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Tennessee Jed

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Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 19Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

[Intro]
    C               G    C
e|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|--7b9r7-5------------|---------------------|
D|----------7----------|---------------------|
A|------------5b7r5-3--|-----3--3--3--3--7---|
E|---------------------|--3h5-5---5-5--------| (repeat)
[Verse 1]
C                                  C G C
Cold iron shackles, ball and chain.
F                            G       C    C G C
Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train.
C              Cdim7      Dm7       C    C7
  You know you,  bound to,  wind up dead. 
       F                     G      C     C G C
If you don't head back to Tennessee Jed.
C                              C G C
Rich man step on my poor head.
F                             G         C      C G C
When you get back, you better butter my bread.
C          Cdim7     Dm7      C    C7
  Well you know it's,  like I said.
F                   G         C
Better head back to Tennessee Jed.
Bb  F  G  C
[Chorus]
F          F                C                 G       F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C              G     F        C      G     F     G C
Baby won't you carry me...    back to Tennessee.
[Verse 2]
C                                  C G C
Drink all day and rock all night.
F                          G          C      C G C
Law come to get you if you don't walk right.
C                   Cdim7                Dm7      C    C7
  Got a letter this mornin' children and,  all it read:
     F                   G         C     C G C
"You better head back to Tennessee Jed."
  C                                          C G C
I dropped four flights and cracked my spine.
F                          G  C    C G C
Honey, come quick with the iodine.
C         Cdim7               Dm7         C   C7
  Catch a few winks, baby now,  under the bed.
F                     G         C
Then you head back to Tennessee Jed.
Bb  F  G  C
[Chorus]
F          F                C                 G       F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C              G     F        C      G     F     G C
Baby won't you carry me...    back to Tennessee.
[Verse 3]
C                        C G C
I run into Charlie Fog.
F                     G         C    C G C
Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog.
C          Cdim7       Dm7         C    C7
  My doggie, turned to me,  and he said.
F                   G        C      C G C
"Let's head back to Tennesse Jed."
C                        C G C
I woke up feelin' mean.
  F                     G      C     C G C
I went down to play the slot machine.
C                    Cdim7         Dm7       C    C7
  The wheels turned around and the,  letters read:
     F                   G          C
"You better head back to Tennessee Jed".
Bb  F  G  C
[Chorus]
F          F                C                  G       F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C              G     F        C      G     F     G C
Baby won't you carry me...    back to Tennessee.
[Solo]
 C  GCC  GCC  GCC  BbF     F  F#G     G
|    |    |    |   |     |   |     |     |
 C  GCC  GCC  GCC  BbF     F  F#G     G
|    |    |    |   |     |   |     |     | 
Bb  F  G  C
[Outro]
F          F                C                  G       F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C              G     F        C      G     F     G C
Baby won't you carry me...    back to Tennessee.
Bb  F  G  C
************************************
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| h  Hammer-on
************************************

Tennessee Jed chords and lyrics

Free chords for Tennessee Jed by Grateful Dead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Verse 1]
Bb  F  G  C
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Bb  F  G  C
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Bb  F  G  C
[Chorus]
[Solo]
|C   G C|C   G C|C   G C|C   Bb|F     |F   F#|G     |G     |
|C   G C|C   G C|C   G C|C   Bb|F     |F   F#|G     |G     | 
Bb  F  G  C
[Outro]
Bb  F  G  C
************************************
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| h  Hammer-on
************************************

Tennessee Jed Chords by Grateful Dead

Learn how to play Tennessee Jed by Grateful Dead with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tennessee Jed chords”, “Tennessee Jed guitar chords”, or “Grateful Dead Tennessee Jed 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 Jed chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tennessee Jed lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, B, D, A, E.

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