Biography:
Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 - January 19 1998) was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter, performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65. His best known song was "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 which was the first single to top three charts listed by Billboard Magazine - popular, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Perkins had a long association with musical collaborator Johnny Cash
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Other songs:
- All Mamas Children
- Blue Suede Shoes
- Boppin The Blues
- Daddy Sang Bass
- Distance Makes No Difference With Love
- Dixie Fried
- Dont Let Go
- Drink Up And Go Home
- Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby
- Forever Yours
- Glad All Over
- Gone Gone Gone
- Honey Dont
- Honky Tonk Gal
- Im Sorry Im Not Sorry
- Jive After Five
- Lend Me Your Comb
- Let That Jukebox Keep On Playing
- Matchbox
- Movie Magg
- Pink Pedal
- Right String But Wrong Yoyo
- Say When
- Tennessee
- Til I Couldnt Stand No More
- Till I Couldnt Stand No More
- Turn Around
- What Am I Living For
- You Cant Make Love To Somebody
- You Tore My Heaven All To Hell
- Your True Love
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Carl Perkins - Tennessee (Sun Records 1957)
[Verse 1]
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Now there are folks who like to brag about where they came from
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But when they start that stuff I let 'em be
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But it makes me feel like I wanna brag some
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To know that I come from the state of Tennessee
[Chorus]
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Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
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As they play it up in Nashville everyday
A
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
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As they play it in that old Hillbilly way
[Verse 2]
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Mister Red Foley came from Kentucky
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Now Ernest Tubb down in Texas don't you see
F#7
But if all you folks out there can remember
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Mister Eddy Arnold came from Tennessee
[Verse 3]
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They make bombs they say that can blow up our world dear
B7 E
Well a country boy like me I will agree
F#7
But if all you folks out there will remember
B7 E
They made the first atomic bomb in Tennessee
[Verse 1]
E F#7
Now there are folks who like to brag about where they came from
B7 E
But when they start that stuff I let 'em be
F#7
But it makes me feel like I wanna brag some
B7 E
To know that I come from the state of Tennessee
[Chorus]
E B7
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
E
As they play it up in Nashville everyday
A
Let's give old Tennessee credit for music
B7 E
As they play it in that old Hillbilly way
[Verse 2]
E F#7
Mister Red Foley came from Kentucky
B7 E
Now Ernest Tubb down in Texas don't you see
F#7
But if all you folks out there can remember
B7 E
Mister Eddy Arnold came from Tennessee
[Verse 3]
E F#7
They make bombs they say that can blow up our world dear
B7 E
Well a country boy like me I will agree
F#7
But if all you folks out there will remember
B7 E
They made the first atomic bomb in Tennessee
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