Tennessee Stud

Gordon Lightfoot

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|_ |_ |_ | In eighteen hundred twenty-five I left Tennessee very much alive I never would've got through the Arkansas mud If I hadn't been riding on the Tennessee Stud I had piece of trouble my sweetheart's Pa One of her brothers was a bad outlaw I sent her a letter to my Uncle Judd I rode away on the Tennessee Stud The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud Drifted on down into no man's land Across the river called the Rio Grande Raced my horse with the Spaniard's foe 'Til I got me a skin full of silver and gold Me and the gambler, we couldn't agree We got in a fight over one two three We jerked our guns and he fell with a thud I rode away on a Tennessee Stud The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud I was as lonesome as a man can be Thinking of my girl back in Tennessee The Tennessee Stud's green eyes turned blue 'Cause he was a-dreamin' of a sweetheart too I loped right back into Arkansas And I rode all night and my back was raw I found me the girl with the golden hair She was a-riding on the Tennessee Mare The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud Stirrup to stirrup and side by side We crossed the mountains and the valleys wide We come Big Muddy and we forded the flood On the Tennessee Mare and the Tennessee Stud Pretty little baby on the cabin floor And a little horse colt playing 'round the door I love the girl with the golden hair And the Tennessee Stud loves the Tennessee Mare The Tennessee Stud was long and lean The color of the sun and his eyes were green He had the nerve and he had the blood There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud There never was a horse like Tennessee Stud **Les accords D et C peuvent être remplacés par D2(xx0230) et C(add9)(x32210)

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La chanson raconte l'histoire d'un homme qui quitte le Tennessee en 1825, chevauchant un cheval exceptionnel, le Tennessee Stud. Alors qu'il traverse des terres hostiles et rencontre divers obstacles, il pense à son amour resté derrière lui. Sa monture, admirable par sa bravoure et sa beauté, l'accompagne dans ses aventures, mais son cœur reste attaché à celle qu'il a laissée. Après des épreuves, il retrouve finalement sa bien-aimée, partageant des moments de bonheur avec elle et leur futur. On ressent à travers ce récit une quête d'amour et de liberté, typique de l’esprit des pionniers américains. Les paysages vastes et les défis rencontrés symbolisent aussi les luttes humaines et les espoirs. C'est une ode à la loyauté, que ce soit envers la famille, l'amour ou son fidèle destrier.

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