Standard Tuning: EADGBe Intro: E5 B5 C5 D5 G5 Verse: D5 C5 G5 Been up and down this lonesome highway D5 G5 coast to coast and back again D5 C5 G5 I just had to do things my way A5 D5 had to go against the wind Chorus: E5 B5 Cause I?ve been dreaming of the girl I left behind C5 G5 Lord she had the truest heart I?ve ever known E5 B5 and I?ve been looking for a world I?ll never find C5 D5 G5 Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home Remaining verses/choruses are the same as above.. I can smell the wood smoke risin' feel the wind out in the pines see the way I left her cryin' every time I close my eyes Cause I?ve been dreaming of the girl I left behind Lord she had the truest heart I?ve ever known And I?ve been looking for a world I?ll never find Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home Think I?ll get up with the sunrise, think I?ll pack my things and go it's taken me this long to realize the only thing I need to know Cause I?ve been dreaming of the girl I left behind Lord she had the truest heart I?ve ever known And I?ve been looking for a world I?ll never find Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home Ever since I left my East Kentucky Home