Tennessee Jed Chords & Lyrics by Grateful Dead
Tennessee Jed
guitar chords lyrics
Intro:
C G C
E|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|
G|--7b9r7-5------------|---------------------|
D|----------7----------|---------------------|
A|------------5b7r5-3--|-----3--3--3--3--7---|
E|---------------------|--3h5-5---5-5--------| (repeat)
Verses:
C C G C
Cold iron shackles, ball and chain.
F G C C G C
Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train.
C Co7 Dm7 C C7
You know you, bound to, wind up dead.
F G C C G C
If you don't head back to Tennessee Jed.
C C G C
Rich man step on my poor head.
F G C C G C
When you get back, you better butter my bread.
C Co7 Dm7 C C7
Well you know it's, like I said.
F G C
Better head back to Tennessee Jed.
Bb F G C
F F C G F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C G F C G F G C
Baby won't you carry me... back to Tennessee.
C C G C
Drink all day and rock all night.
F G C C G C
Law come to get you if you don't walk right.
C Co7 Dm7 C C7
Got a letter this mornin' children and, all it read:
F G C C G C
"You better head back to Tennessee Jed."
C C G C
I dropped four flights and cracked my spine.
F G C C G C
Honey, come quick with the iodine.
C Co7 Dm7 C C7
Catch a few winks, baby now, under the bed.
F G C
Then you head back to Tennessee Jed.
Bb F G C
F F C G F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C G F C G F G C
Baby won't you carry me... back to Tennessee.
C C G C
I run into Charlie Fog.
F G C C G C
Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog.
C Co7 Dm7 C C7
My doggie, turned to me, and he said.
F G C C G C
"Let's head back to Tennesse Jed."
C C G C
I woke up feelin' mean.
F G C C G C
I went down to play the slot machine.
C Co7 Dm7 C C7
The wheels turned around and the, letters read:
F G C
"You better head back to Tennessee Jed".
Bb F G C
F F C G F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C G F C G F G C
Baby won't you carry me... back to Tennessee.
Chords Used During Solo:
|C G C||C G C||C G C||C Bb||F ||F F#||G ||G |
|C G C||C G C||C G C||C Bb||F ||F F#||G ||G |
Bb F G C
Ending:
F F C G F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be.
C G F C G F G C
Baby won't you carry me... back to Tennessee.
Bb F G C
