Kansas City Chords by Okkervil River

Tempo:
125.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Em

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Okkervil River - Kansas City chords
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[E] [D]
[Em]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
Well, the river is deep [Em] and the river is wide.
[G] And the girl that I [Bm] love is [D] on the other side.
She wants to move to Kansas City.
[Em]
Move to Kansas City.
[G]
Move, pretty baby, [D] where the sky is silver.
[Em]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[G]
[D]
Now she's walking down [Em] Elm, turning down Main.
[G] Trying to find someone [D] to sell her cocaine.
[Bm] She wants to [D] move to Kansas City.
[E] Move to Kansas [Em] City.
[D]
Move, pretty [A] [G] baby, [D] where the sky is so blue.
[Em]
[G]
[D]
[Em] [E]
[G] [E]
[D]
Well, her day full of promises [E] is fed on her [Em] lips.
[G] Mark 1534, [D] tuck neck, steal her hair.
She wants to move to Kansas City.
[Em] Move to Kansas City.
[G] Move, pretty baby, [D] where the sky is so blue.
Well, I jumped in the water, [Em] started to drown.
[G] Thought of her walking, [D] turned back around.
I want to move to Kansas City.
[Em] Move to Kansas.
I [G] want to move [D] to Kansas City.
There
[Em]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Em]
[G] [B]
[D]
are parallel wings [B] that open just [G] once.
She can walk on [D] two feet now.
She can go where she wants.
She can even move to Kansas City.
[Em] Move to Kansas City.
[G] Move, pretty baby, [D] where the sky is so blue.
And I'll tell you one thing [Em] that you should never do.
[G] Never let no woman [D] tell you she loves you,
she'll call you baby.
[Em] She'll look in your eye, [G] gonna get out clean.
[D] Wave bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, [Em] baby.
[G] Baby, bye -bye, bye [D]-bye, baby.
So long, next time.
[E] So long, [G] next time.
[D]
Whoa.
[E]
[D]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[G]
[D]
[Em]
[Gm]
[D]
And if I could believe [Em] what I want to believe,
[G] I'd hold you all close [D] and take you with me.
All of you to Kansas City.
[Em] You to Kansas City.
[G] We, yeah, where [D] the sky is so blue.
[Em] [E]
[G]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
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To learn Okkervil River - Kansas City chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Em, G, D and Em. Set your pace at 62 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 125. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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_ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, the river is deep [Em] and the river is wide.
[G] And the girl that I [Bm] love is [D] on the other side.
She wants to move to Kansas City.
[Em]
Move to Kansas City.
[G] _
Move, pretty baby, [D] where the sky is silver. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Now she's walking _ down [Em] Elm, turning down Main.
_ [G] _ Trying to find someone [D] to sell her cocaine.
[Bm] She wants to [D] move to Kansas City.
[E] Move to Kansas [Em] City.
[D] _
Move, pretty [A] [G] baby, [D] where the sky is so blue. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _
Well, her day full of promises [E] is fed on her [Em] lips.
[G] Mark _ _ 1534, _ [D] tuck neck, steal her hair.
She wants to move to Kansas City.
_ [Em] Move to Kansas City.
_ [G] Move, pretty baby, [D] where the sky is so blue.
Well, I jumped in the water, [Em] _ started to drown.
[G] Thought of her walking, _ [D] turned back around.
I want to move to Kansas City.
[Em] Move to Kansas.
I [G] want to _ move _ _ [D] to Kansas City.
There _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ are parallel wings _ [B] that open just [G] once.
She can walk on [D] two feet now.
She can go where she wants.
She can even move to Kansas City.
[Em] Move to Kansas City.
[G] _ Move, pretty baby, [D] where the sky is so blue.
And I'll tell you one thing [Em] that you should never do.
[G] Never let no _ woman [D] tell you she loves you,
she'll call you baby.
[Em] She'll look in your eye, [G] gonna get out clean.
[D] Wave bye-bye, bye-bye, _ _ bye-bye, bye-bye, [Em] baby.
_ [G] Baby, bye _ _ -bye, bye [D]-bye, baby.
So long, next time. _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ So long, [G] next time.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ Whoa. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
And if I could believe [Em] what I want to _ believe,
[G] I'd hold you all close [D] and take you with me.
All of you to Kansas City.
[Em] You to Kansas City.
_ [G] We, _ yeah, where [D] the sky is so blue. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Dont Fall In Love With Everyone You See, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, this one stands out.

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