Dan Fogelberg – Illinois (Guitar)
Key
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Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
This is my own interpretation of the song based on how I currently hear it.
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Intro:
C Dm/C F/C C
C Dm/C F/C C
Verse 1:
C Dm/C Dusty day dawning F/C C Three hours late C Dm/C Open the curtains F/C C And let the rest wait. C Dm/C My mind goes running F/C C Three thousand miles east C Dm/C I may miss the harvest F/C C But I won't miss the feast.
Chorus:
G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, Illinois C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, Illinois
Verse 2:
C Dm/C South California F/C C Your sun is too cold C Dm/C It looks like your hills F/C C Have been raped of their gold. C Dm/C I should have come out F/C C When I was first told C Dm/C This lamb has got to F/C C Return to the fold.
Chorus:
G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, Illinois C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, I'm your boy.
Solo:
C Dm/C F/C C
C Dm/C F/C C
Verse 3:
C Dm/C Flat on the prairies F/C C Soil and stone C Dm/C Stretching forever F/C C Taking me home C Dm/C 'Cause I've got a woman F/C C Who waits for me there C Dm/C And I need a breath of that F/C C Sweet country air.
Chorus:
G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again G F And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, Illinois C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, Illinois C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, Illinois C Fm/C Dm/C C Illinois, I'm your boy