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Indiana

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*indicates a hammer on string 5 on the Em
[Intro]
  G    G/F#    Em  Em*  Em*    Cadd9  G  
  G    G/F#    Em  Em*  Em*    G/F#  G  
[Verse 1]
            G            G/F#   Em  Em*     Em*            Cadd9  D  
Daddy wanted me to leave it, Indiana, Indiana in the cold
DSaid "you know you really don't need it, Cadd9leave the fame for the road"G  
          G          G/F#      Em  Em* Em*               Cadd9  D  
I remember when I was leaving,    I was only six years old
DOh how my heart was beatin', about Cadd9ready to explodeG  
[Chorus]
COne shot honey colAmlect it all, the Ddust inside the rGusted souls
You should Cget a ride cause you cAman't control the Dheart that beats unGder the bone
Come on my Ccombat chameleon Amgive it up, you've got your Dlife to attend to, Gbuttercup,
you're enterCtaining the talk that is Amtold through the teeth of the Dmouths of
the millions Gdyin' to meet ya -C  
Little do theAmy knowD  
  G    G/F#    Em  Em*  Em*    Cadd9  G  
  G    G/F#    Em  Em*  Em*    G/F#  G  
[Verse 2]
               G          G/F#            Em  Em*      Em*           Cadd9  D  
The Mississippi river won't kill you, unless you stand too close my dear
Take you to Louisiana a Cadd9long long way from hGere
                    G        G/F#        Em  Em*   Em*              Cadd9  D  
And the war's been a long time coming, yes a long long war's gonna come
We're Dstanding at the end of a story, at the Cadd9foot of a palindromeG  
[Chorus]
COne shot honey colAmlect it all, the Ddust inside the rGusted souls
You should Cget a ride cause you cAman't control the Dheart that beats unGder the bone
Come on my Ccombat chameleon Amgive it up, you've got your Dlife to attend to, Gbuttercup,
you're enterCtaining the talk that is Amtold through the teeth of the Dmouths of
the millions Gdyin' to meet ya -C  
Little do they AmknowD  
  G    G/F#    Em  Em*  Em*    Cadd9  G  
  G    G/F#    Em  Em*  Em*    G/F#  G  

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Indiana

by Adrianne Lenker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Cadd9

*indicates a hammer on string 5 on the Em

[Intro]

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 G

* *

G G/F# Em Em Em G/F# G

* *

[Verse 1]

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 D

* *

Daddy wanted me to leave it, Indiana, Indiana in the cold

D Cadd9 G

Said "you know you really don't need it, leave the fame for the road"

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 D

* *

I remember when I was leaving, I was only six years old

D Cadd9 G

Oh how my heart was beatin', about ready to explode

[Chorus]

C Am D G

One shot honey collect it all, the dust inside the rusted souls

C Am D G

You should get a ride cause you can't control the heart that beats under the bone

C Am D G

Come on my combat chameleon give it up, you've got your life to attend to, buttercup,

C Am D

you're entertaining the talk that is told through the teeth of the mouths of

G C

the millions dyin' to meet ya -

Am D

Little do they know

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 G

* *

G G/F# Em Em Em G/F# G

* *

[Verse 2]

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 D

* *

The Mississippi river won't kill you, unless you stand too close my dear

Cadd9 G

Take you to Louisiana a long long way from here

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 D

* *

And the war's been a long time coming, yes a long long war's gonna come

D Cadd9 G

We're standing at the end of a story, at the foot of a palindrome

[Chorus]

C Am D G

One shot honey collect it all, the dust inside the rusted souls

C Am D G

You should get a ride cause you can't control the heart that beats under the bone

C Am D G

Come on my combat chameleon give it up, you've got your life to attend to, buttercup,

C Am D

you're entertaining the talk that is told through the teeth of the mouths of

G C

the millions dyin' to meet ya -

Am D

Little do they know

G G/F# Em Em Em Cadd9 G

* *

G G/F# Em Em Em G/F# G

* *

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