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There are things to do in Knoxville 
  
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There are things to do in Nashville 
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And Rock City is a place you oughta see 
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But if you want to visit my town 
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You won't find it on the road map 
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And I can't say much for Heartbreak Tennessee 
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I live in a house with wall to wall sorrow 
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On the corner of pain and misery 
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I'm the judge and the mayor and the chief of police 
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In the town  of Heartbreak Tennessee 
There are things to see in Memphis 
    C 
And if you ever visit Nashville 
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You shouldn't miss the Grand Ole Opry 
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But if you like weird sensations 
     C 
Like crying for recreation 
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Then you'll have a ball in Heartbreak Tennessee 
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Now I've got some buddies Joe Pain and Sam Teardrop 
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They're all I've got to keep me company 
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Smallest city in the nation we're the entire population 
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In the town  of Heartbreak Tennessee