Key: C
Introduction: C G F C G C
G C F
She asked me where I was from
G C
I said "Somewhere you never been to"
Am F
Little town outside of Knoxville
G
Hidden by some dogwood trees
C F
She tried talkin' with my accent
G C
We held hands and waded into
G Am
That blue water
F G C
She left her flip-flops by my Red Wings on the beach
C F C
Yeah but, now I' m dodging potholes in my sunburnt Silverado
F C G
Like a heart-broke Desperado, headin' right back to my roots
C F C
Somethin' ' bout the way she kissed mе tells me she' d lovе Eastern Tennessee
F C G C
Yeah, but all I brought back with me was some sand in my boots
C F
I said "Let' s go shoot tequila"
G C
So we walked back to that beach bar
Am F
She said "Don' t cowboys drink whiskey?"
G
So we drank bottom shelf
C F
She said "Damn, that sky looks perfect"
G C G Am
I said "Girl, you' ve never seen stars like the ones back home"
F G C
And she said "Maybe I should, see ' em for myself"
C F C
Yeah, but now I' m dodging potholes in my sunburnt Silverado
F C G
Like a heart-broke Desperado, headin' right back to my roots
C F C
Somethin' ' bout the way she kissed me tells me she' d love Eastern Tennessee
F C G
Yeah, but all I brought back with me was some sand in my boots
C F
I said meet me in the mornin'
G C
And she told me I was crazy
G Am F G
Yeah, but I still thought that maybe she' d show up
C F C
Oh, but now I' m dodging potholes in my sunburnt Silverado
F C G
Like a heart-broke Desperado, headin' right back to my roots
C F C
Somethin' ' bout the way she kissed me tells me she' d love Eastern Tennessee
F C G C G
Yeah, but all I brought back with me was some sand in my boots
Am G F G
Yeah, but all I brought back with me was some sand in my boots