Procol Harum – The Devil Came From Kansas (Guitar)

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(Gary Brooker - Keith Reid) [Intro] (chords and rests as indicated):
           Eb Ab            Ab Eb            (Eb)
        }  /  /  }    }  }  /  /     }  }  }  /
[Verse 1]
        Eb      Bb                     Eb
           The Devil came from Kansas

                  Bb                  Eb
        Where he went to I can't say

               Ab                          Eb
        Though I teach I'm not a preacher

              Ab                    Eb
        And I aim to stay that way

                   Bb                  Eb
        There's a monkey riding on my back

              Bb                  Eb
        Been there for some time

            Ab                    Cm
        He says he knows me very well

             Fm                Ab   Eb
        But he's no friend of mine
[Chorus]
        Bb            Ab  Eb
        I am not a humble pilgrim

        Db         Ab       Ab7        Db
        There's no need to scrape and squeeze

                  Gb  Ab             Bb
        And don't beg    for silver paper

                  F        Ab            Eb
        When I'm trying to    sell you cheese

        Bb       Eb   Ab      (Eb)
        /  }  }  /    /  }  }  /
[Verse 2] The Devil came from Kansas Where he went to I can't say If you really are my brother Then you better start to pray For the sins of those departed And the ones about to go There's a dark cloud just above us Don't scowl because I know [Chorus]
        Bb            Ab  Eb
        I am not a humble pilgrim

        Db         Ab       Ab7        Db
        There's no need to scrape and squeeze

                  Gb  Ab             Bb
        And don't beg    for silver paper

                  F        Ab            Eb
        When I'm trying to    sell you cheese
[Guitar Solo]
        Bb       Eb   Bb       Eb   [3X]
        /  }  }  /    /  }  }  /

        Ab       Eb   Bb
        /  }  }  /    /     (drum fill)
[Verse 3] Though I never came from Kansas Don't forget to thank the cook Which reminds me of my duty I was lost though now I look For the turning and the signpost And the road which takes you down To that pool inside the forest In whose waters I shall drown [Chorus]
        Bb            Ab  Eb
        I am not a humble pilgrim

        Db         Ab       Ab7        Db
        There's no need to scrape and squeeze

                  Gb  Ab             Bb
        And don't beg    for silver paper

                  F        Ab            Eb
        When I'm trying to    sell you cheese
[Coda] (guitar solo; repeat to fade)
        Bb       Eb   Bb       Eb
        /  }  }  /    /  }  }  /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers