Oklahoma – Kansas City chords by Rodgers & Hammerstein

Kansas City

Track Info

Chords Info

  • Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
  • Key: C
  • Chords: C, F7, G, F, Em, D, D7, G7, E7, A7, Am, Fm6, Aaug, Dm7, Eaug, Dm, G9
  • Suggested Strumming:
  • D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
[Intro]
C F7 I went to Kansas City on a Friday G C By Saturday I learned a thing or two C But up 'till then
F
I didn't have an idea
G C Of what the mod'rn world was comin' to. G C G Em I counted twenty gas buggies
D G Em
goin' by their selves
D D7 G C Almost every time I took a walk G C An' then I put my ear
D Em
To a bell telephone
D G An' a strange woman started into talk. N.C. (To you?) G What next! Yeah what?? [Verse]
C G7 C G7 Everything's up to date in Kansas City C E7 They gone about as fer
A7
As they can go
D7 G7 They went an' built a skyscraper
C E7 Am
seven stories high
G About as high as a
D7 G F G7
buildin' orta grow.
C G7 C G7 Everything's like a dream in Kansas City C It's better than a
E7 A7
magic lantern show.
D7 G7 You can turn the radiator on
C E7 Am
whenever you want some heat
D G7 With every kind of comfort
C E7 Am
every house is all complete.
C F E7 Am You could walk the privees in the
Fm6 C F Em
rain and never wet your feet!
Aaug Dm7 They've gone about as
Eaug A7
fer as they can go.
A7 Dm They've gone about as
G7 C
fer as they can go!
[Verse]
C G7 C G7 Everything's up to date in Kansas City C E7 They've gone about as
A7
fer as they can go
D7 G7 They got a big theatre
C E7 Am
They call a burleque
G D7 For fifty cents you could
G F G7
see a dandy show!
C G7 One of the gals is fat and
C G7
pink and pretty
C As round above as
E7 A7
she was round below
D7 G7 I could swear that she was padded
C E7 Am
from her shoulder to her heel
D G7 But then she started dancin'
C E7 Am
and her dancin' made me feel
C F E7 Am That every single thing
Fm6 C F Em
she had was absolutely real!
Aaug Dm7 Eaug A7 She went about as fer as she could go A7 Dm Yes, Sir! She went about
G9 C
As fer as she could go!

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