Blue Kentucky Girl Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays470

Blue Kentucky Girl by Emmylou Harris is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			(G) You left me for the (C) bright lights of the (G)town 
 
A (C) country boy set out to see the (D) world 
 
(G) Remember when those (C) city lights shine (G) down 
 
That big old (C) moon shines on (D) your Kentucky (G) girl 
 

I (C) swear I love you by the moon above (G) you 
 
How (A) bright is it shining in your (D) world 
 
Some (G) morning when you (C) wake up all (G) alone 
 
Just come on (C) home to your (D) blue Kentucky (G) girl 
 
 
 
(G) Don't wait to bring great (C) riches home to (G) me 
 
I need (C) no diamond rings or fancy (D) pearls 
 
Just (G) bring yourself your (C) all I"ll ever (G) need 
 
That's good (C) enough for this (D) blue Kentucky (G) girl 
 
 
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Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante