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]