Tom: F
F
'T' for Texas,.... 'T' for Tennessee
Bb7 F
'T' for Texas, 'T' for Tennes-see
C7 F
'T' for Thelma, that gal that made a wreck out of me.
F C7 F
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VERSE TWO
F
If you don't want me mama,.... you sure don't have to stall
Bb7 F7
If you don't want me mama,.... you sure don't have to stall
C7 F
'Cause I can get more women than a passenger train can haul
F C7 F
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VERSE THREE
I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I'm tall
I'm gonna buy me a pistol just as long as I'm tall
I'm gonna shoot poor Thelma, just to see her jump and fall
F C7 F
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VERSE FOUR
Well, I'm going where the water drinks like cherry wine
I'm going where the water drinks like cherry wine
'Cause this Georgia water tastes like turpentine
F C7 F
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VERSE FIVE
I'm gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shinny barrell
I'm gonna buy me a shotgun with a big long shinny barrell
I'm gonna shoot that rounder that stole away my gal
F C7 F
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VERSE SIX
I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log
I'd rather drink muddy water and sleep in a hollow log
Than to be here in Atlanta, and get treated like a dirty dog
F C7 F
O...la ..ee..a la..ee..oo la ..ee
