Tennessee Blues

	  		Doug Sahm         Tennessee Blues  written by Bobby Charles 
 
Doug Sahm            vocal/guitar 
Charlie Owens        steel guitar 
Dr John              piano 
Augie Meyer          organ 
Jack Barber          bass 
George Rains         drums 
Flacco Jimenez       accordion 
David Fathead Newman tenor sax 
Wayne Jackson        trumpet 
Neal Rosegarden      flugelhorn  
 
              G      D7                  G 
I'd find me a place  where could I could stay 
                D  Am   D 
And not have to worry 
 
D7          G 
If I had my way 
    D          G                   D   Am  D   
I'd leave here today and move in a hurry 
D7             G   
I know I feel loose                 
A place I could use   
G7              C  C/B C/A C/G D7              G    D7 G 
I Know I could lose            these Tennessee Blues    
A place I could lose             the Tennessee Blues 
D7        G       D             G 
Find me a spot on some mountain top 
                  D    Am  D 
With lakes all around me                   
With no one    around me 
D7          G        D            G           
Vallies and streams  birds in the trees 
              D     Am  D 
Lakes that surround me                     
And hills that surround me 
D7              G   G7 
A place I feel loose                      
A place I could use          
                C C/B C/A C/G D7              G   D7 G 
A place I could lose          these Tennessee Blues 
                                the Tennessee Blues 
D7             G  D          G 
A place to forget all my regrets 
I'd try to forget all my regrets 
                  D        Am   D 
And keep just    the good times 
D7              G           D           G          
A place I could sleep  with nothing but peace   
I'd wake and I'd sleep 
                 D        Am  D 
And Feel free at all times 
D7             G   
A place I feel loose                      
A place I could use 
G7                 C  C/B C/A C/G D7              G 
Someplace I could lose            these Tennessee Blues 
A place I coulde lose               the Tennessee Blues 
 
SOLO  
 
D7        G            D        G 
Find me a spot on some mountain top 
               D        Am  D 
With lakes all around me 
     D7          G           D            G  
With vallies and streams and birds in the trees 
                 D        Am  D 
And lakes that surround me 
D7              G   G7 
A place I feel loose 
                C C/B C/A C/G D7              G 
A place I could lose          these Tennessee Blues 
 
Doug Sahm The Sir Douglas Band "Texas Tornado" 
Atlantic Records 1973 
Street People Songs(ASCAP)