Bobby Helms - Tennessee Rock n Roll (Coleman / Reid 1956)
Tabbed by Gwynfor Rees March 2017
NOTE The words change for the final chorus
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[Intro]
Eb Ab Bb Eb
[Verse 1]
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Oh, I went down to Tennessee
Ab Eb
Yes, I went down to Tennessee
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What did I see in Tennessee?
[Verse 2]
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I saw a place where dancers meet
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I swear I saw the dancingest feet
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You never heard a wilder beat
[Chorus]
Eb
They were doing the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Ab Eb
They were doing the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Bb Eb
Upon my soul, the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
[Verse 3]
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The caller called: "Let's promenade!"
Ab Eb
The fiddling man looked gone as he played
Bb Eb
The old square dance had been remade
[Chorus]
Eb
They were doing the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Ab Eb
They were doing the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Bb Eb
Upon my soul, the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
[Solo]
Eb Ab Bb Eb Bb Eb
[Verse 4]
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Then all at once, before I knew
Ab Eb
I joined in with the Hullaballoo
Bb Eb
I dug the beat and did it too
[Chorus]
Eb
I was doing the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Ab Eb
I Was doing the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Bb Eb
Upon my soul, the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
[Chorus]
Eb
Come on let's all do the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Ab Eb
Come on let's all do the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll
Bb Eb
Upon my soul, the Tennessee Rock 'n' Roll