Melissa Etheridge - Kansas City

song : kansas city
artist : melissa etheridge
album : 4th street feeling
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com

kansas city
melissa etheridge

intro : play 3x’s
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – 5 – – 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – – |
E – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

then with maybe slight variations

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – 7 – 5 – – – 5 – 7 – – |
E – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |

verse :
G D Em
i’ve got my old man’s delta ’88
Am D Bm7
the windows cracked i’m on the interstate
Am D Em C
just a hundred miles to go on half a tank of gasoline
Am B
lucky charms and tic – tacs and mom’s amphetamines

chorus :
C D Em
a hundred miles to go to kansas city
C D Em
february makes me kinda crazy
C D Em
a hundred miles to go to kansas city
C D Em
will you still be callin’ me your baby

verse :
G D Em
i met a man in a diner outside of hays
Am D
he said marriage brought him there
Bm7
it was divorce that made him stay
Am D Em
i drove straight through to junction city
C Am
i thought i’d call you in topeka
B
but i didn’t want the pity

chorus :
C D Em
a hundred miles to go to kansas city
C D Em
february makes me kinda crazy
C D Em
a hundred miles to go to kansas city
C D Em
will you still be callin’ me your baby

break :
Am Em
feels like i been thrown into the slammer
Am Em
with the back end of a hammer
Am Em
drawn over my strings
Am Em
aw , living became needing
Am Em
my crying became bleeding
Am Em
and now i Am only dreaming

instrumental : ( play chorus chords )
C D Em C D Em C
D Em C D Em

chorus :
C D Em
a hundred miles to go to kansas city
C D Em
february makes me kinda crazy
C D Em
a hundred miles to go to kansas city
C D Em
will you still be callin’ me your baby
C D Em
oh will you still be callin’ me

outro : play 4x’s and fade out

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – 5 – – 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – – 5 – 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – – |
E – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |