Illinois Chords
Illinois by Dan Fogelberg is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Dm/C, F/C, G, F and Fm/C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Dm/C F/C C (2x)
verse 1:
C Dm/C
Dusty day dawning
F/C C
Three hours late
C Dm/C
Open the curtains
F/C C
And let the rest wait.
C Dm/C
My mind goes running
F/C C
Three thousand miles east
C Dm/C
I may miss the harvest
F/C C
But I won't miss the feast.
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
verse 2:
C Dm/C
South California
F/C C
Your sun is too cold
C Dm/C
It looks like your hills
F/C C
Have been raped of their gold.
C Dm/C
I should have come out
F/C C
When I was first told
C Dm/C
This lamb has got to
F/C C
Return to the fold.
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, I'm your boy.
Solo:
C Dm/C F/C C
C Dm/C F/C C
verse 3:
C Dm/C
Flat on the prairies
F/C C
Soil and stone
C Dm/C
Stretching forever
F/C C
Taking me home
C Dm/C
'Cause I've got a woman
F/C C
Who waits for me there
C Dm/C
And I need a breath of that
F/C C
Sweet country air.
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
G F
And it looks like you're gonna have to see me again
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, Illinois
C Fm/C Dm/C C
Illinois, I'm your boy