Cairo Il chords by Natalie Hemby

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
G+G
All the fields are flooded up to Highway 51
G+G                            E minorEm
Illinois is coming ’cross the bridge where the Old Ohio was
C majorC              G+G
Don’t look away, it will be gone
G+G
Kentucky and Missouri, a trinity of states
G+G                              E minorEm
Nothing’s in a hurry ’cept the water in between the rising banks
C majorC               G+G
Oh nothing moves but nothing stays

C majorC                             D MajorD   G+G
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
          C majorC                 G+G
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois


Verse 2:
G+G
She used to be a beauty back in 1891
G+G                               E minorEm
After Fort Defiance, now she’s weathered by the river and the sun
C majorC                G+G
She’s still around but she is gone

C majorC                             D MajorD   G+G
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
          C majorC                G+G
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois

G+G
Da Da da do da do, da da do do

E minorEm      C majorC      G+G

C majorC                             D MajorD   G+G
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
         C majorC                 G+G
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Illinois