Tennessee is Burning

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Tennessee is Burning

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

Tennessee is Burning

G
I will not be returning

F C G

To the hills of my childhood got the wildwood blues

smoke keep on a-risin'

G
where I keep my ties in

F C G

down in cattanooga will I loose ya there?

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

G Am

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