I’ve never had a ^Dway with ^Emwomen But the ^Chills of Iowa^G make me ^Dwish that I ^Gcould ^{C G} And I’ve never found a ^Dway to say I ^Emlove you But ^Cif the chance came ^Gby, oh ^DI, I ^Gwould ^{C G}

But way ^Emback where I come from, we ^Cnever mean to ^Gbother We don’t ^Clike to make our ^Ampassions other ^Dpeoples' concern And we ^Gwalk in the ^Dworld of safe ^Empeople And at ^Cnight we walk in^Gto our ^Dhouses and ^Gburn ^{C G}

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

How I long to ^Dfall just a little bit^Em To ^Cdance out of the ^Glines and ^Dstray from the ^Glight ^{C G} But I fear that to ^Dfall in love with ^Emyou Is to ^Cfall from a ^Ggreat and ^Dgruesome ^Gheight ^{C G}

So you know, I ^Emasked a friend about it, on a ^Cbad day Her husband had just ^Amleft her She sat down on the ^Dchair he left behind She said,^G "What is ^Dlove, where did it ^Emget me?" "Who^Cever thought of ^Glove is ^Dno friend of ^Gmine" ^{C G}

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

Once I had every^Dthing, I gave it up^Em For the ^Cshoulder of your ^Gdriveway and the ^Dwords I’ve never ^Gfelt ^{C G} 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 ^G/F#hills of ^EmIowa And ^Cyou were not ^Amthinking of ^Dme

Oh, ooh, oh, ^Gooh I-^DI-I-^EmI, I-^CI-I-^GI-I-^DI, Io^Gwa ^{C G}

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

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