Written by The Green River Boys/Merle Travis
Intro: A C A D C A C D 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 D 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 A 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 E 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 E 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.
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