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: