VERSE 1:
Now there are [G] folks who like to brag about where they [A] came from
But when they [D7] start that stuff I let 'em [G] be
But it makes me [G] feel like I wanna [A] brag some
To know that [D7] I come from the state of Tennes-[G]-see

CHORUS:
Let's give old [G] Tennessee credit for [A] music
As they [D7] play it up in Nashville every-[G]-day
Let's give old [G] Tennessee credit for [A] music
As they [D7] play it up in Nashville every-[G]-day

VERSE 2:
Mister [G] Red Foley came from Ken-[A]-tucky
Now, Ernest [D7] Tubb down in Texas, don't you [G] see
But if all you [G] folks out there can re-[A]-member
Mister [D7] Eddy Arnold came from Tennes-[G]-see

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VERSE 3:
They make [G] bombs they say, that can blow up our [A] world, dear
Well a [D7] country boy like me, I will a-[G]-gree
But if all you [G] folks out there can re-[A]-member
They made the [D7] first atomic bomb in Tennes-[G]-see

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