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