Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Paul McCartney (Bill Monroe, 1947)
Bill Monroe had it in 3/4. Start like this:
3/4 | D - d u d - |
1 2 & 3
Elvis released it in a fast 4/4 rock feel. Like this:
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro (start in 3/4)
| [A] | [A] | [A]
Well, blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | gone, and left me | [E7] blue | [E7]
Well, blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A7]
Well, it was | [D] on one moonlight | night, with the | [A] stars, shinin' | [A7] bright
| [D] Wind, blowin' | high, my | [A] love, said | [E7] good- bye
Blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A]
Instrumental Verse
| [A] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [E7] | [E7] |
| [A] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A7]
Well, it was | [D] on one moonlight night, with the | [A] stars, shinin' | [A7] bright
| [D] Wind, blowin' high, my | [A] love, said | [E7] good- bye
Blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A↓]
Switch to fast 4/4 rock feel
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A]
Well, blue | [A] moon | [A7]
Well, blue | [D] moon | [D7]
Yeah, blue | [A] moon | [A]
Keep a- shinin' | [E7] bright | [E7]
Well, blue | [A] moon, keep on a- | [A7] shinin' bright
| [D] Bring my baby | [D7] back tonight
Blue | [A] moon, | [E7] yeah, keep a- shinin' | [A] bright | [A]
Well, I said blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, just a- keep on | [D] shinin' | [D7]
Shine | [A] on the one that's | gone and left me | [E7] blue | [E7]
Well, blue | [A] moon of my Ken- | [A7] tucky, just a- keep on | [D] shinin' | [D7]
Well, shine | [A] on the one that's | [E7] gone and left me | [A] blue | [A7]
Well, it was | [D] on that- a moonlight | night, with the | [A] stars, shinin' | [A7] bright
| [D] Wind blowin' | high, my | [A] love said | [E7] good- bye
Blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, won't you keep on | [D] shinin' | [D7]
Well, shine | [A] on the one that's | [E7] gone and left me | [A] blue | [A]
Yeah, shine | [A] on the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A↓]
#Play along with Paul McCartney's version in this key. A kind of blend of the Bill Monroe and Elvis versions.
#Thanks to BUG (Bytown Ukulele Group) for this chart and for turning me onto this version of the tune.
#Last Updated 8/02/19 JJ
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Paul McCartney (Bill Monroe, 1947)
Bill Monroe had it in 3/4. Start like this:
3/4 | D - d u d - |
1 2 & 3
Elvis released it in a fast 4/4 rock feel. Like this:
4/4 | d u D u d u D u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro (start in 3/4)
| [A] | [A] | [A]
Well, blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | gone, and left me | [E7] blue | [E7]
Well, blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A7]
Well, it was | [D] on one moonlight | night, with the | [A] stars, shinin' | [A7] bright
| [D] Wind, blowin' | high, my | [A] love, said | [E7] good- bye
Blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A]
Instrumental Verse
| [A] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [A] | [E7] | [E7] |
| [A] | [A7] | [D] | [D] |
| [A] | [E7] | [A] | [A7]
Well, it was | [D] on one moonlight night, with the | [A] stars, shinin' | [A7] bright
| [D] Wind, blowin' high, my | [A] love, said | [E7] good- bye
Blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, keep on | [D] shinin' | [D]
Shine | [A] on, the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A↓]
Switch to fast 4/4 rock feel
| [A] | [A] | [A] | [A]
Well, blue | [A] moon | [A7]
Well, blue | [D] moon | [D7]
Yeah, blue | [A] moon | [A]
Keep a- shinin' | [E7] bright | [E7]
Well, blue | [A] moon, keep on a- | [A7] shinin' bright
| [D] Bring my baby | [D7] back tonight
Blue | [A] moon, | [E7] yeah, keep a- shinin' | [A] bright | [A]
Well, I said blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, just a- keep on | [D] shinin' | [D7]
Shine | [A] on the one that's | gone and left me | [E7] blue | [E7]
Well, blue | [A] moon of my Ken- | [A7] tucky, just a- keep on | [D] shinin' | [D7]
Well, shine | [A] on the one that's | [E7] gone and left me | [A] blue | [A7]
Well, it was | [D] on that- a moonlight | night, with the | [A] stars, shinin' | [A7] bright
| [D] Wind blowin' | high, my | [A] love said | [E7] good- bye
Blue | [A] moon of Ken- | [A7] tucky, won't you keep on | [D] shinin' | [D7]
Well, shine | [A] on the one that's | [E7] gone and left me | [A] blue | [A]
Yeah, shine | [A] on the one that's | [E7] gone, and left me | [A] blue | [A↓]
#Play along with Paul McCartney's version in this key. A kind of blend of the Bill Monroe and Elvis versions.
#Thanks to BUG (Bytown Ukulele Group) for this chart and for turning me onto this version of the tune.
#Last Updated 8/02/19 JJ
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