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Key: E
Tuning: E A D G B E
Intro:
D E D E
Verse 1:
E
Been in Kentucky too long
A E
I done come here from Arkansas
A D
Ain't runnin' from no Johnny Law
E
Please believe me
Verse 2:
E
I ain't in Kentucky for my health
A E
I done came here for somethin' else
A D E
Everybody knows that dry bread, it ain't greasy
Verse 3:
E
Back in Texas last week
A E
That's a-when a-things got bleak
A D
Be careful of what you speak
E
Might come find you
Verse 4:
E
A Choctaw just this mornin'
A E
They started shootin' out without warnin'
A D E
If it hadn't been for my woman that had me sleepin'
Chorus:
C D
Man, I really feel it comin' on
A
I've been in Kentucky too long
C D E
Been in Kentucky makin' somethin' out of nothin' too long
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E C D E C D E
Verse 5:
E
Daddy was in Vietnam
A E
It says it on his old sedan
A D E
He's been fightin' with Uncle Sam about somethin'
Verse 5:
E
News been talkin' about a bank
A E
Wasn't me this time for goodness' sake
A D
But if it was, I'd a split the take
E
If you really know me
Verse 6:
E
I guess I'm doin' just fine
A E
On big Sandy and a-doin' time
A D
That woman's 'bout to have my child
E
She says she needs me
Verse 7:
E
I ain't in Kentucky for my health
A E
I done came here for somethin' else
A D E
Mama used to say dry breath sure ain't greasy
Chorus:
C D
Man, I really feel it comin' on
A
I've been in Kentucky too long
C D E
I been in Kentucky tryin' to make that woman love me too long
C D
Man, I can feel it comin' on
A
I been in Kentucky too long
C D E
I been in Kentucky makin' somethin' out of nothin' too long
Outro:
C D E
Been in Kentucky too long
C D E
Been in Kentucky too long
C
Man, I really feel it comin' on
D E C D E C D E C D E C D E
Been in Kentucky too long
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Published: March 30, 2026
Last Updated: March 30, 2026