Lyrics

SWEET KENTUCKY RAIN
Music By Teddie Cochran
Lyrics By Teddie Cochran & Shannon McKay
Key of D Tempo = Adante
4/4 Time Tacet

INTRO: D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4

VERSE 1:
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
I smell her perfume dancin' in the air
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
As the cool breeze stirs through my hair
G A D Dsus4 D Dsus4
And the memories of her keep comin' back
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
I feel her soul stirrin' old ____ emotions
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
From the loneliness to her warm embrace
Bm A G
As I waltz with my lover in
D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4
The Sweet Kentucky Rain

CHORUS:
D A G
Sw_eet Kentucky Rain
D Bm A
fallin' do_wn on me
D A G F#
I feel my lov_ers callin'
Em
Whisperin' through
A7sus4-A
The lonely trees
Bm A G
As I waltz with my lover in
Bm-A-D
The Sweet Kentucky Rai___n

Dsus4-D-Dsus4-D-A-G-F#-Em-A7sus4-A-Bm-A-G-Bm-A-D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4

VERSE 2:
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
I feel her hands carressing in the wind
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
Brings me back into her arms again


G A D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4
As raindrops awaken my silent heart

Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
I see the sparkle of__ her eyes
Dsus2 Dsus2/C Dsus2/B A7sus4
Resting there like a butterfly
G A D
As the rain falls to the rythum of my heart
Bm A G
And the Appalachians sing her name
D-D2-Dsus4-D
In the Sweet Kentucky Rain

BRIDGE:
G
Her sweet voice fills the air
A
As lightnin' suddenly flares
Bm A G
As the Appalachians call her name
D-Dsus2-D4-D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4
In the Sweet Kentucky Rai________n

CHORUS:
D A G
Sw_eet Kentucky Rain
D Bm A
fallin' do_wn on me
D A G F#
I feel my lov_ers callin'
Em
whisperin' through
A7sus4-A
the lonely trees
Bm A G
As I waltz with my lover in
D
The Sweet Kentucky Rain
Bm A G
As I waltz with my lover in
D-Dsus4-D2-D
The Sweet Kentucky Rai________n


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