Tennessee Stud
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Capo 3
V#1
G
Along about eighteen twenty five
F
I left Tennessee very much alive
G
And I never would got through the Arkansas mud
D7 G
If I hadn't been a-riding that Tennessee stud
V#2
I had me some trouble with my sweetheart's Paw
F
One of her brothers was a bad outlaw
G
I sent her a letter by my Uncle Fud
D7 G
Then I rode away on the Tennessee stud
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F G
The Tennessee Stud was long and mean
C A7 D7
The color of the sun and his eyes were green
G F G
He had the nerve and he had the blood
D7 G
And there never was a horse like the Tennessee stud
V#3
We drifted on down into no man's land
F
And crossed that river called the Rio Grande
G
I raced my hoss with a Spaniard's foal
D7 G
Till I got me a skin full of silver and gold
V#4
Me and the gambler we couldn't agree
F
We got in a fight over Tennessee
G
We jerked our guns and he fell with a thud
D7 G
And I got away on the Tennessee stud
V#5
Well I got just as lonesome as a man could be
F
A-dreaming of my girl in Tennessee
G
The Tennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue
D7 G
Cause he was dreaming bout his sweetheart too
V#6
We loped right back across Arkansas
F
I whooped her brother and I whooped her Paw
G
When I found that girl with the golden hair
D7 G
She was a-riding that Tennessee mare
Repeat Chorus:
V#7
Stirrup to stirrup and side by side
F
We crossed them mountains and the valleys wide
G
We came to big muddy and then we forded a flood
D7 G
On the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee stud
V#8
There's a pretty little girl on the cabin floor
F
And a little horse colt laying on the floor
G
I love that girl with the golden hair
D7 G
And the Tennessee stud loves the Tennessee mare
Repeat Chorus and end:
How to play Tennessee Stud
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.