Illinois

Em


[Verse 1]
Em                            G
Underneath the heavy sky, the highway shines
  D/F#                            Em
A razor blade cutting down to bone
Em                              G
Nothing left to do but hold the wheel and drive
    D/F#                                    Em
The dark of night, the dim light on the road


[Chorus]
Am
All the way from Illinois
  D
A thousand miles of waiting for
  G               B7                  Em
A gentle touch, a kind, believing word
Am
All the way from Illinois
    C       B7         Em
And not one to be heard


[Verse 2]
Em                             G
Tell me all the ways to make a day go by
      D/F#                          Em
In an aeroplane high above the earth
Em                               G
Or standing in the kitchen in an awful fight
    D/F#                               Em
The brightly colored blood of ugly words


[Chorus]
Am
All the way from Illinois
  D
A box of clothes, a can of oil
    G            B7                  Em
The promise of a place to settle down
Am
All the way from Illinois
    C         B7       Em
And not one to be found


[Bridge]
Em          C          G           Em          D
And nothing hurts like crying on a long drive home
          C          G             Em   C
Nothing's worse than hiding in the dark alone
         Em        G           C             C G Am D/F# Em
From the beautiful lights of a dangerous love


[Verse 3]
Em                                 G
Shattered glass, a photograph of a broken heart
  D/F#                                   Em
A crack along the windshield of the world
Em                                    G
The shape of something running in the untame dark
    D/F#                            Em
The howling out of freedom and of hurt


[Chorus]
Am
All the way from Illinois
    D
The radio, the rain, the road
    G                B7                Em
The dream of finding out just what is love
Am
All the way from Illinois
       C         B7      Em
And it turns out nothing was