I’ve never had ^Da way wit^Emh women C G D G C-G But the hills of Iowa make me wish that I could And I’ve never found ^Da way to say ^EmI love you C G D G C-G But if the chance came by, oh I, I would

But way ^Emback where I come from, we ^Cnever mean to ^Gbother We don’^Ct like to make ou^Amr passions othe^Dr peoples' concern And we ^Gwalk in the ^Dworld of safe ^Empeople C G D G C-G And at night we walk into our houses and burn

Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa

How I long to ^Dfall just a little bit^Em C G D G C-G To dance out of the lines and stray from the light But I fear that to ^Dfall in love with ^Emyou C G D G C-G Is to fall from a great and gruesome height

So you know, I ^Emasked a friend about it, on a ^Cbad day Her husband had just ^Amleft her She sat down on the ^Gchair he left be^Dhind She said,^G "What is ^Dlove, where did it ^Emget me?" C G D G C-G "Whoever thought of love is no friend of mine"

Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa

Once I had every^Dthing, I gave it up^Em C G D G C-G For the shoulder of your driveway and the words I’ve never felt And so for you, I came this ^Dfar across the ^Emtracks Ten ^Cmiles above the ^Glimit, and with ^Dno seat^Gbelt, and I’d do it again

For to^Emnight I went running through the ^Cscreen doors of dis^Gcretion For I ^Amwoke up from a nightmare that I c^Dould not stand to see ^C You were a-wandering out ^Gon the hills of ^EmIowa And ^Cyou were not ^Amthinking of ^Dme

Oh, ooh, oh, ^Gooh D Em C G D G C-G I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I-I, Iowa

Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa

Iowa, oh ^Dooh Em C G D G C-G Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa Iowa, oh ^Dooh Io^Emwa, oh, ^Coooh, ooh, ^Goh, I^D-Io^Gwa ^{C G}