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Thieving Birds
Kentucky
[Intro]
 C   G   D   Em   G   D(x2)
[Verse 1]
I don’t Cneed a place to Glive
I just Emneed somewhere to Gsleep
And a Cshovel and some Grope
Incase I’m Emin too dDeep
I don’t Ccare to underGstand
But I Emcan sympatGhize
Hell we’ve Call got ghGosts
That live Embehind our Deyes
[Chorus]
It’s getting Cso damn hGard just Emliving this Gway
When you’re Empushing me aGway like you Ddo
The Chardest paGrt is getEmting to the hGeart
Of the Emmatter when I’m Ghere with yDou
C G D Em G D
[Verse 2]
How’s the weCather in KenGtucky
It’s been Emraining here for weGeks
We’ve been pCraying like hellG  
And shufflEming our feetD  
I don’t caCre to understanGd
But I Emcan compromiseG  
Hell we’Cve all got dreamsG  
That liEmve behind our eyesD  
[Chorus]
It’s getting Cso damn hGard just Emliving this Gway
When you’re Empushing me aGway like you Ddo
The Chardest paGrt is getEmting to the hGeart
Of the Emmatter when I’m Ghere with yDou
[Break]
Em D G Em D G D
[Chorus]
It’s getting Cso damn hGard just Emliving this Gway
When you’re Empushing me aGway like you Ddo
The Chardest paGrt is getEmting to the hGeart
Of the Emmatter when I’m Ghere with yDou
It’s getting Cso damn hGard just Emliving this Gway
When you’re Empushing me aGway like you Ddo
The Chardest paGrt is getEmting to the hGeart
Of the Emmatter when I’m Ghere with yDou
PuEmshing me aGway like you Ddo
PuEmshing me aGway like you Ddo
Em D G Em D G D

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Kentucky

by Thieving Birds

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Chords in this song · guitar

Thieving Birds

Kentucky

[Intro]

C G D Em G D

(x2)

[Verse 1]

C G

I don’t need a place to live

Em G

I just need somewhere to sleep

C G

And a shovel and some rope

Em D

Incase I’m in too deep

C G

I don’t care to understand

Em G

But I can sympathize

C G

Hell we’ve all got ghosts

Em D

That live behind our eyes

[Chorus]

C G Em G

It’s getting so damn hard just living this way

Em G D

When you’re pushing me away like you do

C G Em G

The hardest part is getting to the heart

Em G D

Of the matter when I’m here with you

C G D Em G D

[Verse 2]

C G

How’s the weather in Kentucky

Em G

It’s been raining here for weeks

C G

We’ve been praying like hell

Em D

And shuffling our feet

C G

I don’t care to understand

Em G

But I can compromise

C G

Hell we’ve all got dreams

Em D

That live behind our eyes

[Chorus]

C G Em G

It’s getting so damn hard just living this way

Em G D

When you’re pushing me away like you do

C G Em G

The hardest part is getting to the heart

Em G D

Of the matter when I’m here with you

[Break]

Em D G Em D G D

[Chorus]

C G Em G

It’s getting so damn hard just living this way

Em G D

When you’re pushing me away like you do

C G Em G

The hardest part is getting to the heart

Em G D

Of the matter when I’m here with you

C G Em G

It’s getting so damn hard just living this way

Em G D

When you’re pushing me away like you do

C G Em G

The hardest part is getting to the heart

Em G D

Of the matter when I’m here with you

Em G D

Pushing me away like you do

Em G D

Pushing me away like you do

Em D G Em D G D

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