Kansas City Chords

by Wilbert Harrison
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Same key as original recording (C#) tabbed in C with capo on 1st fret.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author delphidabbler [a] 564. Last edit on Apr 29, 2017

Chords

C
F
G7
C7

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Original version in C# - see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8tZO97uhyE.
This version tabbed in C and played with a capo on the 1st fret.
The song is basically a twelve bar blues in form I I I I IV IV I I V IV I I, played with a swing feel.
Intro starts "from the V" and is 4 bars long.
Outro of original fades out after repeating last line 1.5 times.
 
[Chords]
C   x32010
F   133211
G7  353433
C7  x32310
 
[Intro]
G7    F    C    C
 
[Verse]
             C
I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
             F                               C
I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
              G7                           F                C
They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one
 
[Verse]
             C
I'm gonna be standing on the corner, Twelfth Street and Vine
             F                                          C
I'm gonna be standing on the corner, Twelfth Street and Vine
        G7                     F                     C
With my Kansas City baby and a bottle of Kansas City wine
 
[Verse]
        C
Well, I might take the train, I might take a plane
 
But if I have to walk, I'm going just the same
             F                               C
I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
              G7                           F                C
They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one
 
[Intrumental]
C    C    C    C7
F    F    C    C
G7   F    C    C
 
[Verse]
         C
Now if I stay with that woman, I know I'm gonna die
 
Got to find a brand new baby, that's the reason why
             F                               C
I'm going to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
              G7                           F                C
They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one
 
[Outro]
              G7                           F                C
They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one
              G7                           F                C
They got some crazy little women there and I'm gonna get me one
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Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison
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2 comments
Steve7878
I don't know why the other version has such good ratings. Yours is much better and close o original. Thanksfor caring
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