Tennessee chords by Kursaal Flyers

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Verse 1
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 (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) Well,
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 (G major) they  (C major) say this country music's  (G major) 
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the white man's  (C major) blues
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White every col (F major) or you are,
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there's times when you must lose  (C major) 
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The one you love,  (F major) with whom you share
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The things  (C major) you can (G major) 't control
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 (A minor) And I think  (C major) I got the blues  (G major) down in my soul  (C major) 
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 (G major) Well, they say  (C major) the city boy
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 (G major) can't sing these song (C major) s
Who cares?
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Pick up  (F major) that guitar,
get back where you belong
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 (C major) But I can see  (F major) the factory of Nashville
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 (C major) gone  (G major) Hong Kong  (A minor) 
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And I think  (C major) I got the  (G major) bag to sing my song  (C major) 
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I've nev (F major) er been to Tennessee
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Nev (C major) er caught that  (E minor) plane
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 (A minor) I've  (D minor) never been anywhere  (F major) 
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Oh, with a  (G major) fancy soundin' head
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And I've never  (F major) had my passport stamped
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By a  (C major) man who's  (G major) wearin' a gun (F major) 
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And I've  (C major) never seen that
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bad  (G major) man on the run  (C major) 
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Hey, boy  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
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 (C major) Hey, hey  (F major)  (C major)  (F major) 
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 (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
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Well, the DJ  (C major) on KLI (G major) A
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won't play my tun (C major) e
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Well, that's all  (F major) right by me,
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cause I'll be  (C major)  (F major)  (C major)  (G major)  (A minor)  (C major) 
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I've never  (F major) been to Tennessee,
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I've  (C major) never caught that plane
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 (A minor) I've  (D minor) nev er been anywhere  (F major) with a
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And  (G major) I've never  (F major) had my passport stamped
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by a  (C major) man who's wearin' a gun (F major) 
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And I've  (C major) never seen that
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bad  (G major) man no more  (C major) 
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Right now I've never  (F major) been to Arkansas
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with Geor (C major) gia on  (G major) my mind  (A minor) 
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I've  (D minor) never been either north  (F major) or south
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I've been  (G major) missing days of life
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And I've nev (F major) er been to Alabama
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With a  (C major) banjo or a drum
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 (F major) And I've  (C major) never seen that
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bad  (G major) man on the run (C major) 
And I've never seen that bad
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 (G major) man on the run  (F major)  (C major)  (D minor)  (C major)  (G major) 
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