Difficulty
Beginner 👶
Rate for accuracy
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🎸 Intro: C e|-0-0-1-0-1-0--------------0-1-0-1-0------------------| B|-1-----------1----------------------1----------------| G|-0-------------0----------------------0--------------| D|-2----------------3-2-3-2----------------3-2-3-2-----| A|-3---------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| 🎸 Verse 1: C Manhattan, Kansas F Ain't no place to have a baby C G When you got no man to give it his last name C F And my folks back in Manhattan didn't want me or my bundle C G C C So I took my child and caught an evening train
🎸 Verse 2: C And I found a job in Denver F Washing dishes in a diner C G At least it buys the baby milk to drink C He once told me I was pretty F But the only ring he got me is C G C The ring of grease that runs around the sink 🎸 Chorus: G Yes, I lay beside him gentle F 'Cause he told me that he loved me Bb F G G7 And he made me dance before the music played C But at least I didn't beg him F I'd rather wash my dishes C G C 'Cause it makes me feel as if my hands are clean (same as intro) 🎸 Solo: | C | C | C | C | 🎸 Verse 3: C Sometimes I stand here thinking F About a man back home in Kansas C G And how the folks just turned away ashamed C Now I stare down through the soapsuds F And reach down and pull the drain plug C G C And watch it as Manhattan floats away 🎸 Chorus: G Yes, I lay beside him gentle F 'Cause he told me that he loved me Bb F G G7 And he made me dance before the music played C But at least I didn't beg him F I'd rather wash my dishes C G C C 'Cause it makes me feel as if my hands are clean 🎸 Outro: G C C Yes,it makes me feel as if my hands are clean
Manhattan Kansas Chords Info
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Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Chords: E, A, D, G, B, C, F, Bb, G7