Kentucky Rain
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Intro: C F C F F/G G7
C C4/G
Seven lonely days
C C4/G
and a dozen towns ago,
C C4/G
I reached out one night
C C4/7
and you were gone
F G
Don't know why you'd run,
C Am
what you're running to or from,
D7 Dm7
all I know is I want to
F/G G7
bring you home.
C C4/G
So I'm walking in the rain,
C Bb/C
thumbing for a ride
C C4/G
on this lonely
C C4/7
Kentucky backroad
F G
I've loved you much too long
C Am
and my love's too strong
D7
to let you go, never knowing
F/G F7+
what went wrong
D7 C G/B
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
Em
and up ahead's another
Am G F Em F7+
town that I'll go walking thru
C C7+ Am
with the rain in my shoes,(rain in my shoes)
Am G F7+ F/G
searchin for you
G7 C G/B F/A
in the cold Kentucky rain
G7 C F7+ F/G
in the cold Kentucky rain.
C C4/G
Showed your photograph
C C9
to some old gray bearded men
C Bb/C
sitting on a bench outside
C C7/4
a gen'ral store
F G
They said "Yes, she's been here"
C Am
but their mem'ry wasn't clear,
D7
was it yesterday,
G7
no, wait the day before.
C Bb/C
So I fin'ly got a ride
C Bb/C
with a preacher man who asked:
C Bb/C
"Where you bound on such a cold dark
C C7/4
afternoon?"
F G
As we drove on thru the rain
C Am
as he listened I explained
D7
and he left me with a prayer
F/G G7 F7+
that I'd find you
D7 C Bm
Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
Em
and up ahead's another
Am G F Em F C
town that I'll go walking thru
F C Em Am Em C
with the rain in my shoes,
Am G F F/G
searchin for you
G7 C Em F
in the cold Kentucky rain
G7 C Em F
in the cold Kentucky rain.
G7 C Em F
in the cold Kentucky rain
G7 C Em F
in the cold Kentucky rain.
G7 C Em F
in the cold Kentucky rain
G7 C Em F
in the cold Kentucky rain.
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Am = X 0 2 2 1 0
Bb/C = X 3 X 3 3 1
Bm = X 2 4 4 3 2
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C4/7 = X 3 3 3 1 X
C4/G = 3 3 5 5 6 3
C7+ = X 3 2 0 0 X
C7/4 = X 3 3 3 1 X
C9 = X 3 5 5 3 3
D7 = X X 0 2 1 2
Dm7 = X 5 7 5 6 5
Em = 0 2 2 0 0 0
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
F/A = 5 X 3 5 6 X
F/G = 3 X 3 2 1 X
F7+ = 1 X 2 2 1 X
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G/B = X 2 0 0 3 3
G7 = 3 5 3 4 3 3
How to play Kentucky Rain
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. 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.