Illinois Chords by Dan Fogelberg
Tempo:
130.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C]
Dusty day dawn and three hours late.
Open [F] the curtains [C] and let the rest wait.
My mind goes a running three thousand miles a week.
May miss the [F] harvest but I won't [C] miss the feast.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me again.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [G] again.
And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [C] again.
Illinois, [Fm]
[C] Illinois, Illinois,
[Fm] [C] Illinois.
South [F] California, the sun is [C] too cold.
It looks like [F] your heels have been ripped from [C] their toes.
I should [F]
have thought that I was [C] first told.
This [F] land has not been returned [C] to the poor.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna [F] have to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
[C] Illinois, [Fm]
[C] Illinois, Illinois, [Fm]
[C] I'm your boy.
Light
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
on the prairies, soil and stone.
Stretching [F]
forever, taking [C] me home.
Cause I've got a [F] world of things [C] for you there.
And I need a [F] breath of sweet [C] country air.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have [F] to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me again.
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] Illinois, [C]
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] Illinois.
[C]
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] Illinois, [C]
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] I'm your boy.
[F] [G]
[C]
[F]
[C]
Dusty day dawn and three hours late.
Open [F] the curtains [C] and let the rest wait.
My mind goes a running three thousand miles a week.
May miss the [F] harvest but I won't [C] miss the feast.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me again.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [G] again.
And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [C] again.
Illinois, [Fm]
[C] Illinois, Illinois,
[Fm] [C] Illinois.
South [F] California, the sun is [C] too cold.
It looks like [F] your heels have been ripped from [C] their toes.
I should [F]
have thought that I was [C] first told.
This [F] land has not been returned [C] to the poor.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna [F] have to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
[C] Illinois, [Fm]
[C] Illinois, Illinois, [Fm]
[C] I'm your boy.
Light
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
on the prairies, soil and stone.
Stretching [F]
forever, taking [C] me home.
Cause I've got a [F] world of things [C] for you there.
And I need a [F] breath of sweet [C] country air.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have [F] to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me again.
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] Illinois, [C]
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] Illinois.
[C]
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] Illinois, [C]
Illinois, [Fm]
[G] I'm your boy.
[F] [G]
Key:
C
F
G
Fm
C
F
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Fm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ Dusty day dawn and _ three hours late.
_ _ Open [F] the curtains [C] _ and let the rest wait.
_ _ My mind goes a running _ three thousand miles a week.
_ _ May miss the _ [F] harvest but I won't [C] miss the feast.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me _ again.
_ And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [G] again.
_ And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [C] again.
_ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [C] Illinois, _ _ _ _ _ _ Illinois, _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Illinois. _
_ _ _ _ _ South _ _ [F] California, _ the sun is [C] too _ cold.
_ It looks like [F] your heels have been ripped from [C] their toes.
_ _ I should [F]
have thought that _ I was [C] first told.
_ _ This [F] land has not been returned [C] to the poor.
_ And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me _ again.
_ [G] And it looks like you're gonna [F] have to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me _ again.
_ _ [C] Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [C] Illinois, _ _ _ _ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [C] I'm your _ boy.
_ _ Light _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ on the _ _ prairies, _ soil and stone.
_ _ _ Stretching [F] _
_ forever, _ _ taking [C] me home.
_ Cause I've got a [F] world _ of things [C] for you there.
_ And I need a [F] breath of sweet [C] country _ air.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
_ _ [G] And it looks like you're gonna have [F] to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me again. _
_ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Illinois, _ _ [C] _
_ _ Illinois, _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] Illinois.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] Illinois, _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] I'm your boy.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ Dusty day dawn and _ three hours late.
_ _ Open [F] the curtains [C] _ and let the rest wait.
_ _ My mind goes a running _ three thousand miles a week.
_ _ May miss the _ [F] harvest but I won't [C] miss the feast.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me _ again.
_ And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [G] again.
_ And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me [C] again.
_ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [C] Illinois, _ _ _ _ _ _ Illinois, _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Illinois. _
_ _ _ _ _ South _ _ [F] California, _ the sun is [C] too _ cold.
_ It looks like [F] your heels have been ripped from [C] their toes.
_ _ I should [F]
have thought that _ I was [C] first told.
_ _ This [F] land has not been returned [C] to the poor.
_ And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me _ again.
_ [G] And it looks like you're gonna [F] have to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me _ again.
_ _ [C] Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [C] Illinois, _ _ _ _ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [C] I'm your _ boy.
_ _ Light _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ on the _ _ prairies, _ soil and stone.
_ _ _ Stretching [F] _
_ forever, _ _ taking [C] me home.
_ Cause I've got a [F] world _ of things [C] for you there.
_ And I need a [F] breath of sweet [C] country _ air.
And [G] it looks like you're gonna have to [F] see me again.
_ _ [G] And it looks like you're gonna have [F] to see me again.
[G] And it looks like you're gonna have to [C] see me again. _
_ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] Illinois, _ _ [C] _
_ _ Illinois, _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] Illinois.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] Illinois, _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Illinois, _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] I'm your boy.
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _