Tennessee River - Alabama
[Verse 1]
[D] I was born across the [A]river
in the moun[G]tains where I call [D]home.
Lord, times were good there. Don't know [A]why
I ever roamed[G][D]
|[Chorus]
|Oh, Tennessee [D]River and a mountain man,[C]
|We get to[G]gether anytime we [D]can.
|Oh, Tennessee River and a mountain [C]man,
|we play to[G]gether in Mother Nature's [D]band.
[Instrumental]
[D] [C] [G] [D]
[Verse 2]
[D]Me and my woman's done made our [A]plans
on the Tennessee [G]River, [F]walkin' hand in [D]hand
[C]Gonna raise a family, [D]Lord, settle down[A]
where peace and [G]love can still be [D]found.
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
[D]This mountain king, 's done left his [A]throne
On the Tennessee [G]River and [F]his mountain [D]home
But I'm goin' [D]back, leavin' [A]today
to my home[G]land, so far [D]away
|[Chorus]
|Oh, Tennessee [D]River and a mountain [C]man,
|We get to[G]gether anytime we [D]can.
|Oh, Tennessee River and a mountain [C]man,
|we play to[G]gether in Mother Nature's [D]band.
[Verse 4]
[D]Drivin' down to Dixie, wastin' no [A]time
Back to the good [G]life I [F]left be[D]hind
Goin' to the [D]river with my fishin' [A]line
I'm on Lookout [G]Mountain about supper[D]time
[Chorus x2]