Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey Tab

Learn to play Tennessee Whiskey Tab by Chris Stapleton. This song you must want to play so let’s learn this lesson.

Track Info

Song: Tennessee Whiskey
Artist: Chris Stapleton
Produced by: Dave Cobb & Chris Stapleton
Written By: Linda Hargrove & Dean Dillon
Album: Traveller

Scale: A major

[Intro]

           A            Bm                                 A      
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------0-2/4~~~--2/4-2-0-2/4-2~~~--2/4-2/4-2/4-2~~--2/4-2-0-0~~------|
E|--0-2---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

U[A]sed to spend my nights out in a [Bm]barroom
[D] Liquor was the [Bm]only love I’ve kn[A]own[A][D][A]

   E      A
E --------0--
B --------2--
G --------2--
D --------2--
A -----0-----
E -0h2-------

B[A]ut you rescued me from reachin’ for the [Bm]bottom
And brought me b[D]ack from [Bm]being too far g[A]one[A][D][A]

[Chorus]

You’re as sm[A]ooth[A][D][A] as
Tennessee w[Bm]hiskey
You’re as sw[D]eee[Bm]eet as strawberry w[A]ine [A][D][A]
Yo[E]u’re as w[A]arm as a glass of b[Bm]randy
And honey, I stay st[D]oned on your l[Bm]ove all the t[A]ime[A][D][A]

   E     A
E ------------
B ------------
G ------------
D ------------
A -----0-3h4--
E -0-2--------

[Verse]

I[A]’ve looked for love in all the same old p[Bm]laces
[D] Found the b[Bm]ottom of a bottle was always d[A]ry[A][D][A]

   E        A
E ----------0--
B ----------2--
G ----------2--
D ----------2--
A ------0------
E -0h2---------

[A]But when you poured out your heart I didn’t [Bm]waste it
‘Cause there’s n[D]othing like your l[Bm]ove to get me h[A]igh, y[E]eah

[Chorus]

You’re as sm[A]ooth[A][D][A] as
Tennessee w[Bm]hiskey
You’re as sw[D]eee[Bm]eet as strawberry
w[A]ine[A][D][A]
Yo[E]u’re as w[A]arm as a glass of b[Bm]randy
And honey, I stay st[D]oned on your l[Bm]ove all
the t[A]ime[A][D][A]

[Instrumental / Solo]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12b14---------14--14\12~~--------14--14\12~~---12-12-10~~--------|
G|--9-11---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------12/14~~~--14\12~~-12//14~~~--14\12~~---12-12-11~~--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------10~~---12b14r12-10~~~--13b15-13b15---------------|
G|------------------9-11-11------------------------------------14-14~~~------|
D|------7---7--9/11----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7h9---9------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10---|
G|--9/11-9-11---------------------------------------------------------9-11---11-|
D|--9/11-9----9-7-----------7-9b10r7~~~------7---7---------7-9-7-9/11-----------|
A|----------------9~~---7-9--------------7h9---9---9r7~~-9----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]

Y[E]ou’re as sm[A]ooth[A][D][A] as
Tennessee w[Bm]hiskey
You’re as sw[D]eee[Bm]eet as strawberry
w[A]ine[A][D][A]
Yo[E]u’re as w[A]arm as a glass of b[Bm]randy
And honey, I stay st[D]oned on your l[Bm]ove all the t[A]ime[A][D][A]

[Outro]

Y[E]ou’re as smooth[A][D][A] as Tennessee w[Bm]hiskey
Tennessee whisk[D]ey,[Bm] Tennessee whiskey [A][D][A]
Y[E]ou’re as sm[A]ooth[A][D][A] as Tennessee w[Bm]hiskey
Tennessee whisk[D]ey
[Bm] Tennessee whisk[A]ey

For the quick [A6sus4], play that chord John Lennon used all over the Let It Be album

e|-[5]-------------|
B|--3--------------|
G|--2--------------|

D|--4--------------|
A|--0--------------|
E|-----------------|

(fifth fret on the E string is optional - I usually just mute it)
Also, feel free to play a D in place of that or just a regular Asus4