Manhattan Kansas chords by Glen Campbell

Chords with lyrics

• Submitter: Flyinglibra51
• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

Manhattan Kansas
Glen Campbell

Intro FF E--8-------------------------|
     B--10--10--10----11--10------|
     G--10---------10-------10----| (2X)
     D--10--------------------10--|
     A--8-------------------------|
     E--8-------------------------|


Verse 1

FF             Bb majorBb
Manhattan, Kansas ain`t no place to have a baby
     FF               C majorC
When you got no man to give it his last name
    FF               Bb majorBb
And her folks back in Manhattan didn`t want her or her bundle
    FF         C majorC         FF
So she took her child and caught an evenin` train.

Verse 2

FF                 Bb majorBb
She found a job in Denver washing dishes in a diner
  FF               C majorC
At least it buys her baby milk to drink
    FF                Bb majorBb
He once told her she was pretty but the only ring it got her
    FF          C majorC        FF
Was the ring of grease that runs around the sink.


Chorus 1

    C majorC
Yes she lay beside him gentle
     Bb majorBb
`Cause he told her that he loved her
    D#D#        Bb majorBb       C majorC   F7F7  D#7D#7 C7C7
And he made her dance before the music played
    FF
But at least she didn`t beg him
   Bb majorBb
She`d rather wash her dishes
  FF         C majorC        FF
It makes her feel as if her hands are clean.

Verse 3

FF
At night she stands there thinkin`
     Bb majorBb
`Bout the man back home in Kansas
  FF                 C majorC
And how her folks just turned away the shame
  FF
She stares down through the soap suds
    Bb majorBb
Reaches down and pulls the drain plug
  FF       C majorC      FF
And watches as Manhattan drains away.


Chorus 2

    C majorC
Yes she layed beside him gentle
     Bb majorBb
`Cause he told her that he loved her
    D#D#        Bb majorBb       C majorC   F7F7 D#7D#7 C7C7
And he made her dance before the music played
    FF
But at least she didn`t beg him
   Bb majorBb
She`d rather wash her dishes
  FF            C majorC     FF   Bb majorBb FF
It makes her feel as if her hands are clean.
             C majorC        FF
Yes it makes her feel as if her hands are clean...

Manhattan Kansas chords

A side of 1972 single release. B side Wayfaring Stranger