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INTRO:  G   C   G  C  
GShe came to this world on a cCold night 
GPapa turned his head and said 
CI don't believe she's mine 
GSingle momma raised her in a plCace where 
You can look but never touAmch 
Cos we don't have eCadd9nough 
Don't let your hopes get Emhigh 
Cos girls like you can't Dfly 
GOh the long nights in the Dsmall room 
With the big Emdreams 
Oh Cadd9Indiana 
GYou're only dDying Fhere 
And tChey don't understand you 
It's a Gtough road but you sDtart slow 
And beEmfore you Cadd9know it 
You're Fnot Calone 
Looking for a Amplace called Emhome aDnywhere 
    Cadd9Oh Indiana G  C  G  C  
GShe tended bar in New York CCity (indiana)
GPeople turned their heads and said 
CBaby you sure look fine 
GThey put her on TV and then they Ctold her 
You're gonna be a Amstar 
You can go so Cadd9far 
Let your hopes get Emhigh 
Cos girls like you can Dfly
GIn the long nights in the Dsmall room 
With the big Emdreams 
Oh Cadd9Indiana 
GYou're only dDying Fhere 
And tChey don't understand you 
It's a Gtough road but you sDtart slow 
And beEmfore you Cadd9know it 
You're Fnot Calone 
Looking for a Amplace called Emhome aDnywhere 
    Cadd9Oh Indiana 
EmThose big dreams are flying machines 
Cadd9And they'll take you 
AmWherever you want to Emgo D  
EmOh and sometimes you find that what's Cadd9real is inside 
You don't Fhave to gCo away 
To fAmind your way hDome Cadd9  
Oh IndianGa C  
GShe turned around and she Cstopped running 
GShe saw that fame was never tChe answer to her prayers 
GShe found that answer in her Cchildren 
When she takes them to a Amplace 
Where they can have Cadd9so much 
She lets their hopes get Emhigh 
Cos anyone, Danyone can fly 
GIn the long nights in the Dsmall room 
With the big Emdreams 
Oh Cadd9Indiana 
GYou're only dDying Fhere 
And tChey don't understand you 
It's a Gtough road but you sDtart slow 
And beEmfore you Cadd9know it 
You're Fnot Calone 
Looking for a Amplace called Emhome aDnywhere 
    Cadd9Oh IndiaGna...Cadd9......OhhGhhhh
she's Cadd9going back 
Oh oh ohG...(Cadd9etc) G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  Cadd9  G  
                       EADGBE
CHORDS USED :      G=  320033 or 355433
                   C=  X32010 or 335553
                  Am=  002210
               Cadd9=  x32033
                  Em=  022000
                   D=  xx0232
                   F=  xx3211

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Indiana

by Melissa Etheridge

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

G C G C

INTRO:

G C

She came to this world on a cold night

Papa turned his head and said

I don't believe she's mine

G C

Single momma raised her in a place where

You can look but never touch

Cadd9

Cos we don't have enough

Don't let your hopes get high

Cos girls like you can't fly

G D

Oh the long nights in the small room

With the big dreams

Cadd9

Oh Indiana

G D F

You're only dying here

And they don't understand you

G D

It's a tough road but you start slow

Em Cadd9

And before you know it

F C

You're not alone

Am Em D

Looking for a place called home anywhere

Cadd9 G C G C

Oh Indiana

G C

She tended bar in New York City (indiana)

People turned their heads and said

Baby you sure look fine

G C

They put her on TV and then they told her

You're gonna be a star

Cadd9

You can go so far

Let your hopes get high

Cos girls like you can fly

G D

In the long nights in the small room

With the big dreams

Cadd9

Oh Indiana

G D F

You're only dying here

And they don't understand you

G D

It's a tough road but you start slow

Em Cadd9

And before you know it

F C

You're not alone

Am Em D

Looking for a place called home anywhere

Cadd9

Oh Indiana

Those big dreams are flying machines

Cadd9

And they'll take you

Am Em D

Wherever you want to go

Em Cadd9

Oh and sometimes you find that what's real is inside

F C

You don't have to go away

Am D Cadd9

To find your way home

G C

Oh Indiana

G C

She turned around and she stopped running

G C

She saw that fame was never the answer to her prayers

G C

She found that answer in her children

When she takes them to a place

Cadd9

Where they can have so much

She lets their hopes get high

Cos anyone, anyone can fly

G D

In the long nights in the small room

With the big dreams

Cadd9

Oh Indiana

G D F

You're only dying here

And they don't understand you

G D

It's a tough road but you start slow

Em Cadd9

And before you know it

F C

You're not alone

Am Em D

Looking for a place called home anywhere

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Oh Indiana.........Ohhhhhh

Cadd9

she's going back

G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

Oh oh oh...(etc)

EADGBE

CHORDS USED : = 320033 or 355433

= X32010 or 335553

= 002210

Cadd9

= x32033

= 022000

= xx0232

= xx3211

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