Bowling Green

Everly Brothers

Written by Jacqueline Ertel and Terry Slater

Key of G · Chords: I IV V ii iii

Verse 1

G           C       G               C               G
Way down in Bowling Green prettiest girls I've ever seen
         C        Am      D7       G            D7      G
A man in Kentucky sure is lucky to love down in Bowling Green
              C               G                 C              G
Bowling Green folks treat you kind they let you think your own mind
         C        Am      D7       G             D7                G
A man in Kentucky sure is lucky in Bowling Green you walk your own line

Verse 2

Bm                          Am
Kentucky sunshine makes the heart unfold
   Bm                   Am                  D7
It warms the body and I know it touches the soul
C                 Am               D7
Bluegrass is fine Kentucky owns my mind

Verse 3

    G              C       G                      C               G
The fields down in Bowling Green have the softest grass I've ever seen
         C        Am      D7       G           D7      G
A man in Kentucky sure is lucky to lie down in Bowling Green
              C               G                       C           G
Bowling Green girls treat you right they wear dresses cut country tight
         C        Am      D7            G      D7            G
A man in Kentucky sure is lucky if he’s seen a Bowling Green night

Verse 2

Bm                          Am
Kentucky sunshine makes the heart unfold
   Bm                   Am                  D7
It warms the body and I know it touches the soul
C                 Am               D7
Bluegrass is fine Kentucky owns my mind

Verse 4

G             D7      G
Bowling Green Bowling Green
              D7      G
Bowling Green Bowling Green