Kansas é uma banda de rock norte-americana dos anos 70 especializada no estilo progressivo. Dave Hope (baixo), Phil Ehart (bateria), Robby Steinhardt (violino), Steve Walsh (teclado e vocal) e Rich Williams (guitarra) formaram a banda "White Clover" em 1971, em sua cidade natal Topeka, Kansas. Depois da entrada de Kerry Livgren (teclado e guitarra) o nome da banda foi mudado para Kansas.
O primeiro álbum "Kansas" foi lançado em 1974, e mostrou um misto de guitarra
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
CG/BEm From the mountains to the sun CG/BEm Life has only just begun GBm We wed this land and pledged DEsus Our souls to meet it's end
CG/BEm Life has only just begun CG/BEm Here my people roam the earth CG/BEm In the kingdom of our birth GBmDEsus Where the dust of all our horses hides the sun CG/BEmD sus4 sus2 D We are mighty on the earth, on the earth
Dm You have come to move me BbEm Take me from my ancient home Bm Land of my fathers I can't leave you now C We will share it with you DBmC No man owns this earth we're on
EmGm
Dm Now the wheels are rolling BbEm Hear the howling winds of war Bm It's my destiny to fight and die C But is there no solution DBmCEm Can we find no other way, Lord, let me stay
DDsus2 Under the endless sky DDsus2 And the earth below F#7BmF#m Here I was born to live DmAmBbC And I will never go, oh no
DmC But we cannot endure DmG Like the earth and the mountains DmC Life is not ours to keep DmG For a new sun is rising
Gm | C | Gm | C | Gm | C | Em | A | Em | A | Em | A7 | Dm into long instrumental section
CG/BEm Soon these days shall pass away CG/BEm For our freedom we must pay
GDEsus All our words and deeds are carried on the wind CG/BEmBb In the ground our bodies lay, here we'll stay
Outro: (hopefully this makes sense, 3 bars 4/4, 2 bars 3/4 and another 4/4 bar, then repeat. ending on Bb at the last repeat. The slash chords are just following the bass line)