Kansas chords by Gang Of Youths

Chords with lyrics

Gang Of Youths-Kansas

  Standard Tuning No Capo

Almost all of this song should be finger picked so feel free to do so,
it generally follows the pattern set in the intro which is played all throughout the song.
Only changes slightly for the different chords.

E MajorE 012200
A augmentedA 5774xx
AbmAbm 4664xx
GbmGbm 2442xx

Intro:
  E MajorE

e-------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------
g--------------1----------------1----------- x2
d------2---4-----2------2---4---------------
a----2---2---2--------2---2---2-------------
E--0----------------0-----------------------

Verse:
 E MajorE
Some of us think seldom in the night
  E MajorE         E MajorE
Of god damn horses and god damn wires.
  A augmentedA                E MajorE
It?s in one ear, and never sees the other side.

    E MajorE
And steadiness belies your tender years
    E MajorE           E MajorE
With real world problems and real world fears
 A augmentedA           E MajorE
  Be young, imbibe tonight.
   AbmAbm       A augmentedA          E MajorE      E MajorE
Like you?re a work of fiction. OOOOOooooooOOOooo

  E MajorE
So simmer down we?ll brave this city land
    E MajorE        E MajorE
Like proto-people, Cro-Magnon hands
   A augmentedA                 E MajorE     E MajorE
And stones for knives, and lions in our   pants.

E MajorE
I could tell you all my thoughts on god.
    E MajorE            E MajorE
Don?t mind his portraits, but I  hate his psalms.
 A augmentedA        E MajorE   AbmAbm      A augmentedA
Were I a pious knob. I know id try and listen.

Chorus:

A augmentedA       AbmAbm       GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo Rest Assured
A augmentedA               AbmAbm      GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo There are harder ways to go
A augmentedA                AbmAbm          GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo When you?re tired just let me know
A augmentedA                E MajorE (intro)
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo We?re not in Kansas anymore


Verse:
E MajorE
No it?s not a stretch for me to say
     E MajorE             E MajorE
We?re strange young hermits, in a strange new place
    A augmentedA
And through the years
      E MajorE          E MajorE
I hope it stays the same

E MajorE
The bed is warm but don?t believe the hype
      E MajorE          E MajorE
And throw boring parties. Live boring lives
  A augmentedA            E MajorE
In saying this, I feared enough to try
   AbmAbm        A augmentedA
And swallowed line and sinker


Chorus:

A augmentedA       AbmAbm       GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo Rest Assured
A augmentedA               AbmAbm      GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo There are harder ways to go
A augmentedA                AbmAbm          GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo When you?re tired just let me know
A augmentedA                E MajorE (intro)
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo We?re not in Kansas anymore


Bridge: E MajorE E E MajorE A augmentedA A majorA E MajorE E


Verse:
 E MajorE
Some of us sleep seldom in the night
    E MajorE             E MajorE
We?re god damn mortals, with no god damn time
    A augmentedA
And in saying this
    E MajorE
Don?t pay it any mind


Chorus:

A augmentedA       AbmAbm       GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo Rest Assured
A augmentedA               AbmAbm      GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo There are harder ways to go
A augmentedA                AbmAbm          GbmGbm
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo When you?re tired just let me know
A augmentedA                E MajorE (intro)
 OOOOOOOOOOOoooooo We?re not in Kansas anymore


This is a top quality song. I hope you enjoy playing it as much as i do, Gang Of Youths is an awesome band.
If any of this needs correcting or refining please feel free to mention it in the comments.