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Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl Chords

Chord reference F, Bb, G7, C, C7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F]You left me for the [Bb]bright lights of the [F]town A [G7]country boy set out to see the [C]world [C7] Re[F]member when those [Bb]neon lights [F]shine down That big old [G7]moon shines on [C7]your Kentucky [F]girl

I swear I [Bb]love you by the moon a[F]bove you How [G7]bright is it shining in your [C]world [C7] Some [F]mornings when you [Bb]wake up all a[F]lone Just come on [G7]home to your [C7]blue Kentucky [F]girl

Don’t wait to bring [Bb]great riches home to [F]me I [G7]need no diamond rings or fancy [C]pearls [C7] Just [F]bring yourself you’re [Bb]all Ill ever [F]need That’s good e[G7]nough for this [C7]blue Kentucky [F]girl

I swear I [Bb]love you by the moon a[F]bove you How [G7]bright is it shining in your [C]world [C7] Some [F]mornings when you [Bb]wake up all a[F]lone Just come on [G7]home to your [C7]blue Kentucky [F]girl

Just come on [G7]home to your [C7]blue Kentucky [F]girl

Album Blue Kentucky Girl
Genres Country
Year 1979
Key F

How to Play Blue Kentucky Girl on Guitar?

Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl can be played in the key of F using the F, Bb, G7, C, C7 chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Blue Kentucky Girl with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.