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"The Devil Came From Kansas"
(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)
[Intro] (chords and rests as indicated):
            Eb              Ab   Ab              Eb(Eb)
        }  /  /  }    }  }  /  /     }  }  }  /
[Verse 1]
           EbThe DBbevil came from KansasEb  
        Where he wBbent to I can't sayEb  
        Though AbI teach I'm not a preacherEb  
        And I Abaim to stay that wayEb  
        There's a mBbonkey riding on my bEback
        Been tBbhere for some timeEb  
        He sAbays he knows me very wCmell
        But hFme's no friend of mAbineEb  
[Chorus]
        BbI am not a humAbble Ebpilgrim
        DbThere's no Abneed to sAb7crape and sDbqueeze
        And don't Gbbeg    Abfor silver pBbaper
        When I'm tFrying to    Absell you chEbeese
               Bb     Eb        Ab(Eb)
        /  }  }  /    /  }  }  /
[Verse 2]
        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
[Chorus]
        BbI am not a humAbble Ebpilgrim
        DbThere's no Abneed to sAb7crape and sDbqueeze
        And don't Gbbeg    Abfor silver pBbaper
        When I'm tFrying to    Absell you chEbeese
[Guitar Solo]
               Bb     Eb         Bb     Eb[3X]
        /  }  }  /    /  }  }  /
        Ab/  }  }  Eb/    Bb/     (drum fill)
[Verse 3]
        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
[Chorus]
        BbI am not a humAbble Ebpilgrim
        DbThere's no Abneed to sAb7crape and sDbqueeze
        And don't Gbbeg    Abfor silver pBbaper
        When I'm tFrying to    Absell you chEbeese
[Coda] (guitar solo; repeat to fade)
        Bb/  }  }  Eb/    Bb/  }  }  Eb/
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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The Devil Came From Kansas

by Procol Harum

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Ab7

"The Devil Came From Kansas"

(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid)

[Intro] (chords and rests as indicated):

Eb Ab Ab Eb Eb

()

} / / } } } / / } } } /

[Verse 1]

Eb Bb Eb

The Devil came from Kansas

Bb Eb

Where he went to I can't say

Ab Eb

Though I teach I'm not a preacher

Ab Eb

And I aim to stay that way

Bb Eb

There's a monkey riding on my back

Bb Eb

Been there for some time

Ab Cm

He says he knows me very well

Fm Ab Eb

But he's no friend of mine

[Chorus]

Bb Ab Eb

I am not a humble pilgrim

Db Ab Ab7 Db

There's no need to scrape and squeeze

Gb Ab Bb

And don't beg for silver paper

F Ab Eb

When I'm trying to sell you cheese

Bb Eb Ab Eb

()

/ } } / / } } /

[Verse 2]

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

[Chorus]

Bb Ab Eb

I am not a humble pilgrim

Db Ab Ab7 Db

There's no need to scrape and squeeze

Gb Ab Bb

And don't beg for silver paper

F Ab Eb

When I'm trying to sell you cheese

[Guitar Solo]

Bb Eb Bb Eb

[3X]

/ } } / / } } /

Ab Eb Bb

/ } } / / (drum fill)

[Verse 3]

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

[Chorus]

Bb Ab Eb

I am not a humble pilgrim

Db Ab Ab7 Db

There's no need to scrape and squeeze

Gb Ab Bb

And don't beg for silver paper

F Ab Eb

When I'm trying to sell you cheese

[Coda] (guitar solo; repeat to fade)

Bb Eb Bb Eb

/ } } / / } } /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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