| D | D7 | G | |
| I was | dancin' with my darlin to the | Tennessee | Waltz |
| D | Bm | E | A | |
| When an | old friend I | happened to | see. |
| D | D7 | G | |
| I intro | duced him to my darlin' and | while they were | dancin' |
| D | G | D | A | D | |
| my | friend stole my | sweet | heart | from | me. |
| (CHORUS 1) |
| D | D7 | G | D | |
| I | remember the | night and the | Tennessee | Waltz |
| Bm | E | A | |
| 'cause I know just how | much I have | lost |
| D | D7 | G | |
| Yes I | lost my little darlin' the | night they were | playin' |
| D | G | D | A | D | |
| That | beautiful | Ten | nes | see | Waltz |
| (solo, same as a verse) |
| (CHORUS 1) or CHORUS 1 alone again |
| (VERSE 2) |
| D | D7 | G | |
| Now I | wonder how a dance like the | Tennessee | Waltze |
| D | Bm | E | A | |
| Could have | broken my | heart so com | plete |
| D | D7 | G | |
| Well I | couldn't blame my darlin', and | who could help | fallin' |
| D | G | D | A | D | |
| In | love with my | dar | lin' | so | sweet |
| (CHORUS 2) |
| D | D7 | G | D | |
| Well it | must be the | fault of the | Tennessee | Waltz |
| Bm | E | A | |
| Wish I'd known just how | much it would | cost |
| D | D7 | G | |
| But I | didn't see it commin', it's all | over but the | cryin' |
| D | G | D | A | D | |
| Blame it | all on the | Ten | nes | see | Waltz |
| (solo, same as a verse) |
| (CHORUS 2) |
| New second verse written by Cohen |
| D | D7 | G | |
| She goes | dancin' with the darkness to the | Tennessee | Waltz |
| D | Bm | E | A | |
| and I | feel like I'm | falling a | part |
| D | D7 | G | |
| and it's | stronger than drink and it's | deeper than | sorrow |
| D | G | D | A | D | |
| this | darkness she | left | in | my | heart |
| I remember the night ... (CHORUS 1) |
| That beautiful Tennessee Waltz |