Tennessee Whiskey Chords

by Chris Stapleton
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author DON CZARSKI [a] 112,524.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 26, 2024
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Chords

D/A
A
Bm
D
E

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SONG:   TENNESSEE WHISKEY
ARTIST: CHRIS STAPLETON
VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/4zAThXFOy2c
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
 
 
NOTE: When going from the A chord to the D/A chord
      first hammer onto the B and D string then play the chord.
      (shown at the end of the Intro what I mean)
 
  - D/A -
E ---x---
B ---3---
G ---2---
D ---4---
A ---0---
E ---x---
 
                          TENNESSEE WHISKEY
                           CHRIS STAPLETON
 
INTRO:
 
          A            Bm               D              A     A D/A A
E ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-0-0-0-0-|
B ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2h3-3-2-|
G ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2-2-2-2-|
D ------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|-2h4-4-2-|
A -----0-2/4--|-4\2-0-2/4\2--|-2h4-2h4-4\2--|-2/4\2-0------|-0-0-0-0-|
E -0-2--------|--------------|--------------|---------4/5--|-0-0-0-0-|
 
          A
E --------0--
B --------2--
G --------2--
D --------2--
A -----0-----
E -0h2-------
 
 
VERSE:
 A                                   Bm  Bm
Used to spend my nights out in a barroom
D               Bm               A   D/A D/A A
 Liquor was the only love I’ve known
 
          A
E --------0--
B --------2--
G --------2--
D --------2--
A -----0-----
E -0h2-------
 
 A                                          Bm  Bm
But you rescued me from reachin’ for the bottom
                D        Bm             A   D/A D/A A
And brought me back from being too far gone
 
            A
E ----------0--
B ----------2--
G ----------2--
D ----------2--
A ------0------
E -0h2---------
 You're as
 
 
CHORUS:
            A   D/A D/A A                  Bm  Bm
You’re as smooth          as Tennessee whiskey
            D  Bm                 A  D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
           A                    Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
                    D             Bm           A   D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
 
         A
E ------------
B ------------
G ------------
D ------------
A -----0-3h4--
E -0-2--------
 
 
VERSE:
 A                                        Bm   Bm
I’ve looked for love in all the same old places
D                  Bm                      A  D/A D/A A
  Found the bottom of a bottle was always dry
 
            A
E ----------0--
B ----------2--
G ----------2--
D ----------2--
A ------0------
E -0h2--------- 
 
 A                                                Bm  Bm
But when you poured out your heart I didn’t waste it
                D                 Bm             A     E
‘Cause there’s nothing like your love to get me high, yeah
 
 
CHORUS:
 D          A   D/A D/A A                 Bm Bm
You’re as smooth         as Tennessee whiskey
            D  Bm                 A   D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
           A                     Bm  Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
                    D             Bm           A  D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
 
 
INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO: (Can play the following chords or the solo tab)
 
A  A  Bm  Bm  D  Bm  A  D/A D/A A
A  A  Bm  Bm  D  Bm  A  D/A D/A A
 
Thanks to ayreon77 for this solo tab:
 
e|----------b-|-------------s---|-------------s---|----------|
B|------10-12-|-------14--14\12-|-------14--14\12-|-12-12-10-|
G|-9-11-------|---s---------s---|---s-------------|----------|
D|------------|-12\14-----14\12-|-12\14-----------|-12-12-11-|
A|------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
E|------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
 
 
e|-----------------------------|--b-------|--b--b--------|
B|------------------------10~~-|-12-12-10-|-13-13--10-10-|
G|------------s---9-11-11------|----------|--------------|
D|-----7---7-9\11--------------|----------|--------------|
A|-7-9---9---------------------|----------|--------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------|--------------|
 
 
e|----------------------------|----------|
B|----------------------------|----------|
G|-9h11-9-11---s-p------------|--h--p-s--|
D|-9h11------11\9-7------h--7-|-9-10-9\7-|
A|------------------9---7-9---|----------|
E|----------------------------|----------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------10----10--s---|
G|--------------------------s---9-11----11----9\11-|
D|--h--7--7---h-p----7-9-7-9\11--------------------|
A|-7-9-------7-9-7-9-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
CHORUS:
            A   A D/A A                 Bm  Bm
You’re as smooth       as Tennessee whiskey
            D  Bm                 A  D/A D/A A
You’re as sweeeeet as strawberry wine
           A                     Bm Bm
You’re as warm as a glass of brandy
                    D             Bm           A  D/A D/A A
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time
 
 
OUTRO:
           A    A D/A A                 Bm
You’re as smooth       as Tennessee whiskey
               D  Bm               A  D/A D/A A
Tennessee whiskey,  Tennessee whiskey
            A   A D/A A                 Bm
You’re as smooth       as Tennessee whiskey
               D
Tennessee whiskey
Bm               A
  Tennessee whiskey
 
E -----0-5-
B ---2-----
G -2-------
D ---------
A ---------
E ---------
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DON CZARSKI
Special thanks goes out to ayreon77 for sending me the tab for the solo to this song. Great job from him as always....
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ayreon77
yea no prop glad too do it as always.
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DON CZARSKI
Here is the link to the video I used to tab this song out as there are quite a few of them on you tube..most all are live versions though https://youtu.be/wPG9_oDWj78
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