If I Ever Get Back To Old Kentucky
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[Intro ]
C#m E
C#m E
A E
A
E
[Verso 1]
C#m E C#m E
I've heard about your song Johnny Denver and I rode across your rocky mountain high
A E
I blazed the old white sands of Arizona
A C#m E
But Kentucky, is the beauty of my eye
[Refrão]
C#m E
Daddy he died an old coal miner
C#m E
My mother died giving birth to me
A E
While my sister she's still in Arizona
A E
But Kentucky is where I bet she'd be
C#m E
If I ever get back to old Kentucky
C#m E
If I ever live to see old KY
A E
I'll give up my days as a lonely drifter
A
Oh let me live there, live there, live there
C#m E
Until the day I die
{Instrumental}
A
E A
E
[Refrão]
C#m E
Daddy he died an old coal miner
C#m E
My mother died giving birth to me
A E
While my sister she's still in Arizona
A E
But Kentucky is where I bet she'd be
C#m E
If I ever get back to old Kentucky
C#m E
If I ever live to see old KY
A E
I'll give up my days as a lonely drifter
A
Oh let me live there, live there, live there
C#m E
Until the day I die
Outro
C#m E
C#m E Bm
A E
A F#m A
E
How to play If I Ever Get Back To Old Kentucky
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.