Tennessee
Key of G · Chords: I II IV V
Open in Bluegrass Book: transpose, play alongVerse 1
G C G You have heard and read about the state of Tennessee A D Down in the southern states is where I want to be G C G Where the valleys are so green and the mountains are so tall D7 G You will know just what I mean when you hear them say: "You-all".
Chorus
C Tennessee (Tennessee)___________ee G I hear you calling me (I hear you calling me)_ D7 G The home of Davey Crocket in the hills of Tennessee.
Verse 2
G C G When I was a little boy around the folks back home A D My mother always said to me: Jimmy, please don't roam G C G Now that I have gone away my heart is full of woe D7 G When I think of Mom and Dad, that's where I want to go.
Chorus
C Tennessee (Tennessee)___________ee G I hear you calling me (I hear you calling me)_ D7 G The home of Davey Crocket in the hills of Tennessee.
Verse 3
G C G If I ever get back to that state of Tennessee A D I tell you there'll be no more roaming for me G C G There lives a sweetheart who said she'd marry me D7 G As soon as I get back to the state of Tennessee
Chorus
C Tennessee (Tennessee)___________ee G I hear you calling me (I hear you calling me)_ D7 G The home of Davey Crocket in the hills of Tennessee.
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