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From: loonytun@primenet.com.icl.co.uk
Date: 29 Dec 1997 16:40:55 +0100
TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS (as done by Amy Grant)
(intro)
Asus2 G/a G6 D
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Dsus2
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(Verses)
A
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Come on wea ther man give us a
Every now and then I get a
G E (h)
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fore cast sno - wy white
wand'ring urge to see
A
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Can't u hear the cries of ev' ry
Maybe Cal - i - for nia maybe
G E (h)
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child like heart to - night
tinsel town's for me
D A
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Rockies are callin' Denver snow fallin'
Ther's a parade there We'd have it made there
E A
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Somebody said it's four feet deep but
Bring home a tan for New Year's Eve
D A
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it doesn't mat ter Give me the laughter
Sure sounds exciting simply invi ting
E A
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I'm gonna choose to keep another
still I think I'm gonna keep another
(Chorus - use 4/4 arpeggio of your choice)
A D
... tender Tennessee Christmas
E A
the only Christmas for me
A F#m7
Where the love circles around us
D Esus4-E
like the gifts around our tree
1st time:
A C#m
Well, I know there's more snow up in Colorado
A7 D
than my roof will ever see
D A
But a tender Tennessee Christmas
Bm7 (intro 1X thru, then to Verse 2)
is the only Christmas for me
2nd time:
A C#m
Well, they say in L.A. it's a warm holiday
A7 D
It's the only place to b
D A
But a tender Tennessee Christmas
Bm7 A* (see below)
is the only Christmas for me
*(lick)
A Bm7 C#m7 D E
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A Bm7 C#m7 D Dsus2/a
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Well, I
A C#m
... know there's more snow up in Colorado
A7 D
than my roof will ever see
D A
But a tender Tennessee Christmas
Bm7 E F#m7
is the only Christmas for me
D A
A tender Tennessee Christmas
Bm7 E (ending)
is the only Christmas for me
(Ending)
Asus2 G/a G6 D
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
Dsus2 F#m D/a
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D E A
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1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
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