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Kenesaw Mountain Landis chords by
Jonathan Coulton
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
D

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
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G

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was a bad mother fucker
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D

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He was seventeen feet tall,
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he had a hundred and fifty wives
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A

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D
D

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He didn't do that much except
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G

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he saved the game of baseball
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D

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G

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He put two and two together and
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D

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A

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he noticed it was four
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D

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Now the treachery of Shoeless
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D

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A

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Joe can't hurt us anymore
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D

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And he'll always be remembered
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G

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A

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D

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as Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Verse 2
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D

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Fellow named Joe Jackson was
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G

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a fielder for the Black Sox
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D

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And he always wore his black socks,
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but he never wore no shoes
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A

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D

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He weren't the nicest fellow and
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G

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he had a couple problems
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D

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'Cause he drank a lot and he beat
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G

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A

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his wife and he always acted rude
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He killed and ate some babies and
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A

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he copped an attitude
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D

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And the one man that he hated most
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A

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was Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Bm
Bm
2

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The mafia
Verse 3

said Shoeless Joe
F#
F#
2

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You should really run this show
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You should be the guy who owns baseball
Bm
Bm
2

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And all you really gotta do
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F#
2

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Is help us make a buck or two
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D

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A

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We'll bet on the other team
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D

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You'll lose the game but make it seem
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Like nothing could be further
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from the truth
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Shoeless Joe did what they said he dropped
Verse 4
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G

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a couple fly balls
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D

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And he walked up to the pitcher and
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A

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he poked him in the eye
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And in the seventh inning with
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the Black Sox nearly beaten
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D

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There was someone who was watch
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G

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A

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ing from his blimp above the stands
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Cradling a rifle in his thick
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and meaty hands
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And as if you hadn't guessed yet it was Kenesaw
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A

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Em
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Mountain Landis
Bm
Bm
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Kenesaw said drop that glove
Verse 5

F#
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2

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Or I swear by God above
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I'll make you regret playing baseball
Bm
Bm
2

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And Shoeless Joe looked up and saw
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F#
2

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The sil ver rifle's gaping maw
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A
A

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And though no one had noticed yet
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A

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His underwear was getting wet
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D

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He peed himself in front
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A

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of everyone
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Verse 6



Shoeless Joe was finished but he
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G

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couldn't quite admit it
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D

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So he raised his middle finger
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A

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up above the other four
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And Kenesaw took careful aim
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and fired a single bullet
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And he shot that dirty finger off
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A
A

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and he dropped his trusty gun
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And everybody in the stand
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A

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s knew that he had won
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G

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And today they still refer to him as
A
A

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D
D

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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Verse 7
D
D

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Shoeless Joe left baseball and because
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G

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a famous pop star
D
D

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And he asked the musical question
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A

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D

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is she really going out with him
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G

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He had a couple albums and a comeback
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D

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in the 80's
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G

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But he never won a Grammy and
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A
A

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he never was the same
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D

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G
G

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And he never could be satisfied
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with critical acclaim
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D

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'Cause the critics all confused him
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D
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with the great Elvis Costello
D
D

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Yes the critics all confused him
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G

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A

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with the great Elvis Costello
Outro 1
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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#

    2

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The original key of Kenesaw Mountain Landis by Jonathan Coulton is D major.

The primary chords used in Kenesaw Mountain Landis are D, G, Em, A, Bm, F#.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, Em, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Kenesaw Mountain Landis is approximately 67 beats per minute.

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