Tennessee Jive chords by Johnny Horton

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Verse 1
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Eb 
D 
G 
Oh,
the sun goes down
and the moon shines bright
And it's fun dance time
on a Saturday night
The folks gather round
like bees in a hive
And the fiddle tune's up
A 
to play the Tennessee jive
G 
Am 
A 
Am 
G 
And I'm gone, gone, gone, gone
C 
G 
till the break of day
D 
It's the Tennessee jive
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D 
G 
C 
and they play it in a real gone way
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C 
G 
C 
D 
Am 
D 
Am 
G 
Dance the Tennessee Chive
and you'll ask for more
With your bare feet pickin' up
splinters on the floor
Your pants rolled up
and you're truckin' on down
D 
G 
With a high -tone gal in the calico gown
Am 
C 
G 
And I'm gone till the break of day
D 
It's the Tennessee Chive
C 
D 
Am 
and they play it in a real gone
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C 
G 
C 
way
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Eb 
G 
D 
G 
Oh, you grab a little gal
and you circle like a top
And you jump across the floor
with a skip and a hop
You gotta be sharp,
you gotta look alive
Cause the joint's really jumpin'
to the Tennessee Jive
Am 
C 
G 
C 
G 
Am 
G 
And I'm gone till the break of day
D 
It's the Tennessee Jive,
G 
D 
G 
and they play it in a real gone
C 
G 
way
D 
Am 
D 
Am 
G 
Well, if you want to be happy
and glad you're alive
Take off your shoes
and do the Tennessee Jive
D 
G 
Feelin' kinda low and gonna get a treat
Just a -slippin' and a -slidin'
to a hillbilly beat
C 
G 
Am 
C 
And I'm gone, gone, gone, gone
G 
till the break of day
D 
It's the Tennessee Jive
G 
D 
G 
and they play it in a real gone way