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Rocky Top

Words and Music by Boudleaux Bryant and Felice Bryant - 1967

First played by the UT Band in 1972, named one of the state’s official songs in 1982.

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G	C            G	Em           D7	G
-	C            G	Em           D7	G
-	C            G	Em           D7	G
-	C            G	Em           D7	G
Em	G	F	C
-	G	-               F	G
-            D	G           (Repeat)	|

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Wish that I was on old Rocky Top, Down in the Tennessee hills;

Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top, Ain't no telephone bills;

Once I had a girl on Rocky Top, Half bear, the other half cat;

Wild as mink, but sweet as soda pop, I still dream about that;

Rocky Top, you'll always be Home sweet home to me;

Good ol' Rocky Top; Rocky Top Tennessee;

Rocky Top Tennessee.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Watch the Osborne Brothers perform "Rocky Top" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com