Tennessee
Stephen Lynch
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C D Em G G/F# e]---0----2----0----3----3---|B]---1----3----0----0----0---|G]---0----2----0----0----0---|D]---2----0----2----0----0---|A]---3---------2----2----x---|E]-------------0----3----2---| INTRO:G VERSE 1:C D G I've seen rocky mountains and great lakesC D G Stood beneath the redwood treeC D G G/F# Em But wherever I go my heart achesC D G For a place called TennesseeG/F# CHORUS 1:Em C G D Oh, I wanna beC G Where the whiskey flows likeC D wine and the meth labs are devineEm C G D Oh, come with meC G Cotton grows as tall as oaks andC D it's picked by poor black folks N/C G That's TennesseeContinues after the adVERSE 2:C D G It's a place where dualling banjos playC D G Where the mountain folk run freeC D G Where the kids can all spell 'KG/F# Em K K'C D G G/F# But can not spell Tennessee CHORUS 2:Em C G D Oh, I wanna beC G Where the Hatchie river flowsC D and the kids have 13 toesEm C G D Oh, come with meC G Where the hotdogs are deep friedC D - that's the reason Elvis died N/C G In Tennessee BRIDGE:C D G Cold winds whisper and the willows weepC D G Let some romantic dream come trueC D G Where that special feeling wayG/F# Em down deepC D G When your sister says, "I do"G/F# CHORUS 3:Em C G D Oh, I wanna beC G Where the baptist preachersC shout that if you're gay, you bestD get outEm C G D Oh, come with meC G Where hospitality's the thing,C D just as Martin Luther King N/C G Shot in Tennessee INTERLUDE:C - D - G - G (X2)C - D - G - G/F# - EmC - D - G - G CHORUS 4:Em C G D Oh, I wanna seeC G Mountain Dew in every cup, andC D all the dentists just gave upEm C G D Oh, come with meC G In my flat-bed pick-up truck;C D that's where the classy ladies fuck N/C C In Tennessee OUTRO:C G Oh, in Tennessee