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Doc & Merle Watson
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
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I guess we'd better get that

Tennessee stud

in here for those folks.

This song was written by Jimmy Driftwood,


an old boy from Timbo, Arkansas.

Got your sink strap ready, okay.
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I believe I got my foot in the stirrup,
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so here we go. helped it out.
Verse 2

["Better Alone"]
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On about 1825,
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I left Tennessee very much alive
Verse 3
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I never would have gotten
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through the Arkansas,

but if I hadn't been
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a rightful Tennessee stuff
Verse 4
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I had some trouble with my

sweetheart's pa,
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one of her brothers was a bad -ass boss
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And I sent her
Verse 5

a letter by my uncle's foot
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And I rode away on the
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Tennessee stud
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The Tennessee stud was long and lean
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The color of the sun and
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his eyes were green
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He had the nerve and
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he had the blood
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And the devil was a horse
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like the Tennessee stud

We drifted on down into

no man's land,
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Across that river called the Rio Grande.
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I raced my horse with a

Spaniard's foal,
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Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold.

Then me and the gambler,

we couldn't agree.
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We got in a fight over Tennessee.
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We jerked our guns and he fell with a thud,
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and I got away on the Tennessee stud.

He was a good horse.
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The Tennessee stud was long and lean,

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the color of the sun and
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his eyes were green.
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He had the nerve and
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he had the blood
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And there never was a hoffs
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like the Tennessee stud

I got just as lonesome as

a man can be
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Dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee
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The Tennessee stud's green

eyes turned blue

Cause he wasn't dreamin'
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of a sweetheart too

So I dropped back across Arkansas,
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I moved her brother and I moved her pal
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I found that girl with the golden hair,

and she was a -riding on
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the Tennessee mare

The Tennessee stud was
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long and lean,
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the color of the sun in his eyes were green
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He had the nerve and he had the blood
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And the devil was a horse
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like the Tennessee stud
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Step to step and side by side
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We crossed the mountains

and the valleys wide
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We came to Big Muddy,

then we boarded a flight
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On the Tennessee Mare
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and the Tennessee Stud

There was a pretty little baby

on the cabin floor
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A little hospital layin' round the door
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I loved that girl with the golden hair

And that Tennessee Stud
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who loved the Tennessee Mare
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The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
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The color of the sun
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and his eyes were green
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He had the nerve and he had the blood

And they never wore the horse
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like the Tennessee studs
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • C

  • G

  • Dm

  • Bb

  • Am

Capo: 0

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The original key of Tennessee Stud by Doc & Merle Watson is D major.

The primary chords used in Tennessee Stud are D, A, C, G, Dm, Bb.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Tennessee Stud is approximately 100 beats per minute.

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