Tennessee Owns My Soul chords by
Roy Orbison

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

C

C

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G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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Verse 1

C

C

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G

G

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Talk about troubles,

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Am

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G

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C

C

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I tell you I got 'em shovellin'

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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sand on the Mississipi bottom

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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yeah yeah yeah,

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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yeah yeah yeah

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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I killed me a man in Shelby County,

C

C

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they turned me in for the

Am

Am

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G

G

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government bounty

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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yeah yeah yeah,

C

C

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Am

Am

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yeah yeah yeah

Verse 2

F

F

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G

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Am

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Tennessee owns my soul,

F

F

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C

C

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that little Georgia gal just wouldn't listen

F

F

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She tried to run away with

C

C

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F

F

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Stoney Lee I caught him

C

C

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and I put him six feet under

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F

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E

E

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I wonder if he misses me?

F

F

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G

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Tennessee owns my soul

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Am

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Verse 3

Am

Am

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C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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Rottin' in a cell I try

G

G

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to forget her,

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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wishin' like hell I'd never ever met her

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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yeah yeah yeah,

G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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yeah yeah yeah

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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Gotta get away, gotta see my baby,

C

C

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G

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gotta leave tonight,

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Am

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G

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she's drivin' me crazy

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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yeah yeah yeah,

G

G

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C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

G

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yeah yeah yeah

Verse 4

F

F

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G

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Am

Am

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Tennessee owns my soul,

F

F

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C

C

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G

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C

C

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G

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if I can get as far as Lookout Mountain

F

F

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C

C

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F

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Highway twenty four will carry me to

C

C

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the girl I killed another man for

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F

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E

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Even then I know I won't be free,

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F

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G

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Am

Am

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Tennessee owns my soul

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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I make it to the top of the twenty foot wall,

C

C

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G

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the guard - I'm hit,

Am

Am

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G

G

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and I think I'm gonna fall

C

C

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G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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yeah yeah yeah,

C

C

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Am

Am

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G

G

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yeah yeah yeah

Verse 5

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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Laying on a broken back and cryin',

C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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everything's goin' black and I'm dyin'

C

C

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G

G

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Am

Am

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G

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C

C

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G

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Am

Am

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G

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yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah

F

F

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Am

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Tennessee owns my soul,

F

F

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G

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Tennessee owns my soul

Outro 1

Am

Am

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A

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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C ₃

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Chords

C
G
Am
F
E
A

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The original key of Tennessee Owns My Soul by Roy Orbison is C major.

The primary chords used in Tennessee Owns My Soul are C, G, Am, F, E, A.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like C, G, Am, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Tennessee Owns My Soul is approximately 171 beats per minute.

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