Carl Perkins, Tennessee (1956)
^{Key: :[A] (w: Carl Perkins)}

INTRO: [/C#/D/Eb] [E7] [/D/C#/B] [A]

VERSE 1:
Now there are [A] folks who like to brag about where they [B] came from
But when they [E7] start that stuff I let 'em [A] be
But it makes me [A] feel like I wanna [B] brag some
To know that [E7] I come from the state of Tennes-[A]-see

CHORUS:
Let's give old [A] Tennessee credit for [B] music
As they [E7] play it up in Nashville every-[A]-day
Let's give old [A] Tennessee credit for [B] music
As they [E7] play it up in Nashville every-[A]-day

VERSE 2:
Mister [A] Red Foley came from Ken-[B]-tucky
Now, Ernest [E7] Tubb down in Texas, don't you [A] see
But if all you [A] folks out there can re-[B]-member
Mister [E7] Eddy Arnold came from Tennes-[A]-see

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VERSE 3:
They make [A] bombs they say, that can blow up our [B] world, dear
Well a [E7] country boy like me, I will a-[A]-gree
But if all you [A] folks out there can re-[B]-member
They made the [E7] first atomic bomb in Tennes-[A]-see

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