Tennessee Will
Adam Hood
The Shape Of Things
2011
C G
Blind man on an old upright piano
C G
Lady in red on a banjolin
Am Em
Playing songs like Oh Suzanna
F D
Getting slower with each gin
G Em
Catch a ride on a steamboat baby
C G
Make it home with time to kill
Em Am
If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her
C D G
I know that the Tennessee will
C G
I never did believe that Memphis
C G
Really was the end of the line
Am Em
So, I’m going back to Alabama
F D
Where my heart’s been all the time
C Bm
And I know it should be easy
Am D
But, it’s hard to say goodbye
G Em
Catch a ride on a steamboat baby
C G
Make it home with time to kill
Em Am
If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her
C D Am
I know that the Tennessee will
Inst - Em – F - D
C Bm
And I know it should be easy
Am D
But, it’s hard to say goodbye
G Em
Catch a ride on a steamboat baby
C G
Make it home with time to kill
Em Am
If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her
C D G Em
I know that the Tennessee will
C G
Make it home with time to kill
Em Am
If the Mississippi River don’t carry me to her
C D G - Em – C - D
I know that the Tennessee will
G – Em – C – D repeated. End on A