Chord/Tab song: Illinois

This is my own interpretation of the song based on how I currently hear it.


Dan Fogelberg - Illinois

Intro:

[C] [Dm/C] [F/C] [C]
[C] [Dm/C] [F/C] [C]

Verse 1:

[C]Dusty day [Dm/C]dawning
[F/C]Three hours [C]late
[C]Open the [Dm/C]curtains
And [F/C]let the rest [C]wait.

[C]My mind goes [Dm/C]running
Three [F/C]thousand miles [C]east
I [C]may miss the [Dm/C]harvest
But I [F/C]won't miss the [C]feast.


Chorus:

And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois

Verse 2:

[C]South Cali[Dm/C]fornia
Your [F/C]sun is too [C]cold
It l[C]ooks like your [Dm/C]hills
Have been [F/C]raped of their [C]gold.
[C]I should have [Dm/C]come out
When [F/C]I was first [C]told
[C]This lamb has [Dm/C]got to
Re[F/C]turn to the [C]fold.


Chorus:

And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, I'm your boy.

Solo:

[C] [Dm/C] [F/C] [C]
[C] [Dm/C] [F/C] [C]

Verse 3:

[C]Flat on the [Dm/C]prairies
[F/C]Soil and sto[C]ne
[C]Stretching for[Dm/C]ever
[F/C]Taking me [C]home
'Cause [C]I've got a [Dm/C]woman
Who [F/C]waits for me [C]there
And [C]I need a [Dm/C]breath of that
[F/C]Sweet country [C]air.


Chorus:

And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
And it [G]looks like you're gonna have to [F]see me again
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C [ch]Fm/C[/ch] Dm/C C
Illinois, I'm your boy