Tennessee Whiskey chords by
A Thousand Horses (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Verse 1
G G 
 
She left me right outside El Pa so
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
Leavin scottsdale from a show
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
She said our lives are just to crazy
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
With us both out on the road
C C 
 
Wonder what she's doing now
G G 
 
With her friends out on the town
Is she wonderin' how I'm makin out?
D D 
 
With every drink I wash her down

Chorus 1
G G 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Tennessee whiskey, tell me did ya miss     me
G G 
 
She broke my heart when she left me
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
And now I need you to protect     me
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey

Verse 2
G G 
 
By the time we got to Austin
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I was damn near insane
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
G G 
 
I hadn't heard from her in three days
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Em Em 
 
I kept waitin' on that phone to ring
C C 
 
Wonder what she's doing now
G G 
 
With her friends out on the town
Is she wonderin' how I'm makin out?
D D 
 
With every drink I wash her down

Chorus 2
G G 
 
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Tennessee whiskey, tell me did ya miss     me
G G 
 
She broke my heart when she left me
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
And now I need you to protect     me
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey

Bridge 1
G G 
 
Making a double of my bottle of rum
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Feelin' lonely in this crazy crowd
G G 
 
Forget the memories
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Try and make my peace
and get up off the ground
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 

Chorus 3
G G 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Tell me did ya miss     me
G G 
 
She broke my heart when she left me
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
And now I need you to protect     me
G G 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
Tell me did ya miss     me
G G 
 
She broke my heart when she left me
Cmaj7 Cmaj7 
 
And now I need you to protect     me
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey
G/F# G/F# 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Sweet Tennessee whiskey

Outro 1

Em

I can't say it's the end ing

Cmaj7

G

'Cause I'll see her when I get home

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsG Cmaj7 Em C D...

Chords

G
Cmaj7
Em
C
D
G/F#

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/F#: 2-x-0-0-0-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Tennessee Whiskey by A Thousand Horses, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Tennessee Whiskey the way A Thousand Horses intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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