Procol Harum - Devil Came From Kansas

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Intro (chords and rests as indicated):
 
Eb Ab Ab Eb (Eb)} / / } } } / / } } } /
 
Verse 1:
 
Eb Bb EbThe Devil came from Kansas
Bb EbWhere he went to I can't say
Ab EbThough I teach I'm not a preacher
Ab EbAnd I aim to stay that way
Bb EbThere's a monkey riding on my back
Bb EbBeen there for some time
Ab CmHe says he knows me very well
Fm Ab EbBut he's no friend of mine
 
Chorus:
 
Bb EbI am not a humble pilgrim
Ab Ab7 DbThere's no need to scrape and squeeze
Gb Ab BbAnd don't beg for silver paper
F Ab EbWhen 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
 
[repeat chorus]
 
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
 
[repeat chorus]
 
Coda [guitar solo; repeat to fade]
 
Bb Eb Bb Eb
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