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]