[Intro]
Dm F x2
Dm F
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap x2
Dm F x2
[Verse]
Dm F
Kiss me mama, kiss your boy
Dm C
Bless me wearing lucky
Dm F
For I won't be back 'til I return
C
I'm going to old Kentucky
[Verse]
Dm F
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap
Dm C
That's what the scouts all tell ya
Dm F
Sure enough it'll make it tough
C
If it doesn't kill ya, kill ya
[Chorus]
Dm
Kentucky she's a waitin' on the other side
F C
Give you the fever
G G
Put the daylight in your eye
[Verse]
Dm F
Brother John's alReady gone
Dm C
With a full good Cherokee maiden
Dm F
He made the trip in the blizzard's grip
C
I'd rather wrestle Satan
[Verse]
Dm F
Cumberland Gap, devil of a gap
Dm C
Oh, the snow kept coming
Dm F
Picked her up upon his back
C C
My god he loved that woman
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
Dm F
Daniel stood on the pinnacle rock
Dm C
Looking up and down the mountain
Dm F
Took his trusty old flintlock
C
Daniel started shouting, shouting
[Chorus]
Dm
Kentucky she's a waitin' on the other side
F C
Give you the fever
G G
Put the daylight in your eye
[Outro]
Dm F
Cumberland Gap, is the devil of a gap x4
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