Chords

D  xx0232
G  3x0003
Em 022000
A7 x02020
A  x02220
Bm x24432
F# 244322

Verse 1
D (xx0232@1)                           GKenesaw (320003@1)Mountain Landis was a bad mother fucker
       D (xx0232@1)                           Em (022000@1)              A7He (x02020@1)was seventeen feet tall, he had a hundred and fifty wives
   D (xx0232@1)                           G (320003@1)                       
He didn't do that much except he saved the game of baseball
       D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)            A7He (x02020@1)put two and two together and he noticed it was four
        D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)        A7Now (x02020@1)the treachery of Shoeless Joe can't hurt us anymore
          D (xx0232@1)                     G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)   A(break)
And he'll always be remembered as Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Verse 2
D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)                       
Fellow named Joe Jackson was a fielder for the Black Sox
       D (xx0232@1)                                 Em (022000@1)          A7And (x02020@1)he always wore his black socks, but he never wore no shoes
   D (xx0232@1)                              GHe (320003@1)weren't the nicest fellow and he had a couple problems
         D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)          A7Cause (x02020@1)he drank a lot and he beat his wife and he always acted rude
   D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       A7He (x02020@1)killed and ate some babies and he copped an attitude
        D (xx0232@1)                            G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)     D (xx0232@1)   A(break)
And the one man that he hated most was Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Bridge 1
Bm (x24432@1)                 
Mafia said Shoeless Joe
F#You (244322@1)should really run this show
DYou (xx0232@1)should be the guy who owns baseball
    BmAnd (x24432@1)all you really gotta do
   F#Is (244322@1)help us make a buck or two
D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)   A7We'll (x02020@1)bet on the other team
       D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)     A7You'll (x02020@1)lose the game but make it seem
     D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)              A7Like (x02020@1)nothing could be further from the truth

Verse 3
D (xx0232@1)                                GShoeless (320003@1)Joe did what they said he dropped a couple fly balls
       D (xx0232@1)                             Em (022000@1)             A7And (x02020@1)he walked up to the pitcher and he poked him in the eye
    D (xx0232@1)                            GAnd (320003@1)in the seventh inning with the Black Sox nearly beaten
          D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)             A7There (x02020@1)was someone who was watching from his blimp above the stands
D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)             A7Cradling (x02020@1)a rifle in his thick and meaty hands
       D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)   A(break)
And as if you hadn't guessed yet it was Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Bridge 2
BmKenesaw (x24432@1)said drop that glove
F#Or (244322@1)I swear by God above
DI'll (xx0232@1)make you regret playing baseball
BmShoeless (x24432@1)Joe looked up and saw
F#The (244322@1)silver rifle's gaping maw
D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)     A7Though (x02020@1)no one had noticed yet
    D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)     A7His (x02020@1)underwear was getting wet
   D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)           A7He (x02020@1)peed himself in front of everyone

Slow Verse
D (xx0232@1)                              GShoeless (320003@1)Joe was finished but he couldn't quite admit it
      D (xx0232@1)                          Em (022000@1)           A7So (x02020@1)he raised his middle finger up above the other four
D (xx0232@1)                          G (320003@1)   
Kenesaw took careful aim and fired a single bullet
       D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)                A7And (x02020@1)he shot that dirty finger off and he dropped his trusty gun
    D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)              A7And (x02020@1)everybody in the stands knew that he had won
    D (xx0232@1)                              G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)today they still refer to him as Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Final Verse
D (xx0232@1)                            GShoeless (320003@1)Joe left baseball and became a famous pop star
       D (xx0232@1)                               Em (022000@1)         A7 (x02020@1)     DAnd (xx0232@1)he asked the musical question is she really going out with him
                             GHe (320003@1)had a couple albums and a comeback in the 80's
       D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)           A7But (x02020@1)he never won a Grammy and he never was the same
       D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)            D (xx0232@1)        A7And (x02020@1)he never could be satisfied with critical acclaim
          D (xx0232@1)                               G (320003@1)   A7 (x02020@1)    D (xx0232@1)   A7Cause (x02020@1)the critics all confused him with the great Elvis Costello
        D (xx0232@1)                               G (320003@1)     A7 (x02020@1)  DYes (xx0232@1)the critics all confused him with the great Elvis Costello