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Tennessee Jed Chords by Grateful Dead

  • Key: C
  • BPM: 130
  • Capo: no capo

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TENNESSEE JED CHORDS

[Start]

[Intro]
C C7 G C G C7 C G
         
C G C
  


[Verse]
                   C7             G
Cold iron shackles ball and chain 
F                        G           C    
Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train
             F                C   
You know you bound to wind up dead
G  F                      G         C   G
If you don't head back to Tennessee Jed 
C7                            G
Rich man step on my poor head 
F                            G               C G
When you get back you better butter my bread  
C                       F        C   
 Well do you know it's  like I said
F                       G            
You better head back to Tennessee Jed
Bb F G C
    


[Chorus]
F         F7        C                    G   F        
Tennessee Tennessee there ain't no place I'd rather be
C7                   F                   
Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee


[Inst]
G C C7 C F C G7 G
         
C C7 G C7 G C7
        


[Verse]
                           F    
Drink all day and rock all night
C G C7 F
    
                G                               C G
The law come to get you if you don't walk right  
C                                F        C7  
 Got a letter this morning baby  all it read
F7                      G         C7  Bb F
You better head back to Tennessee Jed   
G C                                          
 I dropped four flights and cracked my spine
G F          F7             G     
 Honey come quick with the iodine
C G C7 C
    
                       F Am        C7 
Catch a few winks baby  under the bed
F             G                    
Then you head back to Tennessee Jed
Bb F G C F
     


[Chorus]
                    C7             C                F 
Tennessee Tennessee there ain't no place I'd rather be
C    G               F  C7   C  G F        
Baby won't you carry me back to  Tennessee


[Inst]
C7 G C7 C G Am
        
C7 C G
   


[Verse]
C7                     C
I run into Charlie Fog 
G C F                     G             C
  Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog 
G                  Am7          C7  
 My doggie turned to me and he said
F                  G         C   G
Let's head back to Tennessee Jed 
C7                    C   
  I woke up a felin' mean
C7 C G C
    
F                     G            C G
Went down to play the slot machine  
C                   C7             F         C7  
 The wheels turned around and the  letters read
F                       G         C7 
You better head back to Tennessee Jed
Bb F G C
    


[Chorus]
F                   C                    G   F        
Tennessee Tennessee there ain't no place I'd rather be
C              G     F  Dm7 C    G  F        
Baby won't you carry me    back to Tennessee


[Solo]
C C7 G C7 F C C7 C
          
F C F7 F Bb F F7 G7
           
C7 G C7 G7 G Am7 C7 F7
              
G C7 C G C C7 C C7
          
G Am F F7 F G C F
         


[Chorus]
C G F C G F C G
       
F G C7 F G C
      


[End]
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