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Tennessee Flat Top Box

Rosanne Cash
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 verse1 In a little  cabaret in a South Texas border  town
  Sat a boy  and his guitar and the people came from all  around
  And  all  the  girls  from there to Austin
  Were slippin'  'way from home and puttin' jewelry in hock
  To  take  the  trip,  to go and listen
  To the little  dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
  And he  would  play
 turnaround D / / / A D / / A (repeat)
 verse2 Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime
  But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time
  And all the girls from nine to ninety
  Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him don't stop
  And hypnotized and fascinated
  By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
  And he would play
 turnaround
 verse3 Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round
  He vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town
  But all the girls still dreamed about him
  And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked
  And then one day on the 'Hit Parade'
  Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
  And he would play
 turnaround
 finis
 I'll try to post tab for the turnaround lick next week. I'm new at this.
 I have the other Rosanne songs you requested coming. Plus 'Hold On' from
 _Rythym and Romance_.

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Readable chord sheet for Tennessee Flat Top Box by Rosanne Cash

verse1     In a l[A]ittle cabaret in a South Texas b[E]order town
           Sat a [E]boy and his guitar and the people came from [A]all around
           A[E]nd a[F#]ll t[Ab]he g[A]irls from there to A[E]ustin
           Were s[E]lippin' 'way from home and puttin' jewelry in [A]hock
           T[E]o t[F#]ake t[Ab]he t[A]rip, to go and l[E]isten
           To the l[E]ittle dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top [A]box
           A[A]nd [B]he w[C#]ould p[D]lay

turnaround D / / /   A   D / /   A      (repeat)

verse2     Well, he couldn't ride or wrangle, and he never cared to make a dime
           But give him his guitar, and he'd be happy all the time
           And all the girls from nine to ninety
           Were snapping fingers, tapping toes, and begging him don't stop
           And hypnotized and fascinated
           By the little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
           And he would play
turnaround

verse3     Then one day he was gone, and no one ever saw him 'round
           He vanished like the breeze, they forgot him in the little town
           But all the girls still dreamed about him
           And hung around the cabaret until the doors were locked
           And then one day on the 'Hit Parade'
           Was a little dark-haired boy who played the Tennessee flat top box
           And he would play
turnaround
finis

I'll try to post tab for the turnaround lick next week.  I'm new at this.
I have the other Rosanne songs you requested coming.  Plus 'Hold On' from
_Rythym and Romance_.

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