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TENNESSEE WHISKEY
Words and Music by DEAN DILLON
and LINDA HARGROVE

A Bm

 
 
Moderately


 
 
 
 

          
  
  
 
  
mf

           
  

   
  
A



     
  

  
  
 
   



   
  
        
 

   
  
Bm

      
          
Used to spend my nights out in bar - rooms.




   

 

 

           
    
   
  
  
       
 
A

   
              
Liq - uor was the on - ly love I’d known.


                      
  
   

  
   
          

     
  
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Bm

   
                   
 
But you res - cued me from reach - in’ for the bot - tom and brought me


   
            
   
  
  
    
   
 


 
       
 
A

        

         

back from be - in’ too far gone. You’re as


              
     
       

   
           

      

Bm


    
           


smooth as Ten - nes - see whis - key, you’re as

    
      

            
    
     
  
       
 
A

 
            
       
sweet as straw - ber - ry wine. You’re as warm


             
   
  
        
  
  
 
   
           
     
  

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Bm

       
               
      
3 3 3 3 3
as a glass of bran - dy, and, hon - ey, I stay


     
3 3 3

 
3 3
 
             

       
      
      
  

 
  
           
stoned on your love all the time.


             
 
     
     
   
           

   
  
Bm

               
    
I’ve looked for love in all the same old plac - es.


         

  
            
    
    
   
  
  
       
 
A

 
 
  
  
     
    
Found the bot - tom of a bot - tle’s al - ways dry.

                     
               
          
      

   
  

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Bm

 
  
 
                
But when you poured out your heart, I did - n’t waste it, ’cause there’s noth - in’


     

      
 

             

    
   
 

  
       
 


A

    
            
 
like your love to get me high. Yeah, and you’re as


     
             
   
   
               
  
Bm

   
    
        
smooth as Ten - nes -see whis - key, you’re as



    
     
          
    
    
     
  
       
 
A

 
              
     
sweet as straw - ber - ry wine. You’re as warm


    
              
        
  
  
 
            
  

      


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Bm


              
 
            
3 3 3 3
3
as a glass of bran - dy, and, hon - ey, I stay


     
3 3 3

 
3 3
 
              

            
         
 

To Coda  A


             
   
stoned on your love all the time.


        
        

   
      
           
    

     


Bm

  

   
             
   
 
  
  
     
      
       
              
   

A Bm


       
 

      
  


    
     


    
   
                  
    

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A

 
   
D.S. al Coda

 
You’re as


      
      

             
   
           
  
  
  
CODA A

   


  

   
      
You’re as smooth as Ten - nes - see whis - key,

 

        

   
      
     
 
    

        

      

Bm

                
 
Ten - nes - see whis - key, Ten - nes - see whis - key.


        
  
       
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     
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     
 
    
You’re as
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    
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   rit.

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Virtual Sheet Music Order AP-116866593 | 1 copy purchased on Sep 17, 2022 at 12:20pm CDT