KENTUCKY RAIN

(C)Sev en lone ly (G)days and a (F)doz en towns a go, I ting (F)reached out bench one night and you were (C)gone.

(C7)They said, (G)Don’t know why you’d run, what you’re (Am)run nin’ to or from, was it (D7)all I know

is I want to bring you (G7)home.

So I’m (G)walk ing in the rain, with a (C)thumb ing for a (F)ride on this (F)lone ly such a dark Ken tuck y (C7)back road.

I’ve we (G)loved you much too long as and (Am)my love’s I too strong to he (D7)let you go,

nev er know ing what went (G7)wrong.

Ken tuck y rain keeps pour ing (C)down,

and up a head’s an oth er (Am)town (G)that (F)I’ll (Em)go (F)walk ing (C)through,

with the (C)rain in my (Em)shoes,

(Am)search ing for (F)you,

in the cold Ken tuck y (Em)rain,

in the (G7)cold Ken tuck y (C)rain.

(C)Showed your pho to (G)graph to some (F)old gray beard ed men sit ting (F)on a bench out side a gen ’ral (C)store.

(C7)They said, (G)“Yes, know she’s been here,” but you’re (Am)mem ’ry was n’t clear, was it (D7)yes ter day,

no I wait, the day be (G7)fore.

So I’m (G)Fi n’lly got a ride with a (C)preach er man who (F)asked, “Where you (F)bound on such a dark Ken af ter (C7)noon?” road.

As we (G)drove on through the rain, as he (Am)lis tened, I ex plained, and he (D7)left you me

with a prayer that I’d find (G7)you.

Ken tuck y rain keeps pour ing (C)down,

and up a head’s an oth er (Am)town (G)that (F)I’ll (Em)go (F)walk ing (C)through,

with the (C)rain in my (Em)shoes,

(Am)search ing for (F)you,

in the cold Ken tuck y (Em)rain,

in the (G7)cold Ken tuck y (C)rain.

(Em)rain.

In the (G)cold Ken tuck y (C)rain.