Dan Fogelberg - Old tennessee
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Ok guys (and ladies)...I've used a lot of songs here. Some have been done well,
others...not so much. Harlan at Hawaii.edu is usually spot on with his tabs. This one I'm
submitting is alos spot on. Great song. Enjoy.
Old Tennessee - Dan Fogelberg
Intro: //: D D/C# D/B A7 G/B
E/C# ://
DEnd of OcD/C#tober
The D/Bsleepy brown A7woods seeG/Bm to E/C#
D D/C# A7 A7 G/B
NE/C#od down their heads to the Winter
D D/C# D/B A7
G/BYelloE/C#ws and grays paint the sad skies today
And I Gwonder when A7you're coming Dhome
Woke up one morning
The wind through the window
Reminded me winter was just 'round the bend
Somehow I just did not see it was coming
It took me by surprise again
(Chorus)
And EmI hear you're A7in San FranDcisco D/C#
BmLiving with your Bm/Asister who's a Gmother to A7be
And Emher husband's A7way down in DGeorgia D/C#
And BmI'm still in Bm/Aold TennesGsee...
EmWishing you'd A7come home to Gme
Verse: 3
D D/C# D/B A7
G/BLife E/C#here is easy I'm sure you recall
How it's Dso warm and D/C#breezy
In the D/Bsummer and the A7fall G/B E/C#
But Dwinter's uD/C#pon me
And D/BI've got no A7heat here
And GI miss your A7fire so Bmsweet
Bm/ADear GI miss your A7fire so Dsweet
(Chorus)
Gtr. Solo use chords to verse 1.
Verse 1 repeated:
End of October
The sleepy brown woods seem to
Nod down their heads to the winter
Yellows and gray paint the sad skies today
And I Gwonder when A7you're coming Dhome D/C#
I Gwonder when A7you're coming Dhome D/C#
I Emwonder when A7you're coming Dhome
"Old Tennessee" was written when I lived on a farm outside of Nashville, as a parody of
east coast folk music. It was written about a young lady I briefly cohabited with, and
her subsequent departure. (Dan Fogelberg 6/11/97).