D
And I got away on the Tennessee Stud.
[Chorus]
D
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean,
C Bb7 A7 Bb7 A7
The color of the sun, and his eyes were green.
D
He had the nerve and he had the blood,
D Am D
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud.
[Instrumental]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 3]
D
I got just as lonesome as a man can be,
C C6 C
Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee.
D
The Tennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue
D Am D Am D
'Cause he was a-dreamin' of a sweetheart, too,
D
We loped right back across Arkansas;
C C6 C
I whupped her brother and I whupped her pa.
D
I found that girl with the golden hair,
D Am D Am D
And she was a-riding on the Tennessee Mare.
[chorus]
D
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean,
C Bb7 A7 Bb7 A7
The color of the sun, and his eyes were green.
D
He had the nerve and he had the blood,
D Am D
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud.
[Instrumental]
D
D Am D Am D
[Verse 4]
D
Stirrup to stirrup and side by side,
C C6 C
We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide.
D
We came to Big Muddy, then we forded the flood
D Am D Am D
On the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee Stud.
D
A pretty little baby on the cabin floor,
C C6 C
A little horse colt playing 'round the door,
D
I love that girl with the golden hair,
D Am D Am D
And the Tennessee Stud loves the Tennessee Mare.
[Chorus]
D
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean,
C Bb7 A7 Bb7 A7
The color of the sun, and his eyes were green.
D
He had the nerve and he had the blood,
D Am D
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee Stud.
[Outro instrumental]
D
e|----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------|
G|-2-0----------------------2-|-2-0-------------------|
D|-----4-2-0------0---0-2/4---|-----4-2-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------2-0----2---------|-----------2-0---------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|
D
e|----------------------------|-------------------2-2-|
B|----------------------------|-------------------3-3-|
G|-2-0----------------------2-|-2-0---------------2-2-|
D|-----4-2-0------0---0-2/4---|-----4-2-0-----0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------2-0----2---------|-----------2-0---------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------|
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