Smoky Mountain Rain

**Note: Beginners can use a D chord in place of the Bm in this song and it still
sounds pretty good.

Intro

G      Bm      C      G   C G

Verse 1

Em                                 C
I thumbed my way from L.A. back to Knoxville
       G                                        D
I found out those bright lights ain't where I belong
       Em                                  C
from a phone booth in the rain I called to tell her
Am                                     D
I've had a change of dreams I'm comin' home
          C                                       D     C D
but tears filled my eyes when I found out she was gone

Chorus

G                              Bm
  Smoky mountain rain keeps on fallin'
          C           D     C D
I keep on callin' her name
G                                   Bm
  Smoky mountain rain, I'll keep on searchin'
              C            D
I can't go on hurtin' this way
      C                D              G
she's somewhere in the smoky mountain rain

Verse 2

Em                              C
I waved a diesel down outside a cafe
        G                      D
he said he was goin' as far as Gatlinburg
         Em                         C
I climbed up in the cab all wet and cold and lonely
Am                                 D
I wiped my eyes and told him about her
           C                                       D     C D
I've got to find her can you make these big wheels burn

Chorus

G                              Bm
  Smoky mountain rain keeps on fallin'
          C           D     C D
I keep on callin' her name
G                                   Bm
  Smoky mountain rain, I'll keep on searchin'
              C            D
I can't go on hurtin' this way
      C                D              G
she's somewhere in the smoky mountain rain

Bridge

Cmaj7
I can't blame her for lettin' go
G
a woman needs someone warm to hold
Fmaj7
I feel the rain runnin' down my face
Bbmaj7                       D        C D
I'll find her no matter what it takes

Instrumental

| G     | G     | Bm    | Bm      |
| C     | C     | D     | D   C D |

Chorus

G                              Bm
  Smoky mountain rain keeps on fallin'
          C           D     C D
I keep on callin' her name
G                                   Bm
  Smoky mountain rain, I'll keep on searchin'
              C            D    C D
I can't go on hurtin' this way
G                              Bm
  Smoky mountain rain keeps on fallin'
          C           D     C D
I keep on callin' her name