cairo il chords by 
Natalie Hemby 
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Key: B major•
Intro 1
B
G#m
E
B
Verse 1
B
All the fields
are flooded up to Highway 51
Illinois is coming 'cross the bridge
G#m
where the Old Ohio was
E
B
Don't look away, it will be gone
Kentucky and Missouri,
a trinity of states
Nothing's in a hurry 'cept the water
G#m
in between the rising banks
E
Oh nothing moves but nothing stays
B
Verse 2
E
Where the longing for the leaving and
F#
B
the welcome home receiv ing join
E
Still I'll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo,
B
Illinois
Verse 3
B
She used to be a beauty back in 1891
After Fort Defiance,
G#m
now she's weathered by the river and the sun
E
She's still around but she is gone
B
Verse 4
E
Where the longing for the leaving and
F#
B
the welcome home receiv ing join
E
Still I'll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo,
B
Illinois
Verse 5
B
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
Interlude 1
la, la
B
G#m
E
B
Verse 6
E
Where the long ing for the leaving and
B
the welcome home receiving join
E
Still I'll keep driving past
B
the ghost of Cairo, Illinois
Outro 1
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
B
Illinois
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsB G#m E F#
B
G#m
E
F#
Capo: 4
Transpose: 0
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