Biography:
Fred Eaglesmith (born as Frederick Elgersma on July 9, 1957 in Caistor Centre, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. Some of his albums have been credited to Fred J. Eaglesmith. Eaglesmith was one of nine children of an immigrant family from the Dutch province Friesland and raised in rural Southern Ontario. As a teenager, he hopped a freight train out to Western Canada, and began writing songs and performing. He is known for writing songs about machines or vehicles
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Other songs:
- 105
- 18 Wheels
- 49 Tons
- Alcohol And Pills
- Bench Seat Baby
- Betty Oshawa
- Big Ass Garage Sale
- Careless
- Carmelita
- Caroline
- Cemetery Road
- Cigarette Machine
- Crashin And Burnin
- Cumberland County
- Dangerous
- Down The Line
- Drinking To Much
- Drinking Too Much
- Freight Train
- Hes A Good Dog
- Hows Ernie
- I Aint Ever Givin In
- I Like Trains
- I Shot Your Dog
- Indian Motorcycles
- Indiana Road
- Jericho
- Kansas
- Katie
- Last 6 Dollars
- Little Buffalo Rock
- Mighty Big Car
- Ninety
- Pretty Good Guy
- Rebecca Street
- Seven Shells
- Small Motors
- Small Town
- Spookin The Horses
- Stars
- Steel Guitar
- Summerlea
- Sunflowers
- The Rocket
- Thirty Years Of Farming
- Time To Get A Gun
- Toggle Switch
- Trucker Speed
- White Ash And Black Ash
- White Rose
- White Trash
- Your Sister Cried
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[Intro]
C G Am F
[Chorus]
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.
Am F
That's where my world tumbles to the ground.
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.
Am F
That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.
C G
It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.
Am F
It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.
[Verse]
C G
Those sad, sad songs on the radio
Am F
All the jukebox in the truck stops, they don't bother me you know.
C G
I could face the day. I could walk away.
Am F
I could tell myself It's gonna be okay.
[Chorus]
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.
Am F
That's where my world tumbles to the ground.
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.
Am F
That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.
C G
It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.
Am F
It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.
[Solo]
C G Am F
C G Am F
C G Am F
[Bridge]
C G
I don't know why you had to go. I thought and thought it over.
Am F
From Leavenworth to Dodge, I drove these gravel roads.
[Chorus]
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.
Am F
That's where my world tumbles to the ground.
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.
Am F
That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.
C G
It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.
Am F
It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.
[Outro]
C
It's always Kansas.
C G Am F
[Chorus]
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.
Am F
That's where my world tumbles to the ground.
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.
Am F
That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.
C G
It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.
Am F
It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.
[Verse]
C G
Those sad, sad songs on the radio
Am F
All the jukebox in the truck stops, they don't bother me you know.
C G
I could face the day. I could walk away.
Am F
I could tell myself It's gonna be okay.
[Chorus]
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.
Am F
That's where my world tumbles to the ground.
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.
Am F
That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.
C G
It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.
Am F
It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.
[Solo]
C G Am F
C G Am F
C G Am F
[Bridge]
C G
I don't know why you had to go. I thought and thought it over.
Am F
From Leavenworth to Dodge, I drove these gravel roads.
[Chorus]
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I always break down.
Am F
That's where my world tumbles to the ground.
C G
It's always Kansas. That's where I fall apart.
Am F
That's where my broken heart catches up with the news.
C G
It's always Kansas. It's always Kansas.
Am F
It's always Kansas that makes me think of you.
[Outro]
C
It's always Kansas.
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