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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-E
C#7       x-4-3-4-2-x
A7sus4    x-0-2-0-3-x
A7        x-0-2-0-2-x
A7sus2    x-0-2-0-0-x
E7/G#     4-x-0-1-0-0
A7/G      3-x-2-0-2-0
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-x
Gadd9     3-x-0-2-0-x
G         3-x-0-0-0-x
D/A       x-0-0-2-3-x
Bdim      x-1-2-3-2-x
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[Intro]
D(freely)
[Verse]
 DShe's my only B7true love
 EmShe's all that I C#7think of
Look F#mhere in my B7wallet
That's EmherA7sus4  A7  A7sus2  A7  
[Verse]
 DShe grew up on a B7farm there
 EmThere's a place on my C#7arm
Where I've F#mwritten her B7name
Next to EmmineA7sus4  A7  
[Chorus]
You E7/G#see I A7/Gjust 
Can't D/F#live withGadd9out   Gher
And D/AI'm her Bbdimonly  BmboyD7  
And E7/G#she grew A7/Gup outD/F#side McGadd9Hen - Gry
          D/A   A7[  E7]
In Johnsburg, Illinois
[Outro]
|  E7   A7|  D   G|  D/A   A7| D  
and the piano uses a lot of weird notes in the chords)

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Johnsburg Illinois

by Tom Waits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#7

F#m

A7sus4

A7sus2

E7/G#

A7/G

D/F#

Gadd9

D/A

Bbdim

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-E

C#7 x-4-3-4-2-x

A7sus4 x-0-2-0-3-x

A7 x-0-2-0-2-x

A7sus2 x-0-2-0-0-x

E7/G# 4-x-0-1-0-0

A7/G 3-x-2-0-2-0

D/F# 2-x-0-2-3-x

Gadd9 3-x-0-2-0-x

G 3-x-0-0-0-x

D/A x-0-0-2-3-x

Bdim x-1-2-3-2-x

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[Intro]

(freely)

[Verse]

D B7

She's my only true love

Em C#7

She's all that I think of

F#m B7

Look here in my wallet

Em A7sus4 A7 A7sus2 A7

That's her

[Verse]

D B7

She grew up on a farm there

Em C#7

There's a place on my arm

F#m B7

Where I've written her name

Em A7sus4 A7

Next to mine

[Chorus]

E7/G# A7/G

You see I just

D/F# Gadd9 G

Can't live without her

D/A Bbdim Bm D7

And I'm her only boy

E7/G# A7/G D/F# Gadd9 G

And she grew up outside McHen - ry

D/A A7 E7

[ ]

In Johnsburg, Illinois

[Outro]

E7 A7 D G D/A A7 D

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and the piano uses a lot of weird notes in the chords)

About Johnsburg Illinois Chords by Tom Waits

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