Kansas City Chords

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Kansas City by Brownie Mcghee is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A7, B7, C9 and B9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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E 
Woke up this mornin feelin bad,  

thinkin about the good times we have had. 
      A7 
Gonna move to Kansas City, oh yeah.  
      E 
Gonna move to Kansas City, that's what I said. 
          B7               C9         B9        E 
I'm gonna move honey, baby where they don't low you. 

E 
You know the Mississippi river is long and wide.  

The gal I love is on the other side. 
          A7 
I'm gonna move to Kansas City, oh yeah.  
      E 
Gonna move to Kansas City. 
          B7               C9         B9        E 
I'm gonna move honey, baby where they don't low you. 

E 
Take a rockin' chair to rock and a rock to roll. 

It take a good looking woman to satisfy my soul. 
          A7 
I'm gonna move to Kansas City.  
      E 
Gonna move to Kansas City. 
          B7               C9         B9        E 
I'm gonna move honey, baby where they don't low you. 

E 
If I was a catfish swimming in the sea, 

all them pretty gals would come swimming after me. 
      A7 
Gonna move to Kansas City, oh yeah.  
      E 
Gonna move to Kansas City, that's what I said. 
          B7               C9         B9         E 
I'm gonna move honey, baby where they don't want you. 

E 
If you don't like my peaches don't shake my tree. 

I like my woman, she sure likes me. 
            A7 
We're gonna move to Kansas City, oh yeah.  
      E 
Gonna move to Kansas City, that's what I said. 
          B7               C9         B9        E 
I'm gonna move honey, baby where they don't low you.  
    	

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