Chords
D xx0232
G 3x0003
Em 022000
A7 x02020
A x02220
Bm x24432
F244322
Verse 1
DG
Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a bad mother fucker
DEmA7
He was seventeen feet tall, he had a hundred and fifty wives
DG
He didn't do that much except he saved the game of baseball
DGDA7
He put two and two together and he noticed it was four
DGDA7
Now the treachery of Shoeless Joe can't hurt us anymore
D G A7 D A(break)
And he'll always be remembered as Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Verse 2
DG
Fellow named Joe Jackson was a fielder for the Black Sox
DEmA7
And he always wore his black socks, but he never wore no shoes
DG
He weren't the nicest fellow and he had a couple problems
DGDA7
Cause he drank a lot and he beat his wife and he always acted rude
DGDA7
He killed and ate some babies and he copped an attitude
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And the one man that he hated most was Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Bridge 1
Bm
Mafia said Shoeless Joe
F#
You should really run this show
D
You should be the guy who owns baseball
Bm
And all you really gotta do
F#
Is help us make a buck or two
DGA7
We'll bet on the other team
DGA7
You'll lose the game but make it seem
DGA7
Like nothing could be further from the truth
Verse 3
DG
Shoeless Joe did what they said he dropped a couple fly balls
DEmA7
And he walked up to the pitcher and he poked him in the eye
DG
And in the seventh inning with the Black Sox nearly beaten
DGDA7
There was someone who was watching from his blimp above the stands
DGDA7
Cradling a rifle in his thick and meaty hands
D G A D A(break)
And as if you hadn't guessed yet it was Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Bridge 2
Bm
Kenesaw said drop that glove
F#
Or I swear by God above
D
I'll make you regret playing baseball
Bm
Shoeless Joe looked up and saw
F#
The silver rifle's gaping maw
DGA7
Though no one had noticed yet
DGA7
His underwear was getting wet
DGA7
He peed himself in front of everyone
Slow Verse
DG
Shoeless Joe was finished but he couldn't quite admit it
DEmA7
So he raised his middle finger up above the other four
DG
Kenesaw took careful aim and fired a single bullet
DGDA7
And he shot that dirty finger off and he dropped his trusty gun
DGDA7
And everybody in the stands knew that he had won
DGA7D
And today they still refer to him as Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Final Verse
DG
Shoeless Joe left baseball and became a famous pop star
DEmA7D
And he asked the musical question is she really going out with him
G
He had a couple albums and a comeback in the 80's
DGDA7
But he never won a Grammy and he never was the same
DGDA7
And he never could be satisfied with critical acclaim
DGA7DA7
Cause the critics all confused him with the great Elvis Costello
DGA7D
Yes the critics all confused him with the great Elvis Costello