G 
There are things to do in Knoxville 
  
          C 
There are things to do in Nashville 

    G              A7               D7 
And Rock City is a place you oughta see 

       G 
But if you want to visit my town 

          C 
You won't find it on the road map 

      G                  D7               G 
And I can't say much for Heartbreak Tennessee 


  C                    G 
I live in a house with wall to wall sorrow 

                 A7           D7 
On the corner of pain and misery 

    G                           C 
I'm the judge and the mayor and the chief of police 

       G        D7               G 
In the town  of Heartbreak Tennessee 



There are things to see in Memphis 

    C 
And if you ever visit Nashville 

    G                  A7          D7 
You shouldn't miss the Grand Ole Opry 

    G 
But if you like weird sensations 

     C 
Like crying for recreation 

            G              D7               G 
Then you'll have a ball in Heartbreak Tennessee 


    C                         G 
Now I've got some buddies Joe Pain and Sam Teardrop 

                        A7           D7 
They're all I've got to keep me company 

         G                            C 
Smallest city in the nation we're the entire population 

       G        D7               G 
In the town  of Heartbreak Tennessee