Written By:Redd Stewart & Pee Wee King
KEY OF ?G?
INTRO: G - D - G (play over the following instrumentally)
G D G
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
VERSE ONE
G G7 C
I was dancin' with my darlin to the Tennessee Waltz
G Em A D
When an old friend I happened to see.
G G7 C
I introduced him to my darlin' and while they were dancin'
G D G
my friend stole my sweet-heart from me.
G G7 C G
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Em A D
Only you know just how much I have lost
G G7 C
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playin'
G D G
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
INTRO: REPEAT INSTRUMENTALLY
G D G
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
VERSE TWO
G G7 C
She goes dancin' with the darkness to the Tennessee Waltz
G Em A D
and I feel like I'm falling apart
G G7 C
and it's stronger than drink and it's deeper than sorrow
G D G
this darkness she left in my heart
CHORUS REPEAT
G G7 C G
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
Em A D
Only you know just how much I have lost
G G7 C
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playin'
G D G
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
TAG / VOCAL
G G7 C
Yes I lost my little darlin' the night they were playin'
G D G
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
TAGG / INSTRUMENTALLY
G D G
That beautiful Tennessee Waltz
NOTE : Second verse optional, not on all recordings