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Hays Kansas

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[Intro]
C       Em       Am       F
C       Em       Am       F
[Verse 1]
Well I wanna do Cgood, I'm sick of doing Embad
I wanna Amhave all the things that you've Fhad
Honey like an Cinability to Emfeel the way that I AmdoF  
Well I wanna Cget out of bed on the Emright foot for a change
I Amwanna be able to Fact my own age
But the Cliquor keeps throwing a Emwrench into things
And I Amfeel like going to Fbed
C       Em       Am       F
C       Em       Am       F
[Verse 2]
Yeah that damn George CJones when he plays, "There's the EmDoor"
Makes me Amwonder if there ain't even Fmore
To worry aboutC  Em  
But that ain't my AmjobF  
And this Chometown of mine yes I Emlove her so dear
AmHer sweet memory I'll Falways keep near
To my heartC  Em  
But there ain't shit here for Amme nowF  
[Chorus 1]
So I'll go Amback to Hays, Kansas where FI can't be found
All there Cis is an auto parts and a Gmall in this town
And there's Amno way of knowingF  
Where in the world that I CamG  
[Solo]
C       Em       Am       F
C       Em       Am       F
[Chorus 2]
So I'll go Amback to Hays, Kansas where FI can't be found
All there Cis is an auto parts and a Gmall in this town
And there's Amno way of knowingF  
Where in the world that I CamG  

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Hays Kansas

by 49 Winchester

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em Am F

[Verse 1]

C Em

Well I wanna do good, I'm sick of doing bad

Am F

I wanna have all the things that you've had

C Em Am F

Honey like an inability to feel the way that I do

C Em

Well I wanna get out of bed on the right foot for a change

Am F

I wanna be able to act my own age

C Em

But the liquor keeps throwing a wrench into things

Am F

And I feel like going to bed

C Em Am F

[Verse 2]

C Em

Yeah that damn George Jones when he plays, "There's the Door"

Am F

Makes me wonder if there ain't even more

C Em

To worry about

Am F

But that ain't my job

C Em

And this hometown of mine yes I love her so dear

Am F

Her sweet memory I'll always keep near

C Em

To my heart

Am F

But there ain't shit here for me now

[Chorus 1]

Am F

So I'll go back to Hays, Kansas where I can't be found

C G

All there is is an auto parts and a mall in this town

Am F

And there's no way of knowing

C G

Where in the world that I am

[Solo]

C Em Am F

[Chorus 2]

Am F

So I'll go back to Hays, Kansas where I can't be found

C G

All there is is an auto parts and a mall in this town

Am F

And there's no way of knowing

C G

Where in the world that I am

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