Rocky Top chords by Osborne Brothers (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
B 
E 
B 
 (B major) Wish that I was  (E major) on ol'  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Down  in the  (F sharp major) Tennessee  (B major) hills
E 
B 
Ain't no smoggy smoke  (E major) on  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Ain't no  (F sharp major) telephone  (B major) bills
E 
B 
Once I had a girl  (E major) on  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Half  bear,  (F sharp major) other half  (B major) cat
E 
B 
Wild as a mink, but  (E major) sweet as  (B major) soda pop
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) I     still  (F sharp major) dream about  (B major) that

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Chorus 1

Rocky Top, you'll always be

Home sweet home to me

Good ol' Rocky Top

Rocky Top, Tennessee

Verse 2
B 
E 
B 
 (B major) Once two strangers  (E major) climbed ol'  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Lookin' for a  (F sharp major) moonshine  (B major) still
E 
B 
Strangers ain't come down  (E major) from  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Reckon they  (F sharp major) never  (B major) will
E 
B 
Corn won't grow at all  (E major) on  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Dirt's too  (F sharp major) rocky by  (B major) far
E 
B 
That's why all the  (E major) folks on  (B major) Rocky Top
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (G sharp minor) Get   their  (F sharp major) corn from a  (B major) jar

Chorus 2
G#m 
F# 
 (G sharp minor) Rocky Top, you'll  (F sharp major) always be
A 
E 
 (A major) Home sweet home to  (E major) me
B 
Good ol'  (B major) Rocky Top
A 
B 
Rocky Top,  (A major) Tennes (B major) see
A 
B 
Rocky Top,  (A major) Tennes (B major) see

Solo 1
B 
E 
B 
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (B major)  (E major)  (B major)  (G sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (B major) 
B 
E 
B 
G#m 
F# 
B 
 (B major)  (E major)  (B major)  (G sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (B major) 
G#m 
F# 
A 
E 
 (G sharp minor)  (F sharp major)  (A major)  (E major) 
E 
B 
B 
A 
B 
 (E major)  (B major)  (B major)  (A major)  (B major) 
B 
A 
B 
B 
 (B major)  (A major)  (B major)  (B major) 

Verse 3

I've had years of cramped-up city life

Trapped like a duck in a pen

All I know is it's a pity life

Can't be simple again

Chorus 3
G#m 
F# 
 (G sharp minor) Rocky Top, you'll  (F sharp major) always be
A 
E 
 (A major) Home sweet home to  (E major) me
B 
Good ol'  (B major) Rocky Top
A 
B 
Rocky Top,  (A major) Tennes (B major) see
A 
B 
Rocky Top,  (A major) Tennes (B major) see

Outro 1

Rocky Top, Tennessee

1967Country

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 158

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

B: x-2-4-4-4-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Rocky Top by Osborne Brothers, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Rocky Top the way Osborne Brothers intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.