Tennessee Waltz Chords by Sam Cooke

Tempo:
93.1 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Ab

Bb

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tennessee Waltz chords
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[Eb] [D] Well, [Ab] [Eb]
I was dancing with my baby to that center [Ab] she walks [Eb] when an old friend I happen, [Ab] I [Bb] happen
to see.
Oh yeah, [Eb]
I introduced him to my baby.
And while they [Ab] were dancing, [Eb] my friend [Ab] stole
[Bb] my sweetheart [D]
[Ab] away from me.
Oh [Eb] yes he did.
I remember that [G]
[Ab] beautiful [Eb] Tennessee waltz.
Only you know how much [Ab]
[Bb] I've lost.
Oh yeah, you [Eb] know that I lost my, lost my baby.
That night they [Ab] kept on playing [Eb] that beautiful
[Bb]
[Ab] Tennessee waltz.
[Eb] Oh yeah, I was dancing with my baby to that Tennessee [Ab] waltz [Eb] when an old friend I happen, I [D] happen to see.
Oh yeah, I [Eb] introduced him
to my baby.
While, while [Ab] they were dancing, a [Eb] dirty dog [Bb] stole my baby away [Ab] from me.
Oh yeah, [Eb] but I remember [G] that night and [Ab] that beautiful [Eb] Tennessee
waltz.
Only you know just how much, how much [Bb] I've lost.
Oh yeah, you know [Eb] that I lost my, lost my baby.
That night they kept [Ab] on playing [Eb] that beautiful, [Bb] that wonderful,
that [Eb] marvelous, [Ab] that glorious, [Eb] that beautiful [D] Tennessee
[Ab] waltz.
[Eb]
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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D
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G
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Eb
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Ab
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Bb
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To start learning Sam Cooke - Tennessee Waltz chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: Bb, Eb, Bb, Eb, Ab and Eb. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 46 BPM and then match the original tempo of 93 BPM. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Well, [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
I was dancing _ with my baby _ to that center _ [Ab] she _ walks [Eb] when an old friend I happen, [Ab] I [Bb] happen
to see.
_ _ Oh yeah, [Eb]
I introduced him to my baby. _
And while they [Ab] were dancing, [Eb] my friend [Ab] stole
[Bb] my sweetheart [D] _
[Ab] away from me.
Oh [Eb] yes he did. _
I remember _ that [G] _ _ _
[Ab] beautiful _ [Eb] Tennessee waltz.
Only you know how much _ [Ab]
[Bb] I've lost.
Oh yeah, you [Eb] know that I lost my, lost my baby. _
That night they [Ab] kept on playing _ [Eb] that beautiful
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] Tennessee waltz.
[Eb] Oh yeah, _ I was dancing _ with my baby to that Tennessee _ _ [Ab] _ _ waltz [Eb] when an old friend I happen, I [D] happen to see.
_ Oh yeah, I [Eb] introduced him
to my baby. _ _
While, while [Ab] they were dancing, a [Eb] dirty dog _ [Bb] stole my baby away [Ab] from me.
Oh yeah, [Eb] but I remember _ _ [G] that night and [Ab] that beautiful _ [Eb] Tennessee
waltz.
Only you know just how much, how much [Bb] I've lost.
Oh yeah, you know [Eb] that I lost my, lost my baby. _
That night they kept [Ab] on playing _ [Eb] that beautiful, _ [Bb] that wonderful,
that [Eb] _ marvelous, [Ab] that glorious, _ [Eb] that beautiful _ _ [D] Tennessee _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ waltz.
[Eb] _ _

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