tennessee chords by Carl Perkins

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Now there are folks  (C major) who like to
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brag about where they came  (D major) from
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C 
But when  (G major) they start that stuff, I let 'em  (C major) be
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But it makes me feel like I wanna brag  (D major) some
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To know  (G major) that I come from the
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state of Tenness (C major) ee

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Verse 2

Let's give old Tennessee credit for music

As they play it up in Nashville every day

Let's give old Tennessee credit for music

As they play it in that old Hillbilly way

Verse 3
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Mister Red Foley came from Kentucky  (D major) 
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Now, Ern (G major) est Tubb down in Texas,
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don't you see  (C major) 
But if all you folks out there
D 
can remember  (D major) 
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Mister  (G major) Eddy Arnold came
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from Tenness (C major) ee

Verse 4
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G 
Let's give old  (C major) Tennessee credit for  (G major) music
As they play it up in Nashville
C 
every (C major) day
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Let's give old Tennessee credit for  (F major) music
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C 
As they play  (G major) it in that old hillbilly  (C major) way

Interlude 1

Verse 5
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They make bombs  (C major) they say,
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that can blow up our world,  (D major) dear
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C 
Well a country  (G major) boy like me, I will agree  (C major) 
But if all you folks out there
D 
can remember  (D major) 
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They made the first  (G major) atomic
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bomb in Tenness (C major) ee
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Let's give  (F major) old

Verse 6
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G 
 (C major) Tennessee credit for  (G major) music
As they play it up in Nashville
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D 
C 
 (F major) every (D major)  (C major) day
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Let's give old Tennessee credit  (F major) for music
G 
C 
As they play  (G major) it in that old hillbilly  (C major) way

Interlude 2

Verse 7
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G 
Let's give old  (C major) Tennessee credit for music  (G major) 
As they play it up in Nashville
C 
every (C major) day
F 
Let's give old Tennessee credit for  (F major) music
G 
C 
As they play  (G major) it in that old hillbilly way  (C major) 