Capo 5 (chords are relative to the capo)
Intro
C G F C G
Verse
Am Em
came out west I guess for a better life
F C G
hitching a ride off the mountainside
Am Em
in memories I see what I left behind
F G Am
that I never thought I'd miss
Am Em
sleeping alone, disowned, in a living room
F C G
turn my head, turn on the news
Am Em
wild fires are comin into view
F G Am
never thought it would come to this
Chorus
C
Tennessee is Burning
G
I will not be returning
F C G
To the hills of my childhood got the wildwood blues
C
smoke keep on a-risin'
G
where I keep my ties in
F C G
down in cattanooga will I loose ya there?
Am
Ill send my prayers
Interlude
Am Em F C G
Verse
Am Em
when the bottle was empty daddy got mean
F C G
so i took my time hiding on deep creek
Am Em
how will i ever get to make peace
F G Am
when i can't forget
CHORUS
Am C F G
Bridge
Bb F C
all the hurtful words and hands were laid on me
Bb F C
and the lessons I learned carved in hickory
Bb F C
while the flames sustain with my heart still there
F C G
down in Chattanooga will I loose ya there
CHORUS
Dm C G
down in chatanooga will you take me there
Am C
where tennessee is burning
Am C
where tennessee is burning
Am C
where tennessee is burning
G Am
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