Intro  A C A D C A C D  Played over verse 1

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.