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Kentucky Rose chords by
Michael W. Smith
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Key: Ab major•
Intro 1
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Sun comes up
Verse 1
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Sunday morn
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On the little church where I been
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since I was born
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And there he stood a
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hearty smile
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You could hear his voice ringing
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out for a country mile
Verse 2
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And he could place your
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mind at ease
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With his tender ness and a heart
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That aimed to please
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A pauper's hands a farmer's clothes
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Just a preacher man we called Ken
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tucky Rose
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Verse 3
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He worked the soul like he
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worked the land
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He spoke in ways that anyone
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could un derstand
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Simple words of simple faith
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And when it came to love
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He would go out of his way
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Verse 4

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A helping hand
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A soothing chat
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Dsus4
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And he practiced what he
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preached imagine that
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And as far as kindness goes
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There was none compared to old Kentucky Rose
Interlude 1
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Dsus4
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Verse 5
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Evening stroll 'cross
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Shyler's bridge
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That's when he saw the boy
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Trapped below that rocky ridge
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He knew the danger he would face
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But it's as if he saved the child
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Only to take his place
Verse 6
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For on that ridge of
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stone and ice
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Kentucky met his maker
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in a sac rifice
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Why he's gone
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God only knows
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Maybe for the company
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of his Kentucky Rose
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So peaceful
Verse 7
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in his Sunday best
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He was buried on a hill
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and laid to rest
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When people heard they
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Esus4
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came in droves
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To say their last good-byes to to sweet
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Kentucky Rose
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Esus4
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Verse 8
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Now, on that hill
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One flower grows
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They say it is the spirit
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of Kentucky Rose
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They say it is the spirit of
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Kentucky Rose
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I believe it is the spirit of Ken
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tucky Rose
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • Am

  • Dsus4

  • Ebdim

  • A

  • Esus4

  • Fdim

    3

  • F#m

    2

  • E

  • C#

    4

  • Asus4

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Kentucky Rose by Michael W. Smith is Ab major.

The primary chords used in Kentucky Rose are Db, Eb, Ab, Fm, Bbm, Ebsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Eb, Ab, Fm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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