Tennessee Stud chords by Jimmie Driftwood

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Gm 
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 (C major) A   (G minor) Long  (C major) About 18 and 25
Bb 
I  (B flat major) left Tennessee very much alive
C 
I  (C major) never would have got through
the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been a -ridin'
G 
C 
on the  (G major) Tennessee  (C major) stud
I had some trouble with
my sweetheart's pa
Bb 
One  (B flat major) of  her brothers was a bad outlaw
C 
I  (C major) sent her a letter by my uncle's foot
and I rode away on the Tennessee stud
The Tennessee stud was long and lean,
F 
the  (F major) color of the sun and
Ab 
G 
his  (A flat major) eyes were  (G major) green
C 
He  (C major) had the nerve and he had the blood
and there never was a horse like
the Tennessee stud
One day I was riding in a beautiful land,
Bb 
 (B flat major) I ran smack into an Indian band
C 
They  (C major) jumped their nags with
a hoop and a yell
And away we went like
a bat out a well
I circled our camp for a time or two
Bb 
Just to  (B flat major) show what
a Tennessee hoss can do
C 
The  (C major) red -skinned boys couldn't
get my blood
Cause I was a -ridin'
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C 
on the  (G major) Tennessee  (C major) stuff
We drifted on down into
no man's land
Bb 
 (B flat major) Crossed a river called the Rio Grande
C 
I raced  (C major) my horse with a Spaniard's bow
Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold
Me and a gambler, we couldn't agree
Bb 
We  (B flat major) got in a fight over Tennessee
C 
We  (C major) jerked our guns, he fell with a thud
And I got away on the Tennessee stud
The Tennessee stud was long and lean
F 
Ab 
G 
The  (F major) color of the sun in his  (A flat major) eyes were  (G major) green
C 
He  (C major) had the nerve and he had the blood
And I never was a hoss like
the Tennessee Stud
Well, I got as lonesome as a man can be
Bb 
A  (B flat major) -dreamin' of my girl in Tennessee
C 
The  (C major) Tennessee Stud's green
eyes turned blue
Cause he was a -dreamin'
of a sweetheart too
We loped right on across Arkansas
Bb 
I  (B flat major) whooped her brother and
I whooped her paw
C 
I  (C major) found that girl with
the golden hair
And she was a -ridin'
on a Tennessee mare
Stare up to stare up and
side by side
Bb 
 (B flat major) We crossed the mountains and
the valleys wide
C 
We  (C major) came to Big Muddy
and we forded the flood
On the Tennessee mare and
the Tennessee stud
Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
Bb 
A  (B flat major) little horse cold layin' round the door
C 
 (C major) I loved the girl with the golden hair,
And the Tennessee stud
loved the Tennessee mare.
The Tennessee stud was long and lean,
F 
The  (F major) color of the sun in his
Ab 
G 
 (A flat major) eyes were  (G major) green.
C 
 (C major) He had the nerve and he had the blood,
And there never was a horse
Gm 
C 
Gm 
C 
like the Tennessee stud.  (G minor)  (C major)  (G minor)  (C major) 
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