Tennessee Jed Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][C]
[G][C][F][G][C]

[Verse 1]
Cold [C]iron shackles,
ball and [G]chain
[C]Lis[F]ten to the whistle of
the [G]evenin' [C]train
You know [B]you [Cm]bound [C]to
[F]wind up dea[C]d[G][C]
If [F]you don't head back to
Ten[G]nessee [C]Jed
[G]

[Verse 2]
[C]Rich man step on my poor [G]head[C]
[F]When you get back you better
[G]butter my [C]bread[G][C]
Well, do you [B]know [F]it's like I [C]said
You [F]better head back to Ten[G]nessee
[C]Jed[F][Bb]
[F][G]

[Verse 3]
[C]
[F]Tennessee, Tennessee,
there [C]ain't no place [G]I'd rather [F]be
[C]Baby won't you [G]carry [F]me [C]back to [G]Ten
[F]nessee

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 4]
[C]Drink all day and rock all [F]night[C][Am]
[F]The law come to get you if you
[G]don't walk [C]right[G][C]
Got a letter this [B]morning,
[G]baby [F]all it rea[C]d
You [F]better head back to
Ten[G]nessee [C]Jed
[Bb][F]

[Verse 5]
[G]
I [C]dropped four flights and
cracked my [G]spine[C]
[F]Honey, come quick with the [G]iodine[C]
[F]Cat[G]ch [C]a few winks,[B]
[C]baby, [F]under the bed[C]
[F]Then you head back to Ten[G]nessee
[C]Jed
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[Verse 6]
[F]Tennessee, Tennessee,
there [C]ain't no place I'd rather [F]be
[C]Baby won't you [G]carry [F]me [C]back to [G]Ten
[F]nessee

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 7]
I run into Charlie [G]Fog[Dm]
[F]Blacked my eye and he [G]kicked my [C]dog[G][C]
My [B]doggie turned to
[F]me and he [C]said
[F]Let's head back to Ten[G]nessee [C]Jed[G]
[C]I woke up a f[F]elin' mean[C][G][C]
[F]Went down to play the
[G]slot [C]machine[G][C]
The wheels turned [B]around,
[G]an d [F]the letters [C]read
You [F]better head back to Ten
[G]nessee [C]Jed
[Bb][F][G][C]

[Verse 8]
[F]Tennessee, Tennessee, there [C]ain't no place [G]I'd rather [F]be[C][G][F][C][G][F][C][G][C][F][C]
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[G]
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[Am][F]
[G][Bb][F]
[G][C][F][C][G][F]
[C]Baby won't you [G]carry [F]me [C]back
[G]to Ten[F]nessee

[Outro 1]
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