Kenesaw Mountain Landis Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

DKenesaw Mountain Landis was a Gbad mother fucker

 He was Dseventeen feet tall, he had a Emhundred and fifty A7wives

 He Ddidn't do that much except he Gsaved the game of baseball

 He put Dtwo and two toGgether and he Dnoticed it was A7four

 Now the Dtreachery of GShoeless Joe can't Dhurt us anyA7more

 And he'll Dalways be remembered as GKenesaw A7Mountain DLandisA

Verse 2

DFellow named Joe Jackson was a Gfielder for the Black Sox

 And he Dalways wore his black socks, but he Emnever wore no A7shoes

 He Dweren't the nicest fellow and he Ghad a couple problems

 Cause he Ddrank a lot and he Gbeat his wife and he Dalways acted A7rude

 He Dkilled and ate some Gbabies and he Dcopped an A7attitude

 And the Done man that he hated most was GKenesaw A7Mountain DLandisA

Bridge 1

BmMafia said Shoeless Joe

F♯You should really run this show

DYou should be the guy who owns baseball

 And Bmall you really gotta do

 Is F♯help us make a buck or two

DWe'll bet on the Gother A7team

 You'll Dlose the game but Gmake it A7seem

 Like Dnothing could be Gfurther from the A7truth

Verse 3

DShoeless Joe did what they said he Gdropped a couple fly balls

 And he Dwalked up to the pitcher and he Empoked him in the A7eye

 And Din the seventh inning with the GBlack Sox nearly beaten

 There was Dsomeone who was Gwatching from his Dblimp above the A7stands

DCradling a Grifle in his Dthick and meaty A7hands

 And as Dif you hadn't guessed yet it was GKenesaw AMountain DLandisA

Bridge 2

BmKenesaw said drop that glove

F♯Or I swear by God above

DI'll make you regret playing baseball

BmShoeless Joe looked up and saw

F♯The silver rifle's gaping maw

DThough no one had Gnoticed A7yet

 His Dunderwear was Ggetting A7wet

 He Dpeed himself in Gfront of everyA7one

Slow Verse

DShoeless Joe was finished but he Gcouldn't quite admit it

 So he Draised his middle finger up aEmbove the other A7four

DKenesaw took careful aim and Gfired a single bullet

 And he Dshot that dirty Gfinger off and he Ddropped his trusty A7gun

 And Deverybody Gin the stands Dknew that he had A7won

 And Dtoday they still refer to him as GKenesaw A7Mountain DLandis

Final Verse

DShoeless Joe left baseball and Gbecame a famous pop star

 And he Dasked the musical question is she Emreally going A7out with Dhim

 He had a couple albums and a Gcomeback in the 80's

 But he Dnever won a GGrammy and he Dnever was the A7same

 And he Dnever could be Gsatisfied with Dcritical acA7claim

 Cause the Dcritics all confused him with the Ggreat A7Elvis CoDstelloA7

 Yes the Dcritics all confused him with the Ggreat ElA7vis CoDstello