Tennessee Girl Chords by Charley Pride
Tempo:
128.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, I left home [G] at the crack of dawn [A] just about a year [D] ago.
I found my way [G] across the USA [A] and I learned a lot I didn't [D] know.
The promised land [G] that I thought I'd find [A] was always just ahead [D] of me.
Until one day [G] when I realized [A] I left it back in [D] Tennessee.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life.
And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my Tennessee [D] wife.
[D] By night I slept [G] in a hobo camp, [A] working odd jobs [D] by day.
I never got enough [G] to get ahead, [A] just enough to make my [D] way.
Cold and tired [A] when the evening come, all I had to ease my [D] mind.
Was thinking about the place [G] I started from [A] and the girl that I left [D] behind.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life.
And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my [D] Tennessee wife.
[B]
[E] There ain't no place [A] that I've been at all [B] that I would want to settle [E] in.
And every town [A] that I traveled through [B] made me want to go home [E] again.
The green, green grass [A] and the rolling hills [B] seem to keep a-calling [E] me.
Back to the place [A] where I was born [B] and the girl that I long [E] to see.
And that's why I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee way [E] of life.
And I'm gonna ask [B] my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife.
I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee [E] way of life.
And I'm gonna [B] ask my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife.
I found my way [G] across the USA [A] and I learned a lot I didn't [D] know.
The promised land [G] that I thought I'd find [A] was always just ahead [D] of me.
Until one day [G] when I realized [A] I left it back in [D] Tennessee.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life.
And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my Tennessee [D] wife.
[D] By night I slept [G] in a hobo camp, [A] working odd jobs [D] by day.
I never got enough [G] to get ahead, [A] just enough to make my [D] way.
Cold and tired [A] when the evening come, all I had to ease my [D] mind.
Was thinking about the place [G] I started from [A] and the girl that I left [D] behind.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life.
And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my [D] Tennessee wife.
[B]
[E] There ain't no place [A] that I've been at all [B] that I would want to settle [E] in.
And every town [A] that I traveled through [B] made me want to go home [E] again.
The green, green grass [A] and the rolling hills [B] seem to keep a-calling [E] me.
Back to the place [A] where I was born [B] and the girl that I long [E] to see.
And that's why I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee way [E] of life.
And I'm gonna ask [B] my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife.
I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee [E] way of life.
And I'm gonna [B] ask my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife.
Key:
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D
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B
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D
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Well, I left home [G] at the crack of dawn [A] just about a year [D] ago. _ _
I found my way [G] across the USA [A] and I learned a lot I didn't [D] know. _
The promised land [G] that I thought I'd find [A] was always just ahead [D] of me. _ _ _
Until one day [G] when I realized [A] I left it back in [D] Tennessee.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life. _
And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my Tennessee [D] _ wife. _
_ _ _ [D] By night I slept [G] in a hobo camp, [A] working odd jobs [D] by day.
I never got enough [G] to get ahead, [A] just enough to make my [D] way.
_ _ Cold and tired [A] when the evening come, all I had to ease my [D] mind.
_ Was thinking about the place [G] I started from [A] and the girl that I left [D] behind.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life.
_ And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my [D] Tennessee wife.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] There ain't no place [A] that I've been at all [B] that I would want to settle [E] in. _
And every town [A] that I traveled through [B] made me want to go home [E] again. _
The green, green grass [A] and the rolling hills [B] seem to keep a-calling [E] me. _ _
Back to the place [A] where I was born [B] and the girl that I long [E] to see.
And that's why I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee way [E] of life. _
And I'm gonna ask [B] my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife. _
_ I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee [E] way of life. _ _
And I'm gonna [B] ask my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, I left home [G] at the crack of dawn [A] just about a year [D] ago. _ _
I found my way [G] across the USA [A] and I learned a lot I didn't [D] know. _
The promised land [G] that I thought I'd find [A] was always just ahead [D] of me. _ _ _
Until one day [G] when I realized [A] I left it back in [D] Tennessee.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life. _
And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my Tennessee [D] _ wife. _
_ _ _ [D] By night I slept [G] in a hobo camp, [A] working odd jobs [D] by day.
I never got enough [G] to get ahead, [A] just enough to make my [D] way.
_ _ Cold and tired [A] when the evening come, all I had to ease my [D] mind.
_ Was thinking about the place [G] I started from [A] and the girl that I left [D] behind.
And that's why I'm going back to [A] my Tennessee girl [G] and the Tennessee way [D] of life.
_ And I'm gonna ask [A] my Tennessee girl [G] to be my [D] Tennessee wife.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] There ain't no place [A] that I've been at all [B] that I would want to settle [E] in. _
And every town [A] that I traveled through [B] made me want to go home [E] again. _
The green, green grass [A] and the rolling hills [B] seem to keep a-calling [E] me. _ _
Back to the place [A] where I was born [B] and the girl that I long [E] to see.
And that's why I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee way [E] of life. _
And I'm gonna ask [B] my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife. _
_ I'm going back [B] to my Tennessee girl [A] and the Tennessee [E] way of life. _ _
And I'm gonna [B] ask my Tennessee girl [A] to be my [E] Tennessee wife. _
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