(C)Sev en lone ly (G)days and a (F)doz en towns a go, I ting (F)reached out bench one night and you were (C)gone.
(C7)They said, (G)Don’t know why you’d run, what you’re (Am)run nin’ to or from, was it (D7)all I know
is I want to bring you (G7)home.
So I’m (G)walk ing in the rain, with a (C)thumb ing for a (F)ride on this (F)lone ly such a dark Ken tuck y (C7)back road.
I’ve we (G)loved you much too long as and (Am)my love’s I too strong to he (D7)let you go,
nev er know ing what went (G7)wrong.
Ken tuck y rain keeps pour ing (C)down,
and up a head’s an oth er (Am)town (G)that (F)I’ll (Em)go (F)walk ing (C)through,
with the (C)rain in my (Em)shoes,
(Am)search ing for (F)you,
in the cold Ken tuck y (Em)rain,
in the (G7)cold Ken tuck y (C)rain.
(C)Showed your pho to (G)graph to some (F)old gray beard ed men sit ting (F)on a bench out side a gen ’ral (C)store.
(C7)They said, (G)“Yes, know she’s been here,” but you’re (Am)mem ’ry was n’t clear, was it (D7)yes ter day,
no I wait, the day be (G7)fore.
So I’m (G)Fi n’lly got a ride with a (C)preach er man who (F)asked, “Where you (F)bound on such a dark Ken af ter (C7)noon?” road.
As we (G)drove on through the rain, as he (Am)lis tened, I ex plained, and he (D7)left you me
with a prayer that I’d find (G7)you.
Ken tuck y rain keeps pour ing (C)down,
and up a head’s an oth er (Am)town (G)that (F)I’ll (Em)go (F)walk ing (C)through,
with the (C)rain in my (Em)shoes,
(Am)search ing for (F)you,
in the cold Ken tuck y (Em)rain,
in the (G7)cold Ken tuck y (C)rain.
(Em)rain.
In the (G)cold Ken tuck y (C)rain.
This page shows “Kentucky Rain” by Elvis Presley in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 90 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.