Wilbert Harrison, Kansas City (1959)
^{Key: :[C#] (w: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, 1952)}

INTRO: [G#] [F#] [C#]

VERSE 1:
[C#] I'm goin' to Kansas City, Kansas City here I come
I'm goin' to [F#] Kansas City, Kansas City, here I [C#] come
They got some [G#] pretty little women there
And [F#] I'm gonna get me [C#] one

VERSE 2:
[C#] I'm gonna be standin' on the corner, 12th Street and Vine
I'm gonna be [F#] standin' on the corner, 12th Street and [C#] Vine
With my [G#] Kansas City baby,
And a [F#] bottle of Kansas City [C#] wine

CHORUS 1:
[C#] Well, I might take a plane, I might take a train
But if I have to walk, I'm goin' there just the same
I'm goin' to [F#] Kansas City, Kansas City, here I [C#] come
They got some [G#] crazy little women there
And [F#] I'm gonna get me [C#] one

INSTRUMENTAL: [over VERSE]

CHORUS 2:
[C#] Well, if I stay with that woman, I know I'm gonna die
Got to find a brand new baby, that's the reason why
I'm goin' to [F#] Kansas City, Kansas City, here I [C#] come
They got some [G#] crazy little women there
And [F#] I'm gonna get me [C#] one

OUTRO:
They got some [G#] crazy little women there
And [F#] I'm gonna get me [C#] one
They got some [G#] crazy little women there
And [F#] I'm gonna get me [C#] one