I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky

Bill Monroe

Key of G · Chords: I IV

Verse 1

C
Now when I left old Kentucky
                        G7
Linda kissed me and she cried
           C
I told her that I would not linger
                 G7     C
That I'd be back by and by

Verse 2

I'm going back to old Kentucky
                      G7
There to see my Linda Lou
          C
I'm going back to old Kentucky
                G7         C
Where the skies are always blue

Verse 3

Linda Lou she is a beauty
                                   G7
Those pretty brown eyes I loved so well
          C
I'm going back to old Kentucky
           G7         C
Never more to say farewell

Verse 2

I'm going back to old Kentucky
                      G7
There to see my Linda Lou
          C
I'm going back to old Kentucky
                G7         C
Where the skies are always blue

Verse 4

Linda Lou you know I love you
                              G7
I long for you both night and day
               C
When the roses bloom in old Kentucky
               G7      C
I'll be coming back to stay

Verse 2

I'm going back to old Kentucky
                      G7
There to see my Linda Lou
          C
I'm going back to old Kentucky
                G7         C
Where the skies are always blue