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Leonard Cohen - Tennessee Waltz Chords

Chord reference G, D7, C, Em7, Gmaj7, A7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [D7] [G] [C] [G] I was [G]dancing with my [Gmaj7]darling To the [G7]Tennessee [C]Waltz When an [G]old friend I [Em7]happened to [A7]see [D7] I intro[G]duced him to my [Gmaj7]darling And [G7]while they were [C]dancing My [G]friend stole my [D7]sweetheart from [G]me [C]

I re[G]member the [B7]night and the [C]Tennessee [G]Waltz ‘Cause I know just how [Em7]much I have [A7]lost [D7] Yes I [G]lost my little [Gmaj7]darling The [G7]night they were [C]playing The [G]beautiful [D7]Tennessee [G]Waltz [C]

I re[G]member the [B7]night and the [C]Tennessee [G]Waltz ‘Cause I know just how [Em7]much I have [A7]lost [D7] Yes I [G]lost my little [Gmaj7]darling The [G7]night they were [C]playing The [G]beautiful [D7]Tennessee [G]Waltz [C]

She comes [G]dancing through the [Gmaj7]darkness To the [G7]Tennessee [C]Waltz And I [G]feel like I’m [Em7]falling a[A7]part [D7] And it’s [G]stronger than [Gmaj7]drink And it’s [G7]deeper than [C]sorrow This [G]darkness she’s [D7]left in my [G]heart [C]

I re[G]member the [B7]night and the [C]Tennessee [G]Waltz ‘Cause I know just how [Em7]much I have [A7]lost [D7] Yes I [G]lost my little [Gmaj7]darling The [G7]night they were [C]playing The [G]beautiful [D7]Tennessee [G]Waltz [C] The [G]beautiful [D7]Tennessee [G]Waltz [C] [G]

Artist Leonard Cohen
Album Dear Heather
Genres Pop, Soul
Year 2004
Key G

How to Play Tennessee Waltz on Guitar?

Leonard Cohen - Tennessee Waltz can be played in the key of G using the G, D7, C, Em7, Gmaj7, A7 chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em7, To play Em7, let low E, D, G, B, high E ring open, mute A.
  • For Gmaj7, To play Gmaj7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Tennessee Waltz with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.