Kentuck Means Paradise(Chords)

	        Intro:  A C A D C A C D 

verse 1 


(spoken) 
Ah listen to that sound 

you take a (K) a (E) and you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY) 
                E                     A 
and that spells Kentucky but it means paradise 

verse 2 
                                           D 
you take a chicken and you kill it and you put it in a skillet 
        A                                       E 
and you fry it up a golden brown thats southern cookin' and 
            A 
it's mighty nice. 

verse 2 
                 D                      A       B 
It don't cover a lot when you look on a map but I wasn't 
                               E 
studyin'no geography when I'as sittin' in my mammy's lap. 
    A                            D                          A 
you take a (K) a (E) you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY) 
            E                     A 
that spells Kentucky And it means paradise. 

A D A E A D A E E7 A  (dobro guitar) 

Outro 

A                     D                      A       B 
Whoa we don't cover a lot when you look on a map but I wasn't 
                                E 
studyin' no geography when I'as sitting on my mammy's lap. 
   A                                 D           A  
you take a (K) a (E) you add an (N) and a (T) a (U) and a (CKY) 
            E                      A       D        A   
that spells Kentucky And it means paradise 
   B                   D     A          E   A 
I said Kentucky and it means paradise.
	        

Written by The Green River Boys/Merle Travis