Kansas You
Fooler
(Larry Lee)
It'll Shine When It Shines, 1974
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are 2 electric & 2 acoustic guitars in this one. I'm going to show you just the chords - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
A E G D A E G A
(GUITAR & BASS INTRO)
A E G D
with a sky blue and a cold ground
A E G D
and a windmill stalled in mid-air
A E G D
we head across Kansas on our way home
A E G A
Colorado, thank you, good-bye
A E G D
Kansas, you fooler, you're makin' me smile
A E G D
'cause I've never seen you this way before
A E G D
you sure do look better when it's this way we're headed
A E G A
home sure will feel good to me
G A F#m G
but I'm lookin' farther to the girl at my door
Asus4 A
with a smile I'm waitin' to see
G A F#m G
she makes me feel better the instant I'm there
Asus4 A
I forget about all of my cares
Gsus4 G
I forget that I'm even there
Asus4 A Gsus4 G
ahhha, ahhha, ahhha, ahhha
Asus4 A Gsus4 G
ahhha, ahhha, ahhha, ahhha
Asus4 A Gsus4 G
ahhha, ahhha, ahhha, ahhha
Asus4 A Gsus4 G F#m...
ahhha, ahhha, ahhha, ahhha
A D G D
A E G D
A D G D
A E G G# A
(GUITAR SOLO)
A D G D
the road's OK, if you like to play
A E G D
your music can let you have a good time
A D G D
I like to stay home and take time to grow
A E G D
so it all can make a pleasant cycle
A D G D
A E G D
A D G D
A E G D
A D G D
A E G D
A D G D
A E G D
(GUITAR SOLO)
(oooh, oooh, oooh, oooh)
THE TAB:
A
1 -|| -----0--------------------------0
2 -|| ---------------2----------------2
3 -|| ---------------2----------------2
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----0--------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
E
1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| ----0----------------------------0
3 -|| ----------1----------------------1
4 -|| ----------------3----------------2
5 -|| ----------------2----------------2
6 -|| ----0----------------------------0
G
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
D
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------
F#m
1 -|| -----1-------------------------2
2 -|| -----1-------------------------2
3 -|| -----1--------------------------2
4 -|| --------------4----------------4
5 -|| --------------3----------------4
6 -|| -----1-------------------------2
Asus4
1 -|| -----0--------------------------0
2 -|| ---------------------3----------3
3 -|| ---------------2----------------2
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----0--------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Gsus4
1 -|| ----------------2---------------3
2 -|| -----1--------------------------1
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| --------------------------------X
6 -|| ---------------3----------------3
G#
1 -|| -------------------4-----------4
2 -|| -----2-------------------------1
3 -|| -----2-------------------------1
4 -|| -----2-------------------------1
5 -|| --------------------------------
6 -|| --------------------------------
Alternate Chords:
A
1 -|| -----1-------------------------5
2 -|| -----1-------------------------5
3 -|| ---------2---------------------6
4 -|| --------------4----------------7
5 -|| --------------3----------------7
6 -|| -----1-------------------------5
E
1 -|| -----1-------------------------7
2 -|| --------------3----------------9
3 -|| --------------3----------------9
4 -|| --------------3----------------9
5 -|| -----1-------------------------7
6 -|| -----0-------------------------0
D
1 -|| -----1-------------------------5
2 -|| --------------3----------------7
3 -|| --------------3----------------7
4 -|| --------------3----------------7
5 -|| -----1-------------------------5
6 -|| --------------------------------
G
1 -|| -----1-------------------------3
2 -|| -----1-------------------------3
3 -|| ---------2---------------------4
4 -|| --------------4----------------5
5 -|| --------------3----------------5
6 -|| -----1-------------------------3
Asus4
1 -|| -----1-------------------------5
2 -|| -----1-------------------------5
3 -|| --------------4----------------7
4 -|| -----1-------------------------5
5 -|| --------------3----------------7
6 -|| -----1-------------------------5
Gsus4
1 -|| -----1-------------------------3
2 -|| -----1-------------------------3
3 -|| --------------4----------------5
4 -|| -----1-------------------------3
5 -|| --------------3----------------5
6 -|| -----1-------------------------3
G#
1 -|| -----1-------------------------4
2 -|| -----1-------------------------4
3 -|| ---------2---------------------5
4 -|| --------------4----------------6
5 -|| --------------3----------------6
6 -|| -----1-------------------------4
TIPS: not much to say... the chords speak for themselves...
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 1975, Larry
Lee
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 06 March 1999
Updated 06 March 1999
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