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Cold iron shackles, ball and chain,
F                            G       C
Listen to the whistle of the evenin' train.        *
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You know you bound to wind up dead,       |   |   |   |   |   |
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If you don't head back to Tennessee Jed.  |   |   |   X   |   X
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Rich man step on my poor head,            |   |   |   |   |   |
When you get back you better butter       |---|---|---|---|---|
     my bread.                            |   |   |   |   X   |
Well, do you know it's like I said,       |---|---|---|---|---|
You better head back to Tennessee Jed.

Bb  F   G   C

F                           C                G        F
Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be,
C              G     F  C      G      F     G     C
Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee.

Drink all day and rock all night,
The law come to get you if you don't walk right
Got a letter this morning, baby all it read,
You better head back to Tennessee Jed.

I dropped four flights and cracked my spine,
Honey, come quick with the iodine,
Catch a few winks, baby, under the bed
Then you head back to Tennessee Jed.

Tennessee, Tennessee, there ain't no place I'd rather be,
Baby won't you carry me back to Tennessee.

I run into Charlie Fog,
Blacked my eye and he kicked my dog,
My doggie turned to me and he said,
Let's head back to Tennessee Jed.

I woke up a-feelin' mean,
I went down to play the slot machine,
The wheels turned around, and the letters read,
You better head back to Tennessee Jed.