Kunci: D major
Verse 1
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He was seventeen feet tall,
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he had a hundred and fifty wives
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He didn't do that much except
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he saved the game of baseball
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He put two and two together and
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he noticed it was four
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Now the treachery of Shoeless
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Joe can't hurt us anymore
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And he'll always be remembered
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as Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Verse 2
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Fellow named Joe Jackson was
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a fielder for the Black Sox
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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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D
He weren't the nicest fellow and
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'Cause he drank a lot and he beat
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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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he copped an attitude
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And the one man that he hated most
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D
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was Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Verse 3
said Shoeless Joe
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You should really run this show
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You should be the guy who owns baseball
Bm
And all you really gotta do
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Is help us make a buck or two
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A
We'll bet on the other team
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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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Shoeless Joe did what they said he dropped
Verse 4
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a couple fly balls
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And he walked up to the pitcher and
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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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There was someone who was watch
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ing from his blimp above the stands
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G
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Cradling a rifle in his thick
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G
And as if you hadn't guessed yet it was Kenesaw
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D
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Mountain Landis
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Kenesaw said drop that glove
Verse 5
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Or I swear by God above
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I'll make you regret playing baseball
Bm
And Shoeless Joe looked up and saw
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The sil ver rifle's gaping maw
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A
And though no one had noticed yet
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His underwear was getting wet
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He peed himself in front
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of everyone
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Verse 6
Shoeless Joe was finished but he
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So he raised his middle finger
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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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G
And he shot that dirty finger off
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A
and he dropped his trusty gun
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G
And everybody in the stand
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s knew that he had won
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G
And today they still refer to him as
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Verse 7
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Shoeless Joe left baseball and because
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And he asked the musical question
A
D
is she really going out with him
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He had a couple albums and a comeback
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But he never won a Grammy and
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he never was the same
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And he never could be satisfied
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with critical acclaim
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'Cause the critics all confused him
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with the great Elvis Costello
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Yes the critics all confused him
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with the great Elvis Costello
Outro 1
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