Devil Came From Kansas
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
chords and rests as indicated):
} / / } } } / / } } } /
The Devil came from Kansas
Where he went to I can't say
Though I teach I'm not a preacher
And I aim to stay that way
There's a monkey riding on my back
Been there for some time
He says he knows me very well
But he's no friend of mine
I am not a humble pilgrim
There's no need to scrape and squeeze
And don't beg for silver paper
When I'm trying to sell you cheese
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The Devil came from Kansas
Where he went to I can't say
If you really are my brother
Then you better start to pray
For the sins of those departed
And the ones about to go
There's a dark cloud just above us
Don't scowl because I know
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/ } } / / (drum fill)
Though I never came from Kansas
Don't forget to thank the cook
Which reminds me of my duty
I was lost though now I look
For the turning and the signpost
And the road which takes you down
To that pool inside the forest
In whose waters I shall drown
Coda
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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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Readable chord sheet for Devil Came From Kansas by Procol Harum
chords and rests as indicated):
} [Eb]/ [Ab]/ } } } [Ab]/ [Eb]/ } } } [Eb]/
[Eb] The D[Bb]evil came from Kansas [Eb]
Where he w[Bb]ent to I can't say [Eb]
Though [Ab]I teach I'm not a preacher [Eb]
And I [Ab]aim to stay that way [Eb]
There's a m[Bb]onkey riding on my b[Eb]ack
Been t[Bb]here for some time [Eb]
He s[Ab]ays he knows me very w[Cm]ell
But h[Fm]e's no friend of m[Ab]ine [Eb]
[Bb]I am not a humble p[Eb]ilgrim
There's no n[Ab]eed to sc[Ab7]rape and sq[C#]ueeze
And don't [F#]beg [Ab] for silver p[Bb]aper
When I'm t[F]rying to [Ab] sell you ch[Eb]eese
[Bb]/ } } [Eb]/ [Ab]/ } } [Eb]/
The Devil came from Kansas
Where he went to I can't say
If you really are my brother
Then you better start to pray
For the sins of those departed
And the ones about to go
There's a dark cloud just above us
Don't scowl because I know
[repeat chorus]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [3X]
/ } } / / } } /
[Ab]/ } } [Eb]/ [Bb]/ (drum fill)
Though I never came from Kansas
Don't forget to thank the cook
Which reminds me of my duty
I was lost though now I look
For the turning and the signpost
And the road which takes you down
To that pool inside the forest
In whose waters I shall drown
[repeat chorus]
Coda [guitar solo; repeat to fade]
[Bb]/ } } [Eb]/ [Bb]/ } } [Eb]/
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers