Chords for Levon Helm - "Tennessee Jed" on Letterman 7/9 (TheAudioPerv.com)
Tempo:
132.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Cm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
How about that?
Somebody call the cops.
You know, they ought to figure out a way.
Somebody devise a machine whereby you don't have to, you can see what goes on when the
commercials are on.
Because that's the show.
Because that's all you want right there.
That's all you need.
I mean, my God.
And how great is that?
And just, I don't know what to tell you.
If you're not here in the audience tonight, something's wrong with you.
Everybody who is here tonight has reason to feel superior to everyone who is not here tonight.
Because of this.
Our next guest, a legendary musician who was a founding member of the seminal group The Band.
His most recent solo album is entitled Electric Dirt.
Please welcome Levon Helm.
I [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
go down the ball chain.
[D] [C] [F]
Listen to the whistle [G] of the [A] E [C] train.
You know [F#] you're going to [Fm]
wind [C] up dead.
[F] In front of the [G] black [C] Tennessee chair.
[Am] [Cm] [Dm] [C] I'll get your man stepping on my forehead.
[Dm] [C] [F] When you get back, [E] you [G] better [C] bother my [D]
[C] friend.
[Cm] [C]
Well, [F#] you know [Fm] that it's a gentle, like I [C] say.
[Cm] [F]
Better hurry [B] back to Tennessee, [C] she [A#] says.
[F] [G] [Cm] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business calls you, tell [F] them me.
[C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee.
[Cm] [C]
I ran into old Charlie.
But [F] he pecked at my eye [G] and he [Cm] kicked [C] my dog.
My [A] dog, [Am] me.
[Fm]
And he [C] said, you [F]
better hurry back [G] to Tennessee, [C] she said.
I woke up this morning, I was feeling me.
I [Cm] [C] [F]
went down to play [G] my [C] slot machine.
The wheels, [F#] they turned [D] around and the letter [C] had read it.
[F]
Better hurry, [G] back to [C] Tennessee, she said.
[A#]
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business [Em] calls you, tell [F] them me.
[C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee.
[C] The business calls you, tell [F] them me.
Back [C]
[G] to [C] Tennessee.
[C]
[N]
Somebody call the cops.
You know, they ought to figure out a way.
Somebody devise a machine whereby you don't have to, you can see what goes on when the
commercials are on.
Because that's the show.
Because that's all you want right there.
That's all you need.
I mean, my God.
And how great is that?
And just, I don't know what to tell you.
If you're not here in the audience tonight, something's wrong with you.
Everybody who is here tonight has reason to feel superior to everyone who is not here tonight.
Because of this.
Our next guest, a legendary musician who was a founding member of the seminal group The Band.
His most recent solo album is entitled Electric Dirt.
Please welcome Levon Helm.
I [C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
go down the ball chain.
[D] [C] [F]
Listen to the whistle [G] of the [A] E [C] train.
You know [F#] you're going to [Fm]
wind [C] up dead.
[F] In front of the [G] black [C] Tennessee chair.
[Am] [Cm] [Dm] [C] I'll get your man stepping on my forehead.
[Dm] [C] [F] When you get back, [E] you [G] better [C] bother my [D]
[C] friend.
[Cm] [C]
Well, [F#] you know [Fm] that it's a gentle, like I [C] say.
[Cm] [F]
Better hurry [B] back to Tennessee, [C] she [A#] says.
[F] [G] [Cm] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business calls you, tell [F] them me.
[C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee.
[Cm] [C]
I ran into old Charlie.
But [F] he pecked at my eye [G] and he [Cm] kicked [C] my dog.
My [A] dog, [Am] me.
[Fm]
And he [C] said, you [F]
better hurry back [G] to Tennessee, [C] she said.
I woke up this morning, I was feeling me.
I [Cm] [C] [F]
went down to play [G] my [C] slot machine.
The wheels, [F#] they turned [D] around and the letter [C] had read it.
[F]
Better hurry, [G] back to [C] Tennessee, she said.
[A#]
[F] [G] [C] [F]
Tennessee, Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business [Em] calls you, tell [F] them me.
[C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee.
[C] The business calls you, tell [F] them me.
Back [C]
[G] to [C] Tennessee.
[C]
[N]
Key:
C
F
G
Cm
D
C
F
G
How about that?
Somebody call the cops.
You know, they ought to figure out a way.
Somebody devise a machine whereby you don't have to, you can see what goes on when the
commercials are on.
Because that's the show.
Because that's all you want right there.
That's all you need.
I mean, my God. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And how great is that?
And just, I don't know what to tell you.
If you're not here in the audience tonight, _ something's wrong with you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Everybody who is here tonight has reason to feel superior to everyone who is not here tonight.
Because of this. _ _ _
Our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ next guest, a legendary musician who was a founding member of the seminal group The Band.
His most recent solo album is entitled Electric Dirt.
Please welcome Levon Helm.
I _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ go down the ball chain.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [F]
Listen to the whistle [G] of the [A] E [C] train. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know [F#] you're going to [Fm] _
_ wind [C] up dead.
[F] In front of the [G] black [C] Tennessee _ chair.
_ _ [Am] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ I'll get your man stepping on my forehead. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] When you get back, [E] you [G] better [C] bother my _ [D] _
[C] friend.
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Well, [F#] you know [Fm] that it's a gentle, like I [C] say.
[Cm] _ _ _ [F]
Better hurry [B] back to Tennessee, [C] she [A#] says.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ [F]
Tennessee, _ _ _ Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business calls you, tell [F] them me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ran into old Charlie. _ _
_ _ But _ _ [F] he pecked at my eye [G] and he [Cm] kicked [C] my dog.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My [A] dog, _ [Am] me.
[Fm] _
_ And he [C] said, you [F]
better hurry back [G] to Tennessee, [C] she said.
_ _ _ _ _ I woke up this morning, I was feeling me. _ _
I _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
went down to play [G] my [C] slot machine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The wheels, [F#] they turned [D] around _ and the letter [C] had read it.
[F] _
Better hurry, _ [G] back to [C] Tennessee, she said.
[A#] _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Tennessee, _ _ _ Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business [Em] calls you, tell [F] them me.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] The business calls you, tell [F] them _ me.
_ _ Back [C] _
[G] to [C] Tennessee. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Somebody call the cops.
You know, they ought to figure out a way.
Somebody devise a machine whereby you don't have to, you can see what goes on when the
commercials are on.
Because that's the show.
Because that's all you want right there.
That's all you need.
I mean, my God. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And how great is that?
And just, I don't know what to tell you.
If you're not here in the audience tonight, _ something's wrong with you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Everybody who is here tonight has reason to feel superior to everyone who is not here tonight.
Because of this. _ _ _
Our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ next guest, a legendary musician who was a founding member of the seminal group The Band.
His most recent solo album is entitled Electric Dirt.
Please welcome Levon Helm.
I _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ go down the ball chain.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [F]
Listen to the whistle [G] of the [A] E [C] train. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know [F#] you're going to [Fm] _
_ wind [C] up dead.
[F] In front of the [G] black [C] Tennessee _ chair.
_ _ [Am] _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ I'll get your man stepping on my forehead. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [F] When you get back, [E] you [G] better [C] bother my _ [D] _
[C] friend.
_ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Well, [F#] you know [Fm] that it's a gentle, like I [C] say.
[Cm] _ _ _ [F]
Better hurry [B] back to Tennessee, [C] she [A#] says.
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ [F]
Tennessee, _ _ _ Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business calls you, tell [F] them me. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
ran into old Charlie. _ _
_ _ But _ _ [F] he pecked at my eye [G] and he [Cm] kicked [C] my dog.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My [A] dog, _ [Am] me.
[Fm] _
_ And he [C] said, you [F]
better hurry back [G] to Tennessee, [C] she said.
_ _ _ _ _ I woke up this morning, I was feeling me. _ _
I _ [Cm] _ _ [C] _ _ [F]
went down to play [G] my [C] slot machine. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The wheels, [F#] they turned [D] around _ and the letter [C] had read it.
[F] _
Better hurry, _ [G] back to [C] Tennessee, she said.
[A#] _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F]
Tennessee, _ _ _ Tennessee.
[C] There ain't no place [G] I'd rather [F] be.
[C] The business [Em] calls you, tell [F] them me.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Back [G] to [F] Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] The business calls you, tell [F] them _ me.
_ _ Back [C] _
[G] to [C] Tennessee. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _