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

INTRO: [/D/D#/E] [F7] [/D#/D/C] [A#]

VERSE 1:
Now there are [A#] folks who like to brag about where they [C] came from
But when they [F7] start that stuff I let 'em [A#] be
But it makes me [A#] feel like I wanna [C] brag some
To know that [F7] I come from the state of Tennes-[A#]-see

CHORUS:
Let's give old [A#] Tennessee credit for [C] music
As they [F7] play it up in Nashville every-[A#]-day
Let's give old [A#] Tennessee credit for [C] music
As they [F7] play it up in Nashville every-[A#]-day

VERSE 2:
Mister [A#] Red Foley came from Ken-[C]-tucky
Now, Ernest [F7] Tubb down in Texas, don't you [A#] see
But if all you [A#] folks out there can re-[C]-member
Mister [F7] Eddy Arnold came from Tennes-[A#]-see

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VERSE 3:
They make [A#] bombs they say, that can blow up our [C] world, dear
Well a [F7] country boy like me, I will a-[A#]-gree
But if all you [A#] folks out there can re-[C]-member
They made the [F7] first atomic bomb in Tennes-[A#]-see

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