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Iowa chords by
Dar Williams
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Key: Bb major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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I've never had a way
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with women
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But the hills of Iowa make
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me wish that I could

And I've never found
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a way to say I love you
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But if the chance came by,
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oh, I, I would
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But way back where I come from,
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we never mean to bother
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We don't like to make our passions
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other people's concern
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And we walk in the world
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of safe people
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And at night, we walk into
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our houses and burn
Verse 2
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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I, Iowa
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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I, Iowa
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Verse 3

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How I long to fall just a little bit
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To dance out of the lines
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and stray from the light
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But I fear that to fall in love with you
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Is to fall from a great and
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gruesome height

So you know,
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I asked a friend about it on a bad day
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Her husband had just left her
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She sat down on the chair he'd left behind,
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she said
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"What is love? Where did it get me?
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Whoever thought of love
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is no friend of mine"
Verse 4
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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I, Iowa
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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I, Iowa
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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Once I had everything, I gave it up
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For the shoulder of your driveway and
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the words I've never felt

And so for you,
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I came this far across the tracks
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Ten miles above the limit and with no
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seatbelt, and I'd do it again
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For tonight, I went running through
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the screen doors of discretion
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For I woke up from a nightmare that I
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could not stand to see

You were a-wandering out
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out on the hills of Iowa
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And you were not thinking of me
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Oh, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
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I, I, Iowa
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh Iowa,
Verse 6
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oh
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I, Iowa
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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I, Iowa
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Iowa, oh, ooh, oh
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Iowa, oh
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I, Iowa

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • Em

  • C

  • Am

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Iowa by Dar Williams is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Iowa are Bb, F, Gm, Eb, Cm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, F, Gm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Iowa is approximately 86 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Iowa using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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