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[Intro]
|  D|  D|
|  D|  Bm|  G    A|  D    A|
|  D|  Bm|  Em   G   A|  D    A|
[Chorus]
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyD  D/C#  Bm  
[Verse 1]
BmI been in and out of every Gbar here in ANashville
BmSeen nothing but broken Gpromises and empty Adreams
  BmEveryone here thinks Gthey're on the verge of Astardom
  EmBut D/F#nothing Ghere is what it Aseems
[Chorus]
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyD  D/C#  Bm  
[Verse 2]
BmNow the Grand Ole Opry ain't Gplayin in the ARyman
  BmThey moved it out of town down the Groad a little Aways
  BmThey say it's the same but I Gknow it's something Adifferent
  EmFrD/F#om old GHank Williams' Adays
[Chorus]
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
[Instrumental]
|  D|  Bm|  Em   G   A|  D    A|  D|  Bm|  Em   G   A|  D|
[Bridge]
  AThis motel room is filled with Gsongs that don't ring Dtrue
  AAnd doing what I love don't make Gsense like it used Dto
  ADeep down inside I guess I  Galways Dknew
  EmThis Tennessee road leads back to Ayou
[Chorus]
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
Tennessee Dhighway, Tennessee Bmhighway
EmTake me home to Gsee my ATexas DbabyA  
[Outro]
|  D|  Bm|  Em   G   A|  D|

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Tennessee Highway

by Owen Temple

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/C#

D/F#

[Intro]

D D

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D Bm G A D A

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D Bm Em G A D A

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[Chorus]

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D D D/C# Bm

Take me home to see my Texas baby

[Verse 1]

Bm G A

I been in and out of every bar here in Nashville

Bm G A

Seen nothing but broken promises and empty dreams

Bm G A

Everyone here thinks they're on the verge of stardom

Em D/F# G A

But nothing here is what it seems

[Chorus]

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D D D/C# Bm

Take me home to see my Texas baby

[Verse 2]

Bm G A

Now the Grand Ole Opry ain't playin in the Ryman

Bm G A

They moved it out of town down the road a little ways

Bm G A

They say it's the same but I know it's something different

Em D/F# G A

From old Hank Williams' days

[Chorus]

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

[Instrumental]

D Bm Em G A D A D Bm Em G A D

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[Bridge]

A G D

This motel room is filled with songs that don't ring true

A G D

And doing what I love don't make sense like it used to

A G D

Deep down inside I guess I always knew

Em A

This Tennessee road leads back to you

[Chorus]

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

D Bm

Tennessee highway, Tennessee highway

Em G A D A

Take me home to see my Texas baby

[Outro]

D Bm Em G A D

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