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Kentucky Rain

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[Verse]
CSeven lonely Gdays and a Cdozen towns aFgo, 
I Creached out one Fnight and you were Cgone.C7  
FDon't know why you'd Grun, what you're Crunning to or Amfrom, 
D7all I know is I want to bring you G7home. 
So I'm Cwalking in the Grain, Cthumbing for a Fride on this 
Clonely KenFtucky Cbackroad.C7  
I've Floved you much too Glong and mCy love's too sAmtrong 
to D7let you go, never knowing what went G7wrong.Fmaj7  
D7Kentucky rain keeps pouring CdoBmwn Emand up ahead's another Amtown
Gthat FI'll Emgo Fwalking Cthru Fmaj7with the Crain in my Emshoes,Am  Em  C  
Amsearchin Am7for Fyou G7in the cold Kentucky Crain,Em  F  
in the G7cold Kentucky Crain.
CShowed your photoGgraph to some Cold gray bearded Fmen 
sitting Con a bench outFside a gen'ral Cstore.C7  
They said "FYes, she's been Ghere" but their Cmem'ry wasn't Amclear, 
was it D7yesterday, no, wait the day beG7fore.
So I Cfin'ly got a Gride with a Cpreacher man who
Fasked: "Where you Cbound on such a dark FafterCnoon?"C7  
As we Fdrove on thru the Grain as he Clistened 
I exAmplained and he D7left me with a prayer that I'd find G7you.Fmaj7  
D7Kentucky rain keeps pouring CdoBmwn Emand up ahead's another Amtown
G    F    Em F       C    Fmaj7    C          Em     Am  Em  C
that I'll go walking thru with the rain in my shoes,Am  Em  C  
Amsearchin Am7for Fyou G7in the cold Kentucky Crain,Em  F  
in the G7cold Kentucky Crain, Emin Fthe G7cold

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Kentucky Rain

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

[Verse]

C G C F

Seven lonely days and a dozen towns ago,

C F C C7

I reached out one night and you were gone.

F G C Am

Don't know why you'd run, what you're running to or from,

D7 G7

all I know is I want to bring you home.

C G C F

So I'm walking in the rain, thumbing for a ride on this

C F C C7

lonely Kentucky backroad.

F G C Am

I've loved you much too long and my love's too strong

D7 G7 Fmaj7

to let you go, never knowing what went wrong.

D7 C Bm Em Am

Kentucky rain keeps pouring down and up ahead's another town

G F Em F C Fmaj7 C Em Am Em C

that I'll go walking thru with the rain in my shoes,

Am Am7 F G7 C Em F

searchin for you in the cold Kentucky rain,

G7 C

in the cold Kentucky rain.

C G C F

Showed your photograph to some old gray bearded men

C F C C7

sitting on a bench outside a gen'ral store.

F G C Am

They said "Yes, she's been here" but their mem'ry wasn't clear,

D7 G7

was it yesterday, no, wait the day before.

C G C

So I fin'ly got a ride with a preacher man who

F C F C C7

asked: "Where you bound on such a dark afternoon?"

F G C

As we drove on thru the rain as he listened

Am D7 G7 Fmaj7

I explained and he left me with a prayer that I'd find you.

D7 C Bm Em Am

Kentucky rain keeps pouring down and up ahead's another town

G F Em F C Fmaj7 C Em Am Em C

Am Em C

that I'll go walking thru with the rain in my shoes,

Am Am7 F G7 C Em F

searchin for you in the cold Kentucky rain,

G7 C Em F G7

in the cold Kentucky rain, in the cold

About Kentucky Rain Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play Kentucky Rain by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Kentucky Rain chords”, “Kentucky Rain guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley Kentucky Rain chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Kentucky Rain chords and for experienced players who want accurate Kentucky Rain lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, G, F, C7, Am, D7.

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The chords for "Kentucky Rain" show the original chord names (including C, G, F, C7, Am, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.