New Found Glory - Tennessee

^Am7Down^Fadd9 and out, losin ground C Dadd11 Although I am black and proud ^Am7Prob^Fadd9lems got me pessimistic C Dadd11 Brothers and sisters keep messin up Am7 Dadd11 Why does it have to be so damn tuff? C Dadd11 I don't know where I can go ^Am7To l^Fadd9et these ghosts out of my skull C Dadd11 My grandmas past, my brothers gone ^Am7I ne^Fadd9ver at once felt so alone C Dadd11 I know you're supposed to be my steering wheel ^Am7Not ^Fadd9just my spare tire C Dadd11 But lord I ask you ^Am7To b^Fadd9e my guiding force and truth ^CFo^Fadd9r some strange reason it had to be ^GHe guided me to Tennessee

^CTa^Fadd9ke me to another place ^CTa^Fadd9ke me to another land ^CMa^Fadd9ke me forget all that hurts me ^Am7Let ^Gme understand your plan

^Am7Talk^Fadd9in to each other every night and day C Dadd11 Although you're superior over me ^Am7We t^Fadd9alk to each other in a friendship way C Dadd11 Then outta nowhere you tell me to break ^Am7Outt^Fadd9a the country and into more country C Dadd11 Past Dyesburg into Ripley ^Am7Wher^Fadd9e the ghost of childhood haunts me C Dadd11 Walk the roads my forefathers walked ^Am7Clim^Fadd9bed the trees my forefathers hung from C Dadd11 Asked those trees for all their wisdom ^Am7They^Fadd9 tell me my ears are so young C Dadd11 Go back to from whence you came ^Am7My f^Fadd9amily tree my family name ^CFo^Fadd9r some strange reason it had to be ^GHe guided me to Tennessee

^Am7Why ^Fadd9people be in the mess that they be ^CMany journeys to freedom made in vain

^Am7With^Fadd9out the enlightment of all my folks C Dadd11 He said cuz I set myself on a quest for truth ^Am7And ^Fadd9he was there to quench my thirst ^Am7But I am still thirsty... C Dadd11 The lord allowed me to drink some more ^Am7He s^Fadd9aid what I am searchin for are C Dadd11 The answers to all which are in front of me ^Am7The ^Fadd9ultimate truth started to get blurry ^CFo^Fadd9r some strange reason it had to be ^GIt was all a dream about Tennessee