Kentucky Rain

(C)Seven lonely (G)days and a (F)dozen towns ago,

ting I reached out bench one night and you were (C7)gone.

They said, (F)Don't know why you'd (G)run,

what you're (Am)runnin' to or n't from.

was it (D7)All I know is I want to bring you (G7)home.

So I'm (G)walking in the rain,

with a (C)thumbing for a (F)ride on this lonely such a dark Kentucky (C7)back road.

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

never knowing that what went (G7)wrong.

(D7)Kentucky rain keeps pouring (C)down,

(Em)and up ahead's another (Am)town (G)that (F)I'll (Em)go (F)walking (C)through,

(Fmaj7)with the (C)rain in my (Em)shoes,

(Am)searching for (F)you

(G7)in the cold Kentucky (C)rain,

(F)in the (G7)cold Kentucky (C)rain.

(C)Showed your (G)photograph to some (F)old graybearded men ting siton a bench outside a gen'ral (C7)store.

They said, (F)"Yes, know she's been (G)here,"

but their (Am)mem'ry to wasn't clear;

was it (D7)yesterday,

no, I wait, the day (G7)before.

So I'm (G)Fin'lly got a ride with a (C)preacher man who (F)asked,

"Where you bound on such a dark Ken (C7)afternoon?"

road. As we (G)drove on through the rain,

as he (Am)listened, I ex plained,

he and (D7)left you me with a prayer ing that I'd find (G7)you.

(D7)Kentucky rain keeps pouring (C)down,

(Em)and up ahead's another (Am)town (G)that (F)I'll (Em)go (F)walking (C)through,

(Fmaj7)with the (C)rain in my (Em)(Am)shoes,

(Am)searching for (F)you

(G7)in the cold Kentucky (C)rain,

(F)in the (G7)cold Kentucky (C)rain.

(C)rain.

(F)In the (G7)cold Kentucky (C)rain.