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Bowling Green by Jesse Winchester
written for the Everly Brothers by Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel
Chart by Brian Fleming
[Intro]
E Dmaj7 A E Dmaj7 A E Dmaj7 A E F#m G#m F#m E
[Verse 1]
EThe fields down in ABowling GEreenDmaj7  A  
Have got the Egreenest grass Athat I've ever EseenDmaj7  A  
A Eman down in KentAucky well he Esure is Alucky
Just to Elive down in ABowling EGreenDmaj7  A  E  Dmaj7  A  
[Verse 2]
EGirls in Bowling AGreen they'll treat you ErightDmaj7  A  
They'll Ewear their dresses Acut all country EtightDmaj7  A  
A Eman down in KenAtucky well he Esure is lAucky
Just to Elay down through a ABowling Green EnightDmaj7  A  Dmaj7  A  
[Bridge 1]
   G#mKentucky sunshine makes your C#mheart unfold
   G#mAnd it warms your C#mbody and I F#mknow it touches your Bsoul
[Verse 3]
EFolks in Bowling AGreen they'll treat you EkindDmaj7  A  
They Elet a man just Aspeak his own mEindDmaj7  A  
A Eman down in KenAtucky well he Esure is Alucky
Cause in EBowling Green you can Awalk your own Eline
[Bridge 2]
   G#mKentucky sunshine makes your C#mheart unfold
   G#mAnd it warms your C#mbody and I F#mknow it touches your Bsoul
That Abluegrass is so fEine
I miss that Aold Kentucky homEe
That's mBine, it's still mine, ooo
[Verse 4]
EFolks in Bowling AGreen they'll treat you so ErightDmaj7  A  
The Egirls all wear Adresses country EtightDmaj7  A  
A Eman down in KenAtucky well he Esure is Alucky
Just to Elay down through a ABowling Green EnightDmaj7  A  
Just to Elay down through Aone Bowling Green EnightDmaj7  A  E  Dmaj7  A  E  

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Bowling Green

by Jesse Winchester

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dmaj7

F#m

G#m

C#m

Bowling Green by Jesse Winchester

written for the Everly Brothers by Terry Slater and Jacqueline Ertel

Chart by Brian Fleming

[Intro]

E Dmaj7 A E Dmaj7 A E Dmaj7 A E F#m G#m F#m E

[Verse 1]

E A E Dmaj7 A

The fields down in Bowling Green

E A E Dmaj7 A

Have got the greenest grass that I've ever seen

E A E A

A man down in Kentucky well he sure is lucky

E A E Dmaj7 A E Dmaj7 A

Just to live down in Bowling Green

[Verse 2]

E A E Dmaj7 A

Girls in Bowling Green they'll treat you right

E A E Dmaj7 A

They'll wear their dresses cut all country tight

E A E A

A man down in Kentucky well he sure is lucky

E A E Dmaj7 A Dmaj7 A

Just to lay down through a Bowling Green night

[Bridge 1]

G#m C#m

Kentucky sunshine makes your heart unfold

G#m C#m F#m B

And it warms your body and I know it touches your soul

[Verse 3]

E A E Dmaj7 A

Folks in Bowling Green they'll treat you kind

E A E Dmaj7 A

They let a man just speak his own mind

E A E A

A man down in Kentucky well he sure is lucky

E A E

Cause in Bowling Green you can walk your own line

[Bridge 2]

G#m C#m

Kentucky sunshine makes your heart unfold

G#m C#m F#m B

And it warms your body and I know it touches your soul

A E

That bluegrass is so fine

A E

I miss that old Kentucky home

That's mine, it's still mine, ooo

[Verse 4]

E A E Dmaj7 A

Folks in Bowling Green they'll treat you so right

E A E Dmaj7 A

The girls all wear dresses country tight

E A E A

A man down in Kentucky well he sure is lucky

E A E Dmaj7 A

Just to lay down through a Bowling Green night

E A E Dmaj7 A E Dmaj7 A E

Just to lay down through one Bowling Green night

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