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Kentucky Means Paradise
Glen Campbell
on the 1962 album with Green River Boys
Glen's cover of Merle Travis' hit
Intro   A   C   A   D   C   A   C    DPlayed over verse 1
Verse 1
(spoken)
Ah listen to that sound
you take a (K) a (E) and you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY)
and that spells EKentucky but it means Aparadise
Verse 2
you take a chicken and you kill it and you Dput it in a skillet
and you Afry it up a golden brown thats southern Ecookin' and
it's mighty Anice.
Verse 2
It don't cover a Dlot when you look on a Amap but BI wasn't
studyin'no geography when I'as Esittin' in my mammy's lap.
you Atake a (K) a (E) you add an (DN) and a (T) a (U) and a (CAKY)
that spells EKentucky And it means Aparadise.
 A   D   A   E   A   D   A   E   E7    A(dobro guitar)
Outro
AWhoa we don't cover a Dlot when you look on a Amap but BI wasn't
studyin' no geography when I'as Esitting on my mammy's lap.
you Atake a (K) a (E) you add an (N) aDnd a (T) a (AU) and a (CKY)
that spells EKentucky And it means pAaradiseD  A  
I sBaid Kentucky and it Dmeans Aparadise.E  A  
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God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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Kentuck Means Paradise

by Glen Campbell

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Kentucky Means Paradise

Glen Campbell

on the 1962 album with Green River Boys

Glen's cover of Merle Travis' hit

A C A D C A C D

Intro Played over verse 1

Verse 1

(spoken)

Ah listen to that sound

you take a (K) a (E) and you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY)

E A

and that spells Kentucky but it means paradise

Verse 2

you take a chicken and you kill it and you put it in a skillet

A E

and you fry it up a golden brown thats southern cookin' and

it's mighty nice.

Verse 2

D A B

It don't cover a lot when you look on a map but I wasn't

studyin'no geography when I'as sittin' in my mammy's lap.

A D A

you take a (K) a (E) you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY)

E A

that spells Kentucky And it means paradise.

A D A E A D A E E7 A

(dobro guitar)

Outro

A D A B

Whoa we don't cover a lot when you look on a map but I wasn't

studyin' no geography when I'as sitting on my mammy's lap.

A D A

you take a (K) a (E) you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY)

E A D A

that spells Kentucky And it means paradise

B D A E A

I said Kentucky and it means paradise.

flyinglibra51

God Bless Glen Travis Campbell

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