Kentucky Means Paradise chords by
Merle Travis
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
G

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D
D

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A lot of words are spelled the same,
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G

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with a different meaning you see.
D
D

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But here's a brand new way to spell heaven,
Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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D
D

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according to me.
You take a
G
G

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K and a
E, a
C
C

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N and a
T, a
U and a
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4

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C,
K,
Y.
Bm
Bm
2

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F#
F#
2

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That spells
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D

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B
B
2

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E
E

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A
A

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Kentucky, but it means paradise
D
D

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G
G

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Take a chicken and you kill it,
C
C

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put him in a skillet
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4

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And you fry him up a golden brown,
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G

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F#
F#
2

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D
D

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that's southern cooking
G
G

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And it's mighty nice
C
C

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G
G

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C
C

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It don't cover a lot when
G
G

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D
D

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G
G

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you look on a map
D
D

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But then I wasn't studying
Ebdim
Ebdim

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no geography
A
A

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When I was sitting on my mammy's lap
D
D

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You take a
G
G

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K and a
E, a
C
C

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N and a
T, a
U and a
C#dim
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4

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CKY
G
G

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F#
F#
2

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That spells
D
D

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G
G

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D
D

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Kentucky, but it means paradise
Interlude 1
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G

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D
D

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G
G

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C
C

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D
D

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Bm
Bm
2

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F#
F#
2

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D
D

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B
B
2

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E
E

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A

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D
D

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G
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C
C

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D

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Bm
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2

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F#
F#
2

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D
D

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G
G

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C
C

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G

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D
D

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Ebdim
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A
A

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D
D

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G
G

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C
C

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C#dim
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4

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Bm
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2

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G
G

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F#
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2

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D
D

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G
G

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D
D

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G
G

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D
D

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D
D

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Verse 2
C
C

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N and a
T, a
U and a
C#dim
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4

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C -K -Y
B
B
2

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C#dim
C#dim
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F#
F#
2

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That spells
D
D

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Kentucky
B
B
2

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E
E

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A
A

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But it means paradise
D
D

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G
G

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You take a chicken and you kill it
C
C

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And you put it in a skillet
C#dim
C#dim
4

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G
G

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Fry him up finger -lickin' good
F#
F#
2

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And boy, that's
D
D

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Kentucky
G
G

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D
D

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And it's mighty nice
G
G

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It don't cover a lot
C
C

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Just a little bitty spot
G
G

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When you look on a map
D
D

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But then I wouldn't study
Ebdim
Ebdim

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no geography
D
D

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A
A

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When I was sittin' on
D
D

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my mammy's lap
Take a
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C
C

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K -E -N -D -U and a
C#dim
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C -K -Y
Bm
Bm
2

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G
G

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What do you got?
F#
F#
2

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That's
D
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Kentucky
G
G

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D
D

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And it means paradise
G
G

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D
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G
G

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B
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2

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Em
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D
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C
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E
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A
A

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That spells
F#
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D
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Kentucky but it means paradise
G
G

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