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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
Cadd9e|----G--Cadd9------G------|
B|------------------|
G|--0---------------|
D|----4-2--0--------|
A|-----------0h2----|
E|------------------|
[Verse 1]
Cadd9I never had all the Ganswers
                     X
EmI never Dhad enough time
But, Cadd9I sure had all the Greasons
                          X
EmWhy you Dweren't what I wanted to find
[Verse 2]
Cadd9I never laid all my cGards out
                     X
EmYou jusDt wanted to play
Cadd9The king he waited on my Gdoorstep
                       X
EmWhile tDhe joker and me went on our way
[Chorus]
Cadd9Maybe I was Dmuch too selfish
But Gbaby G/F#you're still on my CmindC  G/B  
Now I'm Cadd9grown and Dall alone
And Gwishing I was G/F#with you Emtonight
Cause I Ccan guaranteeC  G/B  Am7  
Things are sweeter in Cadd9TennesseeG  Cadd9  G  
after chorus:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--0---------------------|
D|----4-2--0--------------|
A|-----------0h2--2/3\2-0-|
E|------------------------|
[Verse 3]
Cadd9These days everything is alGl business
I'm Emnever in one place for tDoo long
Cadd9There's no lack of arms arGound me
                        X
EmBut I sDtill wonder if somewhere I went wrong
[Chorus]
Cadd9Maybe I was Dmuch too selfish
But Gbaby G/F#you're still on my CmindC  G/B  
Now I'm Cadd9grown and Dall alone
And Gwishing I was G/F#with you Emtonight
Cause I Ccan guaranteeC  G/B  Am7  
Things are sweeter in Cadd9TennesseeG  Cadd9  G  
[Bridge]
AmAnd I'd wish on every star in the Emsouthern sky
For that Cman in our life
If DI did not think that, oh
[Chorus]
Cadd9Maybe I was Dmuch too selfish
But Gbaby G/F#you're still on my CmindC  G/B  
Now I'm Cadd9grown and Dall alone
And Gwishing I was G/F#with you Emtonight
Cause I Ccan guaranteeC  G/B  Am7  
Things are sweeter in Cadd9TennesseeG  
Yes, I cCadd9an guaranteeG/B  
Things are sweeter in Cadd9TennesseeG  Cadd9  G  
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| /  Slide up
| x  Dead note
| \  Slide down
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Tennessee

by The Wreckers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

G/F#

G/B

Am7

[Intro]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

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

D|----4-2--0--------|

A|-----------0h2----|

E|------------------|

[Verse 1]

Cadd9 G

I never had all the answers

Em D

I never had enough time

Cadd9 G

But, I sure had all the reasons

Em D

Why you weren't what I wanted to find

[Verse 2]

Cadd9 G

I never laid all my cards out

Em D

You just wanted to play

Cadd9 G

The king he waited on my doorstep

Em D

While the joker and me went on our way

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Maybe I was much too selfish

G G/F# C C G/B

But baby you're still on my mind

Cadd9 D

Now I'm grown and all alone

G G/F# Em

And wishing I was with you tonight

C C G/B Am7

Cause I can guarantee

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Things are sweeter in Tennessee

after chorus:

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

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

D|----4-2--0--------------|

A|-----------0h2--2/3\2-0-|

E|------------------------|

[Verse 3]

Cadd9 G

These days everything is all business

Em D

I'm never in one place for too long

Cadd9 G

There's no lack of arms around me

Em D

But I still wonder if somewhere I went wrong

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Maybe I was much too selfish

G G/F# C C G/B

But baby you're still on my mind

Cadd9 D

Now I'm grown and all alone

G G/F# Em

And wishing I was with you tonight

C C G/B Am7

Cause I can guarantee

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Things are sweeter in Tennessee

[Bridge]

Am Em

And I'd wish on every star in the southern sky

For that man in our life

If I did not think that, oh

[Chorus]

Cadd9 D

Maybe I was much too selfish

G G/F# C C G/B

But baby you're still on my mind

Cadd9 D

Now I'm grown and all alone

G G/F# Em

And wishing I was with you tonight

C C G/B Am7

Cause I can guarantee

Cadd9 G

Things are sweeter in Tennessee

Cadd9 G/B

Yes, I can guarantee

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Things are sweeter in Tennessee

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| h Hammer-on

| / Slide up

| x Dead note

| \ Slide down

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