The Beehive State
By Randy Newman
In Fm
Capo III, chords relative to capo
Dm A Dm
“Since you’re the delegate from Kansas
Dm A Dm
Will you kindly take the floor
Dm F Bb
And tell us what is Kansas thinking
Bdim A7 Dm
And what is Kansas for?”
A7
“Well
Dm F A
Kansas is for the farmer
Dm F A
We stand behind the little man
Dm F Bb
And we need a firehouse in Topeka
Bdim A7 Dm
So help us if you can”
Dm A Dm
Ahh da da, da da, da da daa
Dm A Dm
Ah da da, da daaa, da daa
Dm F Bb
Ah da da da, da daaa, da dada
Bdim A7 Dm
Dm A Dm
“I see the gentleman from Utah
Dm F A
Our friendly Beehive State
Dm F Bb
How can we help you Utah?
Bdim A7 Dm
How can we make ya great?”
A7
“Well
Dm F A
We gotta irrigate our deserts
Dm F A
We’ve got to get some things to grow
Dm F Bb
And we’ve gotta tell this country about Utah
Bdim A7 NC
Cause nobody seems to know
Dm A Dm A
Dm A Dm
Dm A Dm
Dm F Bb
over singing, to fade
Chords:
Dm: xx0231
A: x02220
A7: x02020
F: 133211
Bb: 688766
Bdim: xx3434
These are the chords as I hear them. An excellent song
from a wonderful debut by a brilliant songwriter.
- Aaron Fritschner