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Banjo Tuned to E, Key of D, No Capo
Kentucky Pool
[Verse]
WelDl a faint silhouette to my lGeft, fainter still to my rDight
Even the searchlights long white sApear cant find the buoys Dtonight
Running right where I thought I Gshould be running, but some-how I got
turned aDround.
All the time I thought I was going uDp-river, I was reAally going
doDwn.
[Chorus]
KentGucky pool made a fool out of Dme,
I thought I was running on the TGennessee River,
It must be the deep bluDe sea.
[Verse]
Well a dagblamed bluegrass Gpicker has got no business aDfloat,
Needs to be somewhere pGlaying this fiddle instead of trying to
stAeer this bDoat.
The captain is on the deck bDelow..he will soon becoming uDpstairs,
Ive been listening for ChanneGl 13, and his footsteps on the Dstairs
[Chorus]
KentGucky pool made a fool out of Dme,
I thought I was running on the TGennessee River,
It must be the deep bluDe sea.
[Verse]
Well Dthe radios nothing but stGatic, and cold as a knife I can fDeel
The rains coming over the breasGtboard and the chart fell Adown
behind the Dwheel.
I may be getting ready to run over this bGuoy, while trying to find
the Dnext.
Ive been praying to God, and Captain WGeigh, I dont have no
steaAmboat wrDeck
[Chorus]
KentGucky pool made a fool out of Dme,
I thought I was running on the TGennessee River,
It must be the deep bluDe sea.
AGnd its raAining, raining on Dme........ 

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Kentucky Pool

by John Hartford

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Banjo Tuned to E, Key of D, No Capo

Kentucky Pool

[Verse]

D G D

Well a faint silhouette to my left, fainter still to my right

A D

Even the searchlights long white spear cant find the buoys tonight

Running right where I thought I should be running, but some-how I got

turned around.

D A

All the time I thought I was going up-river, I was really going

down.

[Chorus]

G D

Kentucky pool made a fool out of me,

I thought I was running on the Tennessee River,

It must be the deep blue sea.

[Verse]

G D

Well a dagblamed bluegrass picker has got no business afloat,

Needs to be somewhere playing this fiddle instead of trying to

A D

steer this boat.

D D

The captain is on the deck below..he will soon becoming upstairs,

G D

Ive been listening for Channel 13, and his footsteps on the stairs

[Chorus]

G D

Kentucky pool made a fool out of me,

I thought I was running on the Tennessee River,

It must be the deep blue sea.

[Verse]

D G D

Well the radios nothing but static, and cold as a knife I can feel

G A

The rains coming over the breastboard and the chart fell down

behind the wheel.

I may be getting ready to run over this buoy, while trying to find

the next.

Ive been praying to God, and Captain Weigh, I dont have no

A D

steamboat wreck

[Chorus]

G D

Kentucky pool made a fool out of me,

I thought I was running on the Tennessee River,

It must be the deep blue sea.

G A D

And its raining, raining on me........

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