Tennessee Road (for Elvis) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Well I was bor[F]n into the poor house
Played guitar at ten years [G]old
I used to [F]sing for my mom
on the front porch then
But I was [G]headed for the Tennessee road
I worked [Em]hard, I paid my [A]dues
And when my dear [D]mama died
Lord, I cried and I cried
That's when I [C]started singing these [G]blues
And [D]these [C]wheels,
they had me run[G]ning
Run[Em]ning for the record,
running for the money,
star[A]ring in the picture show
[C]These wheels,
they had me run[G]ning[D][Em]
Mark[D]ing my time in the pages of history,
rock[C]ing down the Tennessee [G]road
Oh those [F]screamin' teens,
they liked my tight blue jeans
They liked it [G]dirty, dirty below
They liked my [F]blue suede shoes,
they liked my GI blues
They liked the [G]way I moved
my hips real slow
Done my [D]time [Em]in the army,
though they tried to retire me
They couldn't [A]put out my fire, oh no
Cause the [D]fifties were swingin'
and I was the king
Revolution [C]was burnin' my [G]soul
And [C]these wheels,
they had me [G]runnin'
Run[Em]nin' for the women,
runnin' for the money
Star[A]in' in their pictures, sure
[C]These wheels, they had me run[G]ning[Em]
[D]Marking my time in the
pages of history
Rock[C]ing down a Tennessee [G]road

[Interlude 1]
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[G][Em][A][D]
[C][G]

[Verse 2]
Come on [F]over, honey,
help me spend my money
A [G]revolution's gone way beyond me
Oh, [F]you look like a lady
who once had a baby
My daugh[G]ter named Lisa Marie
Oh, my [D]body's [Em]hungry
But it just don't ever feel sat[A]isfied
I can't seem to change [D]with the times
I'm always looking behind
I ain't gonna know
[C]What I'm feeling insid[G]e
[D]An d [G]these [C]wheels
Ain't got me run[G]ning[D]
[Em]Runnin' through this mansion,
runnin' from this era
[A]Starin' in the late, late [C]show
These wheels, they got me [G]runnin'[Em]
[D]Runnin' to my mama,
come out of the darkness
[C]Take me off this Tennessee [G]road
[D]Run into my mama,
come out of the darkness,
[C]take me off this Tennessee road.

[Outro 1]
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