Intro
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[Verse 1]
B B
I know this ain't the life you woulda chose for me,
D#m D#m
a rebel with a guitar chasin' down a dream.
C#m C#m
But if you're gonna get somewhere, sometimes you've gotta leave
[Verse 2]
B B
I know I don't call home as much as I should,
D#m D#m
I try not to drink too much and I'm eatin' pretty good.
C#m C#m
And that motel Gideon Bible, I don't read, but I should,
B F#
at least I thought about it and I think that's pretty good.
[Chorus]
E E
My heart 's in Kentucky, my song 's in Tennessee,
B B
my girl's in California and I sure miss all three.
F# F#
Daddy taught me how to work and you taught me how to pray,
F# B B
so, don't worry 'bout me, mama, I'll be okay.
[Verse 3]
B B
Last night the bar was crowded and they even sang along
D#m D#m
and that recordman told me, "Boy, it won't bе long".
C#m C#m
I'll save a little money and buy a tickеt home,
B F#
I'll be there by Christmas, so leave the porch light on.
[Chorus]
E E
My heart 's in Kentucky, my song 's in Tennessee,
B B
my girl's in California and I sure miss all three.
F# F#
Daddy taught me how to work and you taught me how to pray,
F# B
so, don't worry 'bout me, mama, I'll be okay.
[Interlude]
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[Verse 4]
B B
There's a million miles of road in my bloodshot eyes
D#m D#m
and in the midnight smoke underneath the neon lights.
C#m C#m
I swear I've seen a ghost, the Devil in disguise,
B F#
we had a beer together but I wouldn't let him buy.
[Chorus]
E E
Cause my heart 's in Kentucky, my song 's in Tennessee,
B B
my girl's in California and I sure miss all three.
F# F#
Daddy taught me how to work and you taught me how to pray,
F# B
so, don't worry 'bout me, mama, I'll be okay.
[Chorus]
E E
My heart 's in Kentucky, my song 's in Tennessee,
B B
my girl's in California and I sure miss all three.
F# F#
Daddy taught me how to work and you taught me how to pray,
F# B
so, don't worry 'bout me, mama, I'll be okay.
F# F#
Yeah, Daddy taught me how to work and you taught me how to pray,
F# B B B B
so, don't worry 'bout me, mama, I'll be okay.