Andrew Peterson – Queen Of Iowa (Guitar)

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[Intro] D G A G A G Bm A [Verse 1]
     D
Well I met the queen of Iowa

         D
She was dying on a couch in the suburbs

          D
And with all of the things she was dying of

        D
She was more alive than the others
[Prechorus]
        G
She was pretty as a flower in a crystal vase

   D
It lights up the room as it withers away

    G
She opened her eyes

         D
When she heard the music play
[Chorus]
          G
We sang a hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows

D
Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost

G
Into the souls

                           D
Of those who know His name

                   G   D
Like the Queen of Iowa

                     G
She was the Queen of Iowa
[Instrumental] Bm A G Em A D [Verse 2]
    D
Her majesty was all ablaze

        D
She was burning hot but not consumed

    D
Our shoes removed in that holy place

       D
In the hallowed ground of the living room
[Prechorus]
       G
Well I bowed down low and I kissed her hand

       D
And we raised a toast to the Promised Land

G
I saw the tears of joy

                 D
Run down her face
[Chorus]
          G
We sang a hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows

D
Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost

G
Into the souls

                           D
Of those who know His name

                   G   D
Like the Queen of Iowa

                     G
She was the Queen of Iowa
[Bridge]
A
I could see my illusions scatter

Bm
Every time she drew a breath

A
I could see the heart of the matter:

    G
The heart is a matter of life and death

                            D
Well I'll never be the same
[Instrumental] D G A G A G Bm A [Verse 3]
         D
Well we sang about oceans of love again

       D
As she stared past the ceiling and the sky above

    D
Two court musicians, it was me and Ben

        D
We were singing for the Queen of Iowa
[Chorus]
          G
We sang a hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows

D
Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost

G
Into the souls

                           D
Of those who know His name

          G
There was peace like a river in a valley of bones

    D
It fills the valley up and it carries them home

   G
To come alive again

                D
In the river of Grace

                  G    D
Like the Queen of Iowa

                      G   D
She was the Queen of Iowa

                       G   D
Long live the Queen of Iowa

                      G   D
She was the Queen of Iowa
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