Chords for Bobby Osborne - "Kentucky Morning"
Tempo:
130.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
I am the one who stayed behind [G] while the others were going [D]
away.
[A] To the mills of Chicago, [G] to the plants of Detroit, [C] for the promise [Bm] of a five [A] dollar
day.
They would [D] come by in December while the folks were alive with [G] gifts from the money
they [F#m] made.
[G] And the talk of the night, states [D] of bright city [G] lights, [D] I wonder [A] how I ever
[D]
stayed.
And I tell them, [G] oh your bright lights don't shine like [D] a Kentucky [A]
morning.
[F#] [G] You can't
hear a whipper [D] wheel out on the [A] street.
Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old [G] caneback
rocker.
[D] While life [A] goes [Bm] on and [D] [G] on.
[D] While life [A] goes on [D] and on.
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[C] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[G]
[F#m]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] I took the train out of Corbin.
I headed up north [G] to visit a brother [D] of mine.
He said
[A] he'd talk to his former, or [G] to get me a job.
[C] Working midnight [G] to symbolize.
[A]
[Bm] And [A] I [D] was there
with my brother making factory pay.
[G] Good lord my soul [F#m] was alone.
It [G] was four in the morning
[D] I shut down [G] my machine.
[D] And I told [G] him [A]
I'm [D] going home.
Oh [G] your bright lights don't shine
[D] like a Kentucky [A] morning.
[G] You can't hear a whipper wheel [D] out on [A] the street.
Give me [G] a good piece
of land and [D] an old [G] caneback rocker.
[D] While life [A] goes [Bm] on and [G] on and [D] on.
And life [A] goes [G] on and on.
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[F#m] Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old caneback [G] rocker.
[Em] [D] While life [A] goes on [Bm] and on [G] and on.
[D] While life [A] goes on [F#] and [G] on.
[D] While life [A] goes on and [F#m] on.
[D]
[G] [D]
[A] [D]
I am the one who stayed behind [G] while the others were going [D]
away.
[A] To the mills of Chicago, [G] to the plants of Detroit, [C] for the promise [Bm] of a five [A] dollar
day.
They would [D] come by in December while the folks were alive with [G] gifts from the money
they [F#m] made.
[G] And the talk of the night, states [D] of bright city [G] lights, [D] I wonder [A] how I ever
[D]
stayed.
And I tell them, [G] oh your bright lights don't shine like [D] a Kentucky [A]
morning.
[F#] [G] You can't
hear a whipper [D] wheel out on the [A] street.
Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old [G] caneback
rocker.
[D] While life [A] goes [Bm] on and [D] [G] on.
[D] While life [A] goes on [D] and on.
[G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[C] [Bm]
[A] [D]
[G]
[F#m]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] I took the train out of Corbin.
I headed up north [G] to visit a brother [D] of mine.
He said
[A] he'd talk to his former, or [G] to get me a job.
[C] Working midnight [G] to symbolize.
[A]
[Bm] And [A] I [D] was there
with my brother making factory pay.
[G] Good lord my soul [F#m] was alone.
It [G] was four in the morning
[D] I shut down [G] my machine.
[D] And I told [G] him [A]
I'm [D] going home.
Oh [G] your bright lights don't shine
[D] like a Kentucky [A] morning.
[G] You can't hear a whipper wheel [D] out on [A] the street.
Give me [G] a good piece
of land and [D] an old [G] caneback rocker.
[D] While life [A] goes [Bm] on and [G] on and [D] on.
And life [A] goes [G] on and on.
[D]
[G] [A] [G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[F#m] Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old caneback [G] rocker.
[Em] [D] While life [A] goes on [Bm] and on [G] and on.
[D] While life [A] goes on [F#] and [G] on.
[D] While life [A] goes on and [F#m] on.
[D]
Key:
D
G
A
Bm
F#m
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I am the one who stayed _ behind [G] while the others were going _ [D] _
away.
_ _ [A] To the mills of Chicago, [G] to the plants of Detroit, _ [C] for the promise [Bm] of a five [A] dollar
day.
_ They would [D] come by in December while the folks were alive with [G] _ gifts from the money
they [F#m] made. _ _ _
[G] And the talk of the night, states [D] of bright city [G] _ _ _ _ lights, [D] I wonder _ [A] how I ever
[D]
stayed.
And I tell them, [G] oh your bright lights don't shine like [D] a Kentucky _ [A]
morning.
[F#] [G] You can't
hear a whipper [D] wheel out on the [A] street. _
Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old [G] caneback _ _ _
rocker.
[D] While life [A] goes _ [Bm] on and _ [D] [G] on.
[D] _ While life [A] goes on [D] and on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] I took the train out of Corbin.
I headed up north _ [G] to visit a brother [D] of mine.
_ He said
[A] he'd talk to his former, or [G] to get me a job.
[C] Working midnight [G] to symbolize.
[A] _ _ _
[Bm] And [A] I [D] was there
with my brother making factory pay.
_ [G] Good lord my soul [F#m] was alone.
_ _ It [G] was four in the morning
[D] I shut down [G] my machine.
_ _ _ [D] And I told [G] him [A] _
I'm [D] going home. _ _
Oh [G] your bright lights don't shine
[D] like a Kentucky [A] morning.
_ [G] You can't hear a whipper wheel [D] out on [A] the street.
_ Give me [G] a good piece
of land and [D] an old [G] caneback _ rocker.
_ [D] While life [A] goes [Bm] on and [G] on and _ [D] on.
And life [A] goes _ [G] on and on.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old caneback [G] _ _ rocker. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] While life [A] goes on [Bm] and on [G] and on.
[D] While life [A] goes on [F#] and _ [G] on.
_ _ [D] While life [A] goes _ on and [F#m] on.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ I am the one who stayed _ behind [G] while the others were going _ [D] _
away.
_ _ [A] To the mills of Chicago, [G] to the plants of Detroit, _ [C] for the promise [Bm] of a five [A] dollar
day.
_ They would [D] come by in December while the folks were alive with [G] _ gifts from the money
they [F#m] made. _ _ _
[G] And the talk of the night, states [D] of bright city [G] _ _ _ _ lights, [D] I wonder _ [A] how I ever
[D]
stayed.
And I tell them, [G] oh your bright lights don't shine like [D] a Kentucky _ [A]
morning.
[F#] [G] You can't
hear a whipper [D] wheel out on the [A] street. _
Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old [G] caneback _ _ _
rocker.
[D] While life [A] goes _ [Bm] on and _ [D] [G] on.
[D] _ While life [A] goes on [D] and on.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] I took the train out of Corbin.
I headed up north _ [G] to visit a brother [D] of mine.
_ He said
[A] he'd talk to his former, or [G] to get me a job.
[C] Working midnight [G] to symbolize.
[A] _ _ _
[Bm] And [A] I [D] was there
with my brother making factory pay.
_ [G] Good lord my soul [F#m] was alone.
_ _ It [G] was four in the morning
[D] I shut down [G] my machine.
_ _ _ [D] And I told [G] him [A] _
I'm [D] going home. _ _
Oh [G] your bright lights don't shine
[D] like a Kentucky [A] morning.
_ [G] You can't hear a whipper wheel [D] out on [A] the street.
_ Give me [G] a good piece
of land and [D] an old [G] caneback _ rocker.
_ [D] While life [A] goes [Bm] on and [G] on and _ [D] on.
And life [A] goes _ [G] on and on.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [F#m] Give me [G] a good piece of land [D] and an old caneback [G] _ _ rocker. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] While life [A] goes on [Bm] and on [G] and on.
[D] While life [A] goes on [F#] and _ [G] on.
_ _ [D] While life [A] goes _ on and [F#m] on.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _