| In 3/4 time |
| G | G | G | C | |
| I was | dancin' with my | darlin' to the | Tennessee | Waltz |
| G | E | A | D | |
| When an | old friend I | happened to | see. |
| G | G | G | G | |
| I intro- | duced him to my | darlin' and | while they were | dancin' |
| G | A7 | G | G | |
| My | friend stole my | sweetheart from | me. |
| G | B | C | G | |
| I re | member the | night, and the | Tennessee | Waltz |
| G | G | D | A | |
| Now I | know just how | much I have | lost |
| G | G | G | C | |
| Yes, I | lost my little | darlin' the | night they were | playing |
| G | D | G | G | |
| The | beautiful | Tennessee | Waltz. |