Lyle Lovett – Up In Indiana (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Lovett plays this song in the Key of G, his guitar capoed on the 4th fret.
(Please see the note below about the mixed time signatures)
[Intro]
|A | Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows |A | | I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose |A | | Hair blond as hay and long as a row |A | | Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows |A Em |A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows |A |Em | I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose |A A/C# |D Hell don't care, but heaven knows |A Em |A I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
[Verse]
A Em |A | Mama, say a prayer for your only son ... A |Em | God forgive him all the wrong he's done .. A A/C# |D | All he ever wanted was to have some fun ... A Em A And now he's up in Indiana 'til his time is done
[Chorus]
A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hair blond as hay and long as a row A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hell don't care, but heaven knows A Em A |A | I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ... ....
[Verse]
A Em |A She looked all of twenty two ... A |Em A man could drown in eyes so blue .. A A/C# |D And now I've got some time to kill ... A Em A In a little town called Henryville
[Chorus]
A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hair blond as hay and long as a row A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hell don't care, but heaven knows |A(4) Em A | I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
[Mandolin solo]
| A.... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. D. | A.. Em. | A.. |
[Fiddle Solo]
| A... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. | D.... | A.. Em. | A.... | A.... |
[Verse]
A Em |A Workin' on the line ain't the life I know ... A |Em Wish I was floatin' on the river out in Idaho .. A A/C# |D Or layin' on the bank with a fishin' pole ... A Em A Instead of cuttin' this corn and losin' my soul
[Chorus]
A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hair blond as hay and long as a row A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hell don't care, but heaven knows |A(4) Em A | I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
[Acoustic Guitar solo]
| A.... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. D. | A.. Em. A. |
[Resonator Solo]
| A... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. | D.... | A.. Em. | A.... | A.... |
[Verse]
A Em |A Miles and miles as they march by ... A |Em They lift their ears up to the sky .. A A/C# |D Standin' tall and satis-fied ... A Em A Like to try to run but I just might die
[Chorus]
A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hair blond as hay and long as a row A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hell don't care, but heaven knows A Em A I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D Hair blond as hay and long as a row A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose A A/C# D | D | Hell don't care, but heaven knows A Em A I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows A Em A Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
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Charted by Dexex
How to count this chart:
Lovett mixes in 2/4 and 3/4 measures along with the dominant 4/4 time.
But it's not random, there's a pattern to it. A number in parentheses
(#) below indicates the number of beats in that measure.
|A(3) Em |A(4)
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ...
|A(2) |Em(4) |
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose ..
|A(3) A/C# |D(4) |
Hair blond as hay and long as a row ...
|A(3) Em |A(4)
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ...
|A(2) |Em(4) |
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose ..
|A(3) A/C# |D(4)
Hell don't care, but heaven knows ...
|A(3) Em |A(4) |
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ...
Note: the last line this pattern changes prior to instrumental solos
|A(4) Em A | I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
The instrumental breaks, built on the chorus, are not consistent with the pattern of the chorus.