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[Intro]
C G Am F
[Chorus]
It's always CKansas. That's where I aGlways break down.
That's Amwhere my world tumFbles to the ground.
It's always CKansas. That's where I Gfall apart.
That's where my Ambroken heart catches up with the Fnews.
It's always CKansas. It's always GKansas.
It's always AmKansas that makes me think of Fyou.
[Verse]
Those Csad, sad songs on the Gradio
All the jAmukebox in the truck stops, they don't bFother me you know.
I could Cface the day.  I could Gwalk away.
I coulAmd tell myself It's gonna bFe okay.
[Chorus]
It's always CKansas. That's where I aGlways break down.
That's Amwhere my world tumFbles to the ground.
It's always CKansas. That's where I Gfall apart.
That's where my Ambroken heart catches up with the Fnews.
It's always CKansas. It's always GKansas.
It's always AmKansas that makes me think of Fyou.
[Solo]
C G Am F
C G Am F
C G Am F
[Bridge]
I don't know Cwhy you had to go. I Gthought and thought it over.
From AmLeavenworth to Dodge, I Fdrove these gravel roads.
[Chorus]
It's always CKansas. That's where I aGlways break down.
That's Amwhere my world tumFbles to the ground.
It's always CKansas. That's where I Gfall apart.
That's where my Ambroken heart catches up with the Fnews.
It's always CKansas. It's always GKansas.
It's always AmKansas that makes me think of Fyou.
[Outro]
It's always CKansas.

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Kansas

by Fred Eaglesmith

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G Am F

[Chorus]

C G

It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.

Am F

That's where my world tumbles to the ground.

C G

It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.

Am F

That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.

C G

It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.

Am F

It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.

[Verse]

C G

Those sad, sad songs on the radio

Am F

All the jukebox in the truck stops, they don't bother me you know.

C G

I could face the day. I could walk away.

Am F

I could tell myself It's gonna be okay.

[Chorus]

C G

It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.

Am F

That's where my world tumbles to the ground.

C G

It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.

Am F

That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.

C G

It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.

Am F

It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.

[Solo]

C G Am F

[Bridge]

C G

I don't know why you had to go. I thought and thought it over.

Am F

From Leavenworth to Dodge, I drove these gravel roads.

[Chorus]

C G

It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.

Am F

That's where my world tumbles to the ground.

C G

It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.

Am F

That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.

C G

It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.

Am F

It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.

[Outro]

It's always Kansas.

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