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Kentucky Moon

The Kinks
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Never  been anywhere
South  of the Delaware
Never  been through Kahalamazoo
&9 ¤
 Never been to Timbuk - tu (instrumental)
Living  is fanasy
Travelling mentally
Making  up tunes in  hotel rooms
  &9 ¤
 'bout places I've never been to (instrumental)
  &9 /
 Though I've never cruised under a Kentucky Moon (instrumental)
I have  my dream  - Kentucky Moon (instrumental)
 But it's all imi  - tary
 From songs, films  and T - V
 But I can visua  - lise  what I've  never seen
I have  my dream  ­  Kentucky  Moon.  (instrumental)
Route  sixty - six  to me
Is  still a mystery
And  Ohaho, too when Chicago  Blue
Gone  to Saint Louis Blues
Never  been anywhere
South  of the Delaware
Never  been through Kahalamazoo
&9
 Never been to Timbuk - tu (instrumental)
 But I can visua  - lise  what I've  never seen
 So I sit  and dream  ­  Kentucky  Moon  (instrumental)
 As I sit while  I sleep in  my room  (?? Not  sure  about that  text line ­ can anyone help?)
 But it's just imi  - tary
 From songs, films  and T - V
 But I can visua  - lise  what I've  never seen
 So I  sit and dream  ­  Kentucky  Moon (instrumental)
¤  should read as  dim ( )
 Bonus Track on "Muswell Hillbillies", Velvel re-issue 1998
 Recorded on September 16, 1971

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Readable chord sheet for Kentucky Moon by The Kinks

[D9]Never been [A9]anywhere
[A9]South of the [C9]Delaware
[G9]Never been through [A]Kahalamazoo
[G7]         [C7]&9             [D]        [D]    [Dm]¤  [G6]
Never been to    Timbuk  -  tu      (instrumental)

[D9]Living is [A9]fanasy
[A9]Travelling [C9]mentally
[G9]Making up tunes [A]in hotel rooms
      [G7]          [C7]&9       [D]         [D]   [Dm]¤  [G6]
'bout places I've never been to       (instrumental)

            [A]             [G7]      [C7]&9     [D]         [C]    [A]     [F]   [D]    [C]    [A]/[C#]    [D]   [C]   [A/C#]
Though I've never cruised under a Kentucky Moon     (instrumental)
[D]I  [C]have my [A]dream  - [F]Kentucky [D]Moon      [C](inst[A/C#]rumental)[D]

But it's [G]all [F]imi - [D]tary
From [G]songs, [F]films and T - [D]V
But I [G]can [F]visua - [D]lise what [C]I've never [A]seen
[D]I  [C]have my [A]dream &s[F]hy; Kentu[D]cky Moon.  [C]  [A/C#]  (inst[D]rum[C]ent[A/C#]al)

[D9]Route sixty - [A9]six to me
[A9]Is still a [C9]mystery
[G9]And Ohaho, too when [A]Chicago Blue
[G7]Gone to Saint [C]Louis [D]Blues

[D9]Never been [A9]anywhere
[A9]South of the [C9]Delaware
[G9]Never been through [A]Kahalamazoo
[G7]         [C7]&9                   [D]        [G]   [F]   [D]     [G]    [F]   [D]
Never been to          Timbuk  -  tu       (instrumental)
But I [G]can [F]visua - [D]lise what [C]I've never [A]seen
So [D]I   [C]sit and [A]dream &s[F]hy; Kentu[D]cky Moon [C]   [A] (in[F]str[D]ument[C]al)  [A]    [C#]          [D]               [C]                  [A/C#]

As I [D]sit [C]while I [A]sleep [F]in my [D]room (?? No[C]t sur[A/C#]e about [D]that text line ­ can anyone help?)
But it's [G]just [F]imi - [D]tary
From [G]songs, [F]films and T - [D]V
But I [G]can [F]visua - [D]lise what [C]I've never [A]seen
So [D]I  [C] sit and [A]dream &s[F]hy; Kentu[D]cky Moo[C]n   [A/C#](instr[D]umen[C]tal)[A/C#]

[Dm]¤ should read as [Dm] dim ([D]  [F]  [Ab])

Bonus Track on "Muswell Hillbillies", Velvel re-issue 1998
Recorded on September 16, 1971

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