Tennessee
The Silver Jews
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C Am I saw the river playing in theEm valleyC Am Rushing 'round a bend and skippingEm stonesC Am I saw the meadow wobble in theEm moonlightC Am I've come to get my girl and takeEm her homeG F Her doorbell plays a bar ofC Stephen FosterG F Her sister never left and lookC what it cost herG F We're gonna live in Nashville andC I'll make a careerG F Out of writing sad songs andC getting paid by the tearG Am Marry me and leave KentuckyC G D Come to TennesseeG C D 'Cause you're the only ten I seeContinues after the adG C D You're the only ten I seeG Am I've looked through offices andC honky-tonks for men man enough toD beG C D Mr. and Mrs. TennesseeG C D Mr. and Mrs. TennesseeC Am Punk rock died when the first kidEm saidC Am Em "Punk's not dead, punk's not dead"C Am You know Louisville is death,Em we've got to up and moveC Am Em Because the dead do not improveG F Goodbye you suckers and steady badC luckersG F We're off to the land of club sodaC unbridledG F We're off to the land of hotC middle-aged womenG F Off to the land whose bloodC runneth orangeG Am Marry me and leave KentuckyC G D Come to TennesseeG C D 'Cause you're the only ten I seeG C D You're the only ten I seeG Am I've looked through offices andC honky-tonks for men man enough toD beG C D Mr. and Mrs. TennesseeG C D Mr. and Mrs. Tennessee