Tennessee Border No. 2 chords by
Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb
Red Foley
Red Foley

N/A•

Key: B major•

Verse 1

B

B

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E

E

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B

B

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E

E

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Her _ eye_ s was red,

B

B

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her name was Helen.

E

E

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Her head looked like a watermelon.

B

B

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Her hair was long, she had a tony.

E

E

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Her neck looked like a roll of balo_ ney.

A

A

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Her teeth stuck out so firm

E

E

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she didn't have much sense

F#

F#

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She could gnaw an ear of corn

B

B

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right through a picket fence

E

E

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B

B

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Her marriage license cost a quarter_

D#dim

D#dim

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B

B

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On the Tennessee

E

E

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B

B

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bor_ der

E

E

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B

B

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E

E

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A

A

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One night I took her out

E

E

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to see what we could see

F#

F#

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Just then he saw her husband

B

B

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E

E

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and he stood six foot three

B

B

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He had brass knuckles made to or_ der

Now my teeth are scattered

E

E

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B

B

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E

E

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on the Tennessee bor_ der

B

B

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Her hair was red, her name was Hannah

E

E

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Her nose looked like a big ba_ nana

B

B

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She weighed so much he had some trouble

E

E

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He thought that he was seeing double

A

A

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He put his arm around her

E

E

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and he tried to hug her

F#

F#

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But he couldn't get close enough

B

B

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E

E

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cause she had too much blub_ ber

B

B

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She was too fat he couldn't court her

Now she wears a girdle

E

E

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B

B

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round her Tennessee bor_ der

E

E

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A

A

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One night I took her out,

E

E

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just across the line

F#

F#

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She stumped her toe

B

B

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and fell in a bale of turd and tine

E

E

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Hey, Earlies

Yeah, Red

What in the world ever happened

B

B

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to that old man's daughter?

Well, the last time I saw her,

Red, she was head bald

E

E

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F#

F#

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B

B

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E

E

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The Ten_ nessee Par_ dons!

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Chords

B
E
A
F#
D#dim

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

0

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Frequently asked questions

What is the original key of Tennessee Border No. 2?

The original key of Tennessee Border No. 2 by Ernest Tubb, Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Red Foley is B major.

What are the main chords for Tennessee Border No. 2?

The primary chords used in Tennessee Border No. 2 are B, E, A, F#, D#dim.

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Is Tennessee Border No. 2 beginner-friendly on guitar?

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