Tennessee Jed Chords by Grateful Dead

[Start]

[Intro]
C C7 G C G C7 C G
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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
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C C7 G C7 G C7
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[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
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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
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F C F7 F Bb F F7 G7
■ ■ ■  ■ ■  ■ ■  ■ 
C7 G C7 G7 G Am7 C7 F7
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G C7 C G C C7 C C7
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G Am F F7 F G C F
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[Chorus]
C G F C G F C G
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
F G C7 F G C
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[End]