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by Bill Monroe :: Key of D :: Recorded by Bill Monroe – Patsy Cline – Elvis Presley
Monroe’s earliest-known performance of Blue Moon of Kentucky was on the Grand Ole Opry broadcast of August 25, 1945. He first recorded it for Columbia Records on September 16, 1946 at The Wrigley Building in Chicago, Illinois. That recording was released in early 1947. At the time, the Bluegrass Boys included vocalist and guitarist Lester Flatt and banjoist Earl Scruggs, who later formed their own bluegrass band, the Foggy Mountain Boys. Both Flatt and Scruggs performed on the recording, although Bill Monroe supplied the vocals on this song.
The song, described as a “bluegrass waltz”, had become a United States wide hit by 1947 and also became enormously popular with other bluegrass, country, and early rockabilly acts. The song was revered at the Grand Ole Opry and others; Carl Perkins played an uptempo version of this song in his early live performances. It was also popularized by Patsy Cline, and later released by Elvis Presley.
( Elvis Presley Intro ) [C] Blue moon, [F] blue moon, [C] blue moon, keep shining [G] bright. [C] Blue moon, keep on [C7] shining bright. Won't you [F] bring me back my [Fm] baby tonight. Blue [C] moon, [G] keep shining [C] bright.[CHORUS] - - - - - [C] Blue moon of Kentucky keep on [F7] shining. Shine [C] on the one that's [C7] gone and made me [G] blue. I said - Blue [C] moon of Kentucky keep on [F Fm ] shining. Shine [C] on the one that's [G7] gone and made me [C] blue[TURN AROUND] - - - - - Well, it was [F] on a moonlight night. [C] Stars - shining bright. [F] Love was in your eyes, [C] but you said [G] good-bye. Blue [C] moon of Kentucky keep on [ F Fm ] shining. Shine [C] on the one that's [G7] gone and made me [C] blue[CHORUS] - - - - -[TURN AROUND] - - - - -
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