Tennessee chords by Toby Foster

• Capo on 4th

Capo 4th Fret

 C#m7 B5 Asus2 E  Esus4 F#5 A5 E/G# C#5 G#sus4 AM7 F#7sus2
e|-X----X----X----X----X----X----X----X----X----X------X----X|
B|-X----X----X----X----0----X----X----X----X----X------X----X|
G|-4----4----4----1----2----X----X----4----6----6------6----1|
D|-2----4----2----2----2----4----7----2----6----6------6----2|
A|-4----2----0----2----0----4----7----X----4----X------X----X|
E|-X----X----X----0----0----2----5----4----X----4------5----2|

Intro:
C#m7 B5 Asus2 E C#m7 E B5  x2

Verse:
C#m7    B5       Asus2     E
i was on my lunch break; i almost started crying
    C#m7    E     B5
for the boy at the top of the bridge
C#m7   B5       Asus2      E      C#m7
he didn’t jump, but if he had, he wouldn’t be the only one
         E       B5
who thought that he had to give in

Chorus:
E    Esus4      F#5       A5
and you said you didn’t have it all that bad
E   Esus4     F#5       A5
and i said i didn’t have it all that bad

Verse:
C#m7    B5       Asus2  E/G#
but i snuck off to parking lots and playgrounds after dark
C#m7      E        Esus
my parents’ basement while they were asleep
C#m7  B5      Asus2        E/G#         C#m7
i didn’t talk with a lisp; i dressed like all the straight boys did
     E       Esus     B5
i didn’t talk about who i had kissed

Bridge:
C#m7 B5 Asus2 E C#m7 E B5  x2

Chorus:
E    Esus4      F#5       A5
and now you don’t really have it all that bad
E    Esus4     F#5       A5
and now i don’t really have it all that bad

Verse:
C#m7    B5   Asus2  E/G#
but i don’t kiss you at the grocery store
C#m7    E        Esus
and i don’t kiss you at the library
C#m7  B5       Asus2       E/G#
i don’t kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate
C#m7    E       Esus        B5
and i don’t kiss you at my parents’ house when they are not asleep

Bridge:
C#5  G#sus4  AM7  E F#7sus2 x2

Verse:
C#m7    B5       Asus2     E
i was on my lunch break; i almost started crying
     C#m7      E       B5
‘cause it really does get better if you wait
C#m7     B5       Asus2     E
and there are times now when i still feel afraid
C#m7       E   B5
but gone are the times when i feel ashamed

Chorus:
  E       Esus4      F#5      A5
and so for all the kids that really have it pretty bad
E      Esus4   F#5       A5
for all the kids that never had the chance

Verse:
C#m7      B5   Asus2  E/G#
maybe i should kiss you at the grocery store
  C#m7      E        Esus
and maybe i should kiss you at the library
C#m7      B5   Asus2  E/G#
maybe i should kiss you at my parents’ house
  C#m7      E        Esus  B5
and maybe i should kiss you at the movies
C#m7      B5    Asus2       E/G#
maybe i should kiss you when we go out to dinner
  C#m7      E       Esus
and maybe i should kiss you every night before i fall asleep
  C#m7      B5       Asus2       E/G#
and maybe i should kiss you at the rest stop off the interstate
    C#m7   E     Esus  B5
on the border of georgia and tennessee

Outro: