Joe Ely
Tennessee is not the state I'm in
by Butch (George) Hancock



Dm(Tennessee is) F(not the) G(state I'm) C(in)

You might (C)call it sad confusion - you might (F)even (C)call it (Dm)off

But (G)once you called me more than - just your (C)friend

Now there's more to what I'm (F)think(C)ing' - than the (F)Missis(C)sippi (Dm)line

& (G)Tennessee is not - the (F)state I'm (C)in

You (C)[call/caw] for me @ midnight - to ex(F)plain your (C)wherea(Dm)bouts

I should've (G)seen your love was coming' to an (C)end

& As you [call/caw] from longer (F)distan(C)ces - I be(F)gan to (C)have my (Dm)doubts

Still - (G)Tennessee is not the (F)state I'm (C)in

No (F)Tennessee is not the state I'm (C)in

& (Am)Satisfied is not the way I've (G)been

I can (C)feel my world turning' - as [if] I (Dm)watch a (C/Am?)bottle (G)spin

Still (Dm)Tennessee is (F)not the (G)state I'm (C)in

(I can) C(feel my world turning' - as [if] I) Dm(watch a C/Am?(bottle) G(spin

Still) Dm(Tennessee is) F(not the) G(state I'm) C(in)

Well - I could (C)stand out on that highway - trying' to (F)make that (C)Nashville (Dm)scene

But I (G)think I've stretched my luck a little (C)thin 



I could walk the streets of (F)Mem(C)phis - but I'll (F)have you (C)under(Dm)stand

That (G)Tennessee is not the (F)state I'm (C)in

No (F)Tennessee is not the state I'm (C)in

& (Am)Down to earth is not the place I've (G)been

I can (C)feel my world turning' - as if I (Dm)watch a (C/Am?)bottle (G)spin

Still (Dm)Tennessee is (F)not the (G)state I'm (C)in

(G)Tennessee is not the (F)state I'm (Am)in

G(Tennessee is not the) F(state I'm) C(in)