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 G- 320033
 Cadd9- x32033
 Em7- 022033
 D- xx0232
 Dsus4- xx0233
[Intro]
 G   Cadd9   Em7   D(x2)
[Verse]
Well we tGhought we were good at Cadd9being cool.
Em7And we thought we had leDarned how to live like mGen
Drinking beer on the bCadd9ack porch
Em7Smoking blues oDne after another
GCalling out to the pCadd9retty babies
Em7Dancing out uDnder them street lights
GPraying to whatever Cadd9Gods we had, oh
Em7Honey don’t let me Dbe alone again tonightCadd9  D  
[Chorus]
GYeah as much as we Cadd9love this town
Em7.....Hell it aDlways had a way
GOf bringing us Cadd9right back downEm7  D  
[Verse]
Well I hGad my eye on a pCadd9retty girl
Em7Once in a while she was lDooking back at me
GShe’d come and go like the Cadd9CTA
Em7Every time I had her, well I tDhought she’d stay
GLost her Daddy when Cadd9she was young
Em7I’d get close but in the mDorning she’d be gone
GShe told me I reCadd9minded her of him
I Em7bet she tells the other boys the sDame damn thingCadd9  D  
[Chorus]
GYeah as much as we Cadd9love this town
Em7.....Hell it aDlways had a way
GOf bringing us Cadd9right back downEm7  D  
GYeah as much as we Cadd9love this town
Em7.....Hell it aDlways had a way
GOf bringing us Cadd9right back downEm7  D  Dsus4  D  
[Bridge]
Yeah well Cadd9you go yGour way
And ID’ll go mCadd9ine
Drive down the cGoast in the sDummer
Cadd9Midwestern bGoys out Don our Cadd9own
Headed for a lGife of tDreasure
Cadd9Two-Hearted AGle running thDrough my vCadd9eins
Thoughts of this rGoom running tDhrough my bCadd9rain
Heading oGut when the mDorning cCadd9omes
And brother it’s bGeen a good rDunDsus4  D  
[Verse]
Well them lGate night talks probably saved our lives
Em7Looking up at that IDllinois SkyCadd9  D  
Oh that Illinois Cadd9skyD  
Oh that Illinois Cadd9skyD  
Oh that Illinois Cadd9skyD  G  

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Illinois Sky

by Michigan Rattlers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus4

- 320033

Cadd9

- x32033

Em7

- 022033

- xx0232

Dsus4

- xx0233

[Intro]

G Cadd9 Em7 D

(x2)

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Well we thought we were good at being cool.

Em7 D G

And we thought we had learned how to live like men

Cadd9

Drinking beer on the back porch

Em7 D

Smoking blues one after another

G Cadd9

Calling out to the pretty babies

Em7 D

Dancing out under them street lights

G Cadd9

Praying to whatever Gods we had, oh

Em7 D Cadd9 D

Honey don’t let me be alone again tonight

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

Yeah as much as we love this town

Em7 D

.....Hell it always had a way

G Cadd9 Em7 D

Of bringing us right back down

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Well I had my eye on a pretty girl

Em7 D

Once in a while she was looking back at me

G Cadd9

She’d come and go like the CTA

Em7 D

Every time I had her, well I thought she’d stay

G Cadd9

Lost her Daddy when she was young

Em7 D

I’d get close but in the morning she’d be gone

G Cadd9

She told me I reminded her of him

Em7 D Cadd9 D

I bet she tells the other boys the same damn thing

[Chorus]

G Cadd9

Yeah as much as we love this town

Em7 D

.....Hell it always had a way

G Cadd9 Em7 D

Of bringing us right back down

G Cadd9

Yeah as much as we love this town

Em7 D

.....Hell it always had a way

G Cadd9 Em7 D Dsus4 D

Of bringing us right back down

[Bridge]

Cadd9 G

Yeah well you go your way

D Cadd9

And I’ll go mine

G D

Drive down the coast in the summer

Cadd9 G D Cadd9

Midwestern boys out on our own

G D

Headed for a life of treasure

Cadd9 G D Cadd9

Two-Hearted Ale running through my veins

G D Cadd9

Thoughts of this room running through my brain

G D Cadd9

Heading out when the morning comes

G D Dsus4 D

And brother it’s been a good run

[Verse]

Well them late night talks probably saved our lives

Em7 D Cadd9 D

Looking up at that Illinois Sky

Cadd9 D

Oh that Illinois sky

Cadd9 D

Oh that Illinois sky

Cadd9 D G

Oh that Illinois sky

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