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Kansas City

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okay, the chords are very easy. it's just D Em G D the whole way through.
The Driver is deep and the Emriver is wide,
and the Ggirl that I love is Don the other side.
She wants to Dmove to Kansas City
EmMove to Kansas city
 “GMove, pretty baby, Dwhere the sky is so blue.”
She’s Dwalking down Ellum, Emturning down Main,
Gtrying to find someone to Dsell her cocaine.
She wants to Dmove to Kansas City
EmMove to Kansas City
G“Move, pretty baby, where the Dsky is so blue.”
With a Ddayful of promises Emdead on her lips,
GMark 15:34 tucked Dnext to her hip,
she wants to Dmove to Kansas City
EmMove to Kansas City
G“Move, pretty baby, where the Dsky is so blue.”
I Djumped in the water and Emstarted to drown.
I Gthought of her walking and Dturned back around.
I want to Dmove to Kansas City,
EmMove to Kansas City
GMove, pretty baby, where the Dsky is so blue.
With her Dpair of old wings that Emopened just once,
she can Gwalk on two feet now, she can Dgo where she wants.
She can even Dmove to Kansas City,
EmMove to Kansas City
GMove, pretty baby where the Dsky is so blue.
And I’ll Dtell you one thing that you Emshould never do -
never Glet a woman tell Dyou she loves you.
She’ll Dcall you “baby,” she’ll Emlook in your eye,
then she’ll Gget on that airplane and Dwave “bye bye bye
bye bye Dbye bye bye Embaby. baby bye Gbye. bye bye bye Dbye bye bye."
D[eEmtc]G  D  
And Dif I could believe what I Emwant to believe,
I’d Ghold you all close and Dtake you with me,
all of Dyou to Kansas City,
We'll Emmove to Kansas City
GMove where the Dsky is so blue...

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Kansas City

by Okkervil River

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okay, the chords are very easy. it's just D Em G D the whole way through.

D Em

The river is deep and the river is wide,

G D

and the girl that I love is on the other side.

She wants to move to Kansas City

Move to Kansas city

G D

“Move, pretty baby, where the sky is so blue.”

D Em

She’s walking down Ellum, turning down Main,

G D

trying to find someone to sell her cocaine.

She wants to move to Kansas City

Move to Kansas City

G D

“Move, pretty baby, where the sky is so blue.”

D Em

With a dayful of promises dead on her lips,

G D

Mark 15:34 tucked next to her hip,

she wants to move to Kansas City

Move to Kansas City

G D

“Move, pretty baby, where the sky is so blue.”

D Em

I jumped in the water and started to drown.

G D

I thought of her walking and turned back around.

I want to move to Kansas City,

Move to Kansas City

G D

Move, pretty baby, where the sky is so blue.

D Em

With her pair of old wings that opened just once,

G D

she can walk on two feet now, she can go where she wants.

She can even move to Kansas City,

Move to Kansas City

G D

Move, pretty baby where the sky is so blue.

D Em

And I’ll tell you one thing that you should never do -

G D

never let a woman tell you she loves you.

D Em

She’ll call you “baby,” she’ll look in your eye,

G D

then she’ll get on that airplane and wave “bye bye bye

D Em G D

bye bye bye bye bye baby. baby bye bye. bye bye bye bye bye bye."

D Em G D

[etc]

D Em

And if I could believe what I want to believe,

G D

I’d hold you all close and take you with me,

all of you to Kansas City,

We'll move to Kansas City

G D

Move where the sky is so blue...

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