Capo: 2 Tuning: E A D G B E

Tennessee Stud - this is a song from Cashes album American Recordings (1994) with his usual baseline playing and singing, here is a link to a perfomance from Montreux - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMVRZ9kjmI0 go to 12 seconds in for the start of the song [Chords] (if you're not using a capo then the chords are B A F# E D and F#m) A G E D C Em e|-0--2--0--2--0--0-------| B|-2--0--0--3--1--0-------| G|-2--0--1--2--0--0-------| D|-2--0--2--0--2--2-------| A|-0--2--2-----3--2-------| E|----3--0--------0-------| Picking patterns for this song, this is Cashes typical baseline picking in his songs watch the video in the link above to listen to it and then return here and practice it. [Verses] - using the first verse as an example and repeat it for the rest of the verses in the song (with introduction) Back about 18 and 25 I left Tennessee very much alive e|----0---0----0---0----0---0----0----0-----0----------0---0--------3-----------3----3------------3----| B|----2---2----2---2----2---2----2----2-----2----------2---2--------0-----------0----0------------0----| G|----2---2----2---2----2---2----2----2-----2----------2---2--------0-----------0----0------------0----| D|----2---2----2---2----2---2----2----2-----2----------2---2--------0-----------0----0----------0------| A|-0------0--0-----0--0-----0--0------0---0------------0--0------2--------------2--2-------------------| E|------0--------0--------0---------0----------------0-------0----------------3------------------------| I never would've made it through that Arkansas mud if i hadnt been riding on a Tennessee stud e|--------0---------------0--------------------0--------0-------0--------0------------0---------0----| B|--------2---------------2--------------------2--------2-------2--------2------------0---------2----| G|--------2---------------2--------------------2--------2-------2--------2------------1---------2----| D|--------2---------------2--------------------2--------2-------2--------2------------2---------2----| A|-----0------------------0-----------------0-----------0----0-----------0----------2---------0------| E|---------------------0-----------------------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| Repeat that during the verses and now the chorus The Tennessee Stud was long and lean the colour of the sun and his eyes were green e|-------0--------0-------3---------0--------2--------------2----------0----------0--0--0--0---| B|-------2--------2-------0---------2--------3--------------3----------1----------0--0--0--0---| G|-------2--------2-------0---------2--------2--------------2----------0----------1--1--0--1---| D|-------2--------2-------0---------2------0----------------0----------2----------2--2--2--2---| A|----0-----------0-----2---------0----------------------0-----------3----------2----2--2--2---| E|-------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0---| He had the nerve and he had the blood there never was a horse like a Tennessee Stud e|---0----------0--------------------0--------0-------0--------0------------0---------0----| B|---2----------2--------------------2--------2-------2--------2------------0---------2----| G|---2----------2--------------------2--------2-------2--------2------------1---------2----| D|---2----------2--------------------2--------2-------2--------2------------2---------2----| A|-0------------0-----------------0-----------0----0-----------0----------2---------0------| E|-----------0-----------------------------0-----------------0-----------------------------| Repeat this for the chorus Now on to the song A A A A A A A A [Verse 1]

^ABack about eighteen and twenty-f^Aive ^GI left Tennessee very much aliv^Ge ^AI never would've made it through the Arkansas ^Amud ^AIf I hadn't been riding on the ^ETennessee ^AStud

[Verse 2]

^AHad some trouble with my sweetheart's P^Aa ^GOne of her brothers was a bad outl^Gaw ^AI wrote a letter to my Uncle Bu^Ad ^AAnd I rode away on the ^ETennessee ^AStud

[Chorus]

^AThe Tennessee Stud was ^Glong and ^Alean ^AThe color of the s^Dun and his ^Ceyes were gr^Eeen ^Em ^E ^AHe had the nerve and he had the blo^Aod ^AThere never was a horse like ^ETennessee ^AStud

[Verse 3]

^ARode right down into no man's l^Aand ^GAcross that river called the Rio Gra^Gnde ^ARaced my horse with the Spaniard's f^Aoe ^AGot me a skin full of si^Elver and go^Ald

[Verse 4]

^AMe and the gambler, we couldn't ag^Aree ^GWe got in a fight over Tennesse^Ge ^APulled our guns and he fell with a t^Ahud ^AAnd I rode away on a T^Eennessee S^Atud

[Chorus]

^AThe Tennessee Stud was ^Glong and ^Alean ^AThe color of the s^Dun and his ^Ceyes were gr^Eeen ^Em ^E ^AHe had the nerve and he had the blo^Aod ^AThere never was a horse like ^ETennessee ^AStud

[Verse 5]

^ARode right back across Arkansa^As ^GI whipped her brother and I whipped her ^GPa ^AI found that girl with the golden ha^Air ^AShe was riding on a ^ETennessee ^AMare

[Verse 6]

^APurty little baby on the cabin fl^Aoor ^GLittle horse colt playing round the ^Gdoor ^AI loved the girl with the golden h^Aair ^AAnd the Tennessee Stud loves the ^ETennessee ^AMare

[Chorus]

^AThe Tennessee Stud was ^Glong and ^Alean ^AThe color of the s^Dun and his ^Ceyes were gr^Eeen ^Em ^E ^AHe had the nerve and he had the blo^Aod ^AThere never was a horse like ^ETennessee ^AStud

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Johnny Cash - Tennessee stud