Tennessee Road chords by Anne Hills

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Verse 1
F 
Well I  was born into the poorhouse,
G 
played guitar at ten years old.
F 
I used to sing for my mama
on the front porch then,
G 
but I was headed for the Tennessee road.
Em 
G 
I worked hard and I
Em 
A 
paid my dues.
Bm 
When my poor mama died,
well I cried and I cried,
C 
D 
C 
that's when I started singing the blues.
G 
These wheels,
C 
G 
they got me running
Em 
Running for the records
Running for the money
A 
Starring in a picture show
C 
G 
Em 
These wheels, they got me running
D 
Marking my time in the pages of history
C 
G 
Rocking down this Tennessee road
F 
And then the screamin' teens,
they like my tight blue jeans,
G 
they like dirty, dirty below
F 
They like my blue suede shoes,
they like my GI blues,
G 
they like the way I move my hips real slow
Em 
I did my time in the army,
G 
Em 
though they tried to retire me,
G 
A 
they couldn't put out my fire, I know
D 
Bm 
D 
Cause the fifties was swingin',
Bm 
D 
Bm 
and I  was the king,
D 
C 
G 
revolution was burnin' my soul
C 
Now these wheels,
G 
they got me running
Em 
Running for the women,
running for the money
A 
Starring in a picture show
C 
These wheels,
G 
A 
Em 
they got me running
G 
D 
Marking my time in the pages of history
C 
Rocking down this Tennessee road

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
F 
Oh, come over here, honey,
help me spend my money,
G 
the revolution's gone way beyond me.
F 
Now, you look like a lady
who once had a baby,
G 
my daughter named Lisa Marie.
Em 
G 
Em 
Oh, my body is hungry,
A 
but I just ain't ever satisfied.
D 
I can't keep up with the times,
Bm 
D 
Bm 
I keep looking be hind,
D 
C 
G 
I got a gnawing feeling inside.
C 
G 
C 
G 
These wheels, they got me running.
Em 
I'm running through this mansion,
running through this era,
A 
starring in the late, late show.
C 
G 
A 
These wheels, they got me running.
Em 
D 
Runnin' to my mama to
come out of the darkness
C 
G 
and take me off this Tennessee road.
D 
Runnin' to my mama to
come out of the darkness
C 
and take me off this Tennessee road.