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Kentucky Straight chords by
Johnny Cash
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Key: A major•BPM: 167
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Up in Kentucky they

make a whiskey

They call a Kentucky Straight Whiskey

And up in Kentucky I married a woman

That I bet she is a better woman

Than that whiskey is whiskey

I call her my Kentucky Straight
Verse 2
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I've rambled round the country side
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G

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I've drifted near and far
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C
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I've been off to seek my fortune
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I've been followin' every star
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C
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I've rode the devil's highway
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D

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The hell bound interstate
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G

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C
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But now I'm back at happy shack
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D

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With my Kentucky Straight
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G

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Verse 3

C
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And we rise up every morning
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G

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with the chicken
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C

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D

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And every minute we're
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G

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alive we're livin'
C
C

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D

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She's a little bit old fashioned
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G

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C
C

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but her lovin's up to date
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G

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And I'm happy here with
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D

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my Kentucky Straight
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G

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Verse 4

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C

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I had looked for satisfaction
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G

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D

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in the arms of quite a few
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And I've done everything
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that I was big enough to do
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G

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C
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But everywhere I see her face
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from Maine to Golden Gate
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C

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And I knew that this is where it's at
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with my Kentucky Straight
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G

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Verse 5

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D

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And we rise up every morning
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G

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with the chicken
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G

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And every minute we're alive we're livin'
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I love her so she knows that it
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C

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was worth a while to wait
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G

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Cause I'm happy here with
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my kentucky straight
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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  • C

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Capo: 2

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