Chord/Tab song: Tennessee Waltz

...TENNESSEE WALTZ... by Sam Cooke


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from 'Ain't That Good News' (1964)

(Written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King)

CAPO 1st FRET

(Original Key: Eb)

Intro:

[D7] [A7] [G7]
Verse 1:

I was [D7]dancin', with my darlin',
To the Tennessee [G]Waltz,
When an [D7]old friend, I happened,
I happened to [A]see, oh yeah.
I intro-[D7]duced him, to my baby,
And while they were [G7]dancin';
My [D7]friend stole my [A7]sweetheart,
Away from [D7]me, [G7]oh yes he [D7]did.

I re-[D7]member the [F#7]night,
And that [G7]beautiful Tennessee [D7]Waltz,
Now I know, just how much,
I have [A7]lost, oh [A7#5]yeah.
You know that I [D7]lost my, lost my baby,
The night they kept on [G7]playing,
That [D7]beautiful [A7]Tennessee [G7]Waltz, oh [D7]yeah.

Verse 2:

I was [D7]dancin', with my darlin',
To the Tennessee [G]Waltz,
When an [D7]old friend, I happened,
I happened to [A]see, oh yeah.
I intro-[D7]duced him, to my baby,
And while they were [G7]dancin';
My [D7]friend stole my [A7]sweetheart,
Away from [D7]me, [G7]oh yes he [D7]did.

I re-[D7]member the [F#7]night,
And that [G7]beautiful Tennessee [D7]Waltz,
Now I know, just how much,
I have [A7]lost, oh [A7#5]yeah.
You know that I [D7]lost my, lost my baby,
The night they kept on [G7]playing, playing,
That [D7]beautiful, that [A7]wonderful,
That [D7]marvellous and [G7]glorious,
That [D7]beautiful [A7]Tennessee [G7]Waltz.[D7]

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[D7] [A7] [G7] [G] [A] [F#7][A7#5]
[EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]x02223 [EADGBE]323000 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]x02220 [EADGBE]242322 [EADGBE]50566x

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
([email protected])