On the verses, strike the bass string on the first beat and on the second beat just strum the chord. The G and D/F# get two beats and the Em gets four beats. The chorus timing goes: Am four beats; D four beats; B7 four beats; Em two beats; D two beats; Am four beats; D four beats; then it goes back to the verse. G D/F# Em I SEE THE CANDLE A BURNIN' G D/F# Em FROM MY CABIN IN THE WOODS G D/F# Em BUT SEE I WOULD HAVE BET ON SOONER G D/F# Em BUT MY PRIDE, DIDN'T THINK THAT I SHOULD G OH...OH...OH D/F# Em G D/F# Em OH...OH...OH G D/F# Em WELL I FOUGHT, GOOD AND HARD G D/F# Em FOR--OOOOR TENNESSEE G D/F# Em IT'S BEEN FOUR LONG LONELY YEARS G D/F# Em WOULD THE FOLKS BACK HOME STILL REMEMBER ME G OH...OH...OH D/F# Em G D/F# Em OH...OH...OH (chorus) D C G Gsus G IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND I'M COMING HOME D C G Gsus G I FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT BUT THE AGGIES WON Am D AND I WISH I WAS BACK HOME, SITTIN' UNDER THE OLD SHADE TREE B7 Em D WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY Am D G D/F# Em BACK HOME, IN TENNESSEE G D/F# Em G D/F# Em I RODE WITH STONEWALL JACKSON G D/F# Em WE FOUGHT SIDE BY SIDE G D/F# Em HE SAID SON THERE'S A BETTER DAY COMIN' G D/F# Em STILL AINT THOUGHT THAT MANY DIED G D/F# Em OH...OH...OH G D/F# Em OH...OH...OH D C G Gsus G IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME AND I'M COMIN' HOME D C G Gsus G I FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT BUT THE AGGIES WON Am D AND I WISH I WAS BACK HOME, SITTIN' UNDER THE OLD SHADE TREE B7 Em D WITH MY WIFE AND FAMILY Am D G D/F# Em BACK HOME, IN TENNESSEE G D/F# Em TENNESSEE G D/F# Em TENNESSEE