Tennessee Stud chords by Johnny Cash (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Back about eighteen and twenty five
F/C 
I left  Tennessee very much alive
G 
I never would've made it
through the Arkansas mud
If I hadn't been riding
D/A 
G 
on the Tennessee Stud

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Verse 2

Had some trouble with my sweetheart's Pa

F/A

One of her brothers was a bad outlaw

I wrote a letter to my uncle Spud

And I rode away

D/A

on the Tennessee Stud

Chorus 1
G 
F/A 
G 
The Tennessee Stud was long  and lean
C 
The color of the sun
Bb 
D 
and his eyes were green
G 
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse
D 
G 
like the Tennessee Stud

Verse 3

Drifted on down into no man's land

F/A

Across the river called the Rio Grande

Raced my horse with the Spaniard's foe

D/A

'Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold

Verse 4

Me and the gambler, we couldn't agree

F/C

We got in a fight over Tennessee

Pulled our guns and he fell with a thud

D/A

And I rode away on the Tennessee Stud

Chorus 2
G 
F 
G 
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
C 
The color of the sun
Bb 
D 
and his eyes were green
G 
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse
D/A 
G 
like the Tennessee Stud

Verse 5

I rode right back across Arkansas

F/A

I whipped her brother and I whipped her Pa

I found that girl with the golden hair

D/A

She was riding on a Tennessee Mare

Verse 6
G 
Pretty little baby on the cabin floor
F/A 
Little horse colt playing round the door
G 
I loved the girl with the golden hair
And the Tennessee Stud
D/A 
G 
loves the Tennessee Mare

Chorus 3
G 
F 
G 
The Tennessee Stud was long and lean
C 
The color of the sun
Bb 
D 
and his eyes were green
G 
He had the nerve and he had the blood
There never was a horse
D 
G 
like the Tennessee Stud

Outro 1

D/A

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: B majorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
D/A: x-0-4-2-3-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the original studio version of Tennessee Stud by Johnny Cash, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of B major. It suits players who want to learn Tennessee Stud the way Johnny Cash intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.