Tennessee Sunshine Song Lyrics and Chords by Gene Watson
Tennessee Sunshine
Recorded by Gene Watson
Written by Porter Wagoner
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Well just before the
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sunrise in the
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morning
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I'll be on the
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highway headed
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home
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Home is just a
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little bit east of
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Nashville
Where the
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Tennessee
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River winds
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along
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Lord I wanna hear the roosters crow in
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Sourwood
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Mountains
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got that homesick
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feeling in my
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bones
I'll
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trade these traveling
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blues for some
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Tennessee
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sunshine
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Tennessee
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sunshine and
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you (loving
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you)
I worked in the Texas
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sand a picking
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cotton
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tried
rodeo
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ing last
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fall
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worked in a Caterpillar
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factory in
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Peoria
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traveled Canada
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east to Mont
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real
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Wonder if the
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folks back home will
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know
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Since they saw me I've
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lost thirty
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pounds
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I sure have missed my
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mama's country
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cooking
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Sunday singing and
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dinner on the
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ground
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sunshine (loving
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you)
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sunshine (loving
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Tennessee Sunshine?
- The song Tennessee Sunshine was sang by Gene Watson.
Who is Gene Watson?
- Gary Gene Watson (born October 11, 1943) is an American country music singer. He is most famous for his 1975 hit "Love in the Hot Afternoon," his 1981 #1 hit "Fourteen Carat Mind," and his signature 1979 song "Farewell Party." Watson's long career has included five number one hits, 21 top tens, and 48 charted singles.
