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

INTRO: [/F#/G/Ab] [A7] [/G/F#/E] [D]

VERSE 1:
Now there are [D] folks who like to brag about where they [E] came from
But when they [A7] start that stuff I let 'em [D] be
But it makes me [D] feel like I wanna [E] brag some
To know that [A7] I come from the state of Tennes-[D]-see

CHORUS:
Let's give old [D] Tennessee credit for [E] music
As they [A7] play it up in Nashville every-[D]-day
Let's give old [D] Tennessee credit for [E] music
As they [A7] play it up in Nashville every-[D]-day

VERSE 2:
Mister [D] Red Foley came from Ken-[E]-tucky
Now, Ernest [A7] Tubb down in Texas, don't you [D] see
But if all you [D] folks out there can re-[E]-member
Mister [A7] Eddy Arnold came from Tennes-[D]-see

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VERSE 3:
They make [D] bombs they say, that can blow up our [E] world, dear
Well a [A7] country boy like me, I will a-[D]-gree
But if all you [D] folks out there can re-[E]-member
They made the [A7] first atomic bomb in Tennes-[D]-see

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