Leavin' Tennessee
Robert Earl Keen

Capo 3

D                         G
The sun is settin’ on our time living here
D                                   G
You’ve lost the will, I’ve lost the heart
D                              G
We should be leavin’ while the coast is still clear
D                            G 
Cause we won’t make it after dawn
Em                           G           D
We can cash in our chips and pack up the car
Em               G            A
Lock up the door and hide the key
 

Chorus:
    D        A
The only two things 
          G           A  
That mean anything to me
           D
Are loving you
    A
             G
And leaving Tennessee 

 
Silver eagles fly down streets paved with gold
Stars keep shining through the dawn
Anything you can dream of to hold
You can have here for a song
But there’s a song tonight that’s riding the wind
I'm the words and you’re the melody
 
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Bridge: 
G
It’s just the two of us
    D          A
All out on our own
G                          A
That’s the way it ought to be


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We can call up all our friends on the phone
Tell them that someday we’ll return
First, we have to start to make a new home
We have one last bridge to burn
Lay your head down and we’ll drive
Through the night and in the morning light you’re gonna see
 
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