| A | A7 | |
| I'm going to | Kansas City, Kansas City, here I come |
| D | A | |
| I'm going to | Kansas City, Kansas City, here I | come |
| E7 | |
| They got a | crazy way of lovin' there |
| D7 | A | |
| and | I'm gonna get me | some |
| A | A7 | |
| I'm gonna be | standing on the corner Twelfth Street and Vine |
| D | A | |
| I'm gonna be | standing on the corner Twelfth Street and | Vine |
| E7 | D7 | A | |
| with my | Kansas City baby and | bottle of Kansas City | wine |
| A | A | |
| well I | might take a train, I | might take a plane |
| A | A7 | |
| but | if I have to walk I'm | going just the same |
| D | A | |
| I'm going to | Kansas City, Kansas City, here I | come |
| E7 | |
| They got a | crazy way of lovin' there |
| D7 | A | |
| and | I'm gonna get me | some |
| A | A7 | |
| I'm gonna | pack my clothes, leave at the crack of dawn |
| D | A | |
| I'm gonna | pack my clothes, leave at the crack of | dawn |
| E7 | |
| my old | lady will be sleeping |
| D7 | A | |
| and she | won't know where I've | gone |
| A | A | |
| 'cause if I | stay with that woman, I | know I'm gonna die |
| A | A7 | |
| gotta | find a friendly babay and | that's the reason why |
| D | A | |
| I'm going to | Kansas City, Kansas City, here I | come |
| E7 | |
| They got a | crazy way of lovin' there |
| D7 | A | |
| and | I'm gonna get me | some |