Rose Of Old Kentucky

Written by Bill Monroe

Key of G · Chords: I IV V

Verse 1

            G           C
She bloomed for me in a little village
     G        D
In a cabin on the hill
            G    G7      C
We made our vows to love each other
      D7      G      G7
And I know we always will.

Chorus

         C           G
She’s my rose of old Kentucky
            G                  D
I watch her bloom as the years roll by
                G     G7 C
For me there’ll never be another
              G    D       G
I’ll love her ’til the day I die.

Verse 2

   G                  C
In my dreams I see my darling
             G               D
In a gingham dress she looks so sweet
How I long for old Kentucky
For my darling I will meet.

Verse 3

Well I know you often wonder
And I’ll tell you the reason why
         C           G
She’s my rose of old Kentucky
And I know that she will never lie.