Kentucky Hills – Carl Ingram · Song Chords

Kentucky Hills

Carl Ingram · D

Real Key

D

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D

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Kentucky Hills

Key: D major

Tuning: Standard

Capo: None

Feel: Slow 6/8

Suggested chords: D, G, A, Bm7, Em7

Intro

| [D] | [G] | [D] | [A] |

| [Bm7] | [G] | [D] [A] | [D] |

Verse 1

[D]

One night the moon was shining

[G]

On these old Kentucky hills

[D]

Way down in the country

[A]

Among the rocks and among the rills

[Bm7]

I had an urge to travel

[G]

And I’ve always longed to roam

[D]

But that night I left these bluegrass hills

[A] [D]

And my old country home

Chorus

[G]

Kentucky

[D]

I hear you calling me tonight

[G]

Kentucky

[D]

I know your moon’s still shining bright

[Bm7]

I miss your mountains and your sky

[G]

And your bluegrass waving high

[D]

I guess I’ll go back there

[A] [D]

To live and die

Instrumental

| [D] | [G] | [D] | [A] |

| [Bm7] | [G] | [D] [A] | [D] |

Verse 2

[D]

I’ll never forget the night I left

[G]

The moon was shining high

[D]

And Mother, through her tear-filled eyes

[A]

She smiled as she cried

[Bm7]

She said, “Oh hon, don’t leave me

[G]

We all love you, you know”

[D]

But I had that urge to travel

[A] [D]

And that night I had to go

Verse 3

[D]

For years and years I’ve traveled

[G]

I’ll never settle down

[D]

I’ve been in big cities

[A]

And been in small country towns

[Bm7]

In my heart there is a longing

[G]

And someday I’ll go back

[D]

To where that bluegrass is waving

[A] [D]

Around that country shack

Bridge

Pull the strumming back here. One soft strum or light fingerpicking would work well.

[Bm7]

Now the years have passed like rivers

[G] [D]

And I feel their current strong

[Bm7]

When the Tetons catch the morning

[G] [A]

I can almost hear your song

[Bm7]

I don’t know what waits beyond them

[G] [D]

Or where every journey ends

[Em7]

But the road that carried me away

[G] [A]

Keeps turning home again

Final Chorus[Chorus]

Let this chorus build a little more than the first.

[G]

Kentucky

[D]

I hear you calling me tonight

[G]

Kentucky

[D]

I know your moon’s still shining bright

[Bm7]

I miss your mountains and your sky

[G]

And your bluegrass waving high

[D]

I guess I’ll go back there

[A] [D]

To live and die

Slow down and soften again.

[G]

Yes, I guess I’ll go back there

[D]

To live and die

[Bm7]

And if there’s something past those mountains

[G]

Something waiting out of sight

[D]

I hope the road that leads me home

[A] [D]

Brings me back to you one night

Outro

| [Em7] | [Bm7] | [G] | [D] |

| [G] | [D] | [A] | [D] |

Let the final D ring.

Chords Used (5)

Guitar

Ukulele

D

1 / 4

G

1 / 5

A

1 / 4

Bm7

7fr

1 / 5

Em7

1 / 7

Song Info

Real Key

D

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