Chords for ILLINOIS official STATE ANTHEM Song Lyrics Words text sing along By The RIVERS GENTLY FLOWING

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[C#] _ By the rivers gently flowing, Illinois, _ Illinois, By the prairies [A#m] verdant [D#] growing, Illinois,
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Illinois, [C#] Comes an echo [F#] on [C#] the breeze, Rustling through [F#] the [G#] leafy trees,
And [C#] its mellow tones [F#] are [C#] these, Illinois, [A#]
Illinois, [G#] And its mellow tones are [C#] these,
Illinois, [F#] _
[C#] Not without thy [F#] wondrous [C#] story, Illinois,
Illinois, Can be writ the [A#m] nation's glory, [D#] Illinois,
Illinois, [C#] On the [F#] record [C#] of the years,
Abram [F#] Lincoln's [C#] name appears, Grant and Logan [F#] and our [C#] tears,
Illinois, [A#m] Illinois, Grant [G#] and Logan and our tears,
[C#] _ [F#] [C#] Illinois, _ 1818 [F#] saw your founding, [C#] Illinois, Illinois,
And your progress [A#m] is unbounding, [D#] Illinois, [G#] Illinois,
[C#] Pioneers [F#] once cleared [C#] the land, Where great [D#m] industries [G#] now [C#] stand,
World renowned you [A#m] do command, [C#] Illinois, [A#m] Illinois,
[G#] World renowned you do command, [C#] Illinois,
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[F#] Let us [C#] pledge in [F#] final chorus, [C#] Illinois, _ Illinois, That in struggles [A#m] still before us,
[D#] Illinois, Illinois, [G#] [C#] To our [F#] heroes we'll [C#] be true,
As their [F#] vision [C#] we pursue, In abiding [A#m] love for you,
[C#] Illinois, [A#m] Illinois, [G#] In abiding love for you, [C#] Illinois.
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