Manhattan Kansas chords by Glen Campbell

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

Manhattan Kansas
Glen Campbell

Intro F E--8-------------------------|
     B--10--10--10----11--10------|
     G--10---------10-------10----| (2X)
     D--10--------------------10--|
     A--8-------------------------|
     E--8-------------------------|


Verse 1

F             Bb
Manhattan, Kansas ain`t no place to have a baby
     F               C
When you got no man to give it his last name
    F               Bb
And her folks back in Manhattan didn`t want her or her bundle
    F         C         F
So she took her child and caught an evenin` train.

Verse 2

F                 Bb
She found a job in Denver washing dishes in a diner
  F               C
At least it buys her baby milk to drink
    F                Bb
He once told her she was pretty but the only ring it got her
    F          C        F
Was the ring of grease that runs around the sink.


Chorus 1

    C
Yes she lay beside him gentle
     Bb
`Cause he told her that he loved her
    D#        Bb       C   F7  D#7 C7
And he made her dance before the music played
    F
But at least she didn`t beg him
   Bb
She`d rather wash her dishes
  F         C        F
It makes her feel as if her hands are clean.


Verse 3

F
At night she stands there thinkin`
     Bb
`Bout the man back home in Kansas
  F                 C
And how her folks just turned away the shame
  F
She stares down through the soap suds
    Bb
Reaches down and pulls the drain plug
  F       C      F
And watches as Manhattan drains away.


Chorus 2

    C
Yes she layed beside him gentle
     Bb
`Cause he told her that he loved her
    D#        Bb       C   F7 D#7 C7
And he made her dance before the music played
    F
But at least she didn`t beg him
   Bb
She`d rather wash her dishes
  F            C     F   Bb F
It makes her feel as if her hands are clean.
             C        F
Yes it makes her feel as if her hands are clean...