Capo
2
Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: E
Intro:
E
Verse 1:
E
I'm no stranger to the rain.
A E
It starts rainin' and I start pourin' I'll take hurt like hell in the mornin'
Over feelin' this way.
E
There ain't a mirror in this house anymore
A E
'Cause it kills me to see the guy that let you leave
And walk right out the door
Pre-Chorus:
C#m B
Kentucky bluebird
Kentucky bourbon
A B
Sure got this ol' boy hurtin' in Tennessee
Chorus:
A
Good whiskey
E B A
Girl, it just don't last when Keith Whitley
B
Keeps bringin' you up like that
Gets me drinking
C#m B
'bout us and what it was
A E F#m
The things I love got a way of gettin' gone too soon
A B E
Kinda like good whiskey
Keith Whitley and you
Verse 2:
E
I hate the way you said nothin' at all
A
I guess you said what you had to say But what's killin' me tonight
E B
Is when he's lovin' on you, baby, you don't close your eyes
Chorus:
A
Good whiskey
E B A
Girl, it just don't last when Keith Whitley
B
Keeps bringin' you up like that. Gets me drinking
C#m B
'bout us and what it was
A C#m F#m
The things I love got a way of gettin' gone too soon
A B E
Kinda like good whiskey
Keith Whitley and you, ooh
Bridge:
C#m
My Amy
B
my Amy
A B
You sure got this old boy hurtin' up here in Tennessee
Chorus:
A
Good whiskey
E B A
Girl, it just don't last when Keith Whitley
E B C#m B
Keeps bringin' you up like that. Gets me drinking 'bout us and what it was
A B
The things I love got a way of gettin' gone too soon
A B E
Kinda like good whiskey
Keith Whitley and you
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Song History
Published: March 4, 2023
Last Updated: January 17, 2026