^EI wanna see the st^Aates ^EI wanna see the st^Bates ^EFrom the foggy Golden Gate ^Bto the great Michigan lakes ^EI wanna s^Bee the st^Aates ^EOh, how did you g^Aet to this town? ^EWas it where you were born or d^Bid you move around? ^ECalifornia's got pl^Aaces down south We can l^Bay in the sun on ^A#the b^Aeach ^EDrive up the Or^Aegon coast ^EIts rocky and lighthouses d^Bot it for most ^C#mof the way ^C#mThrough to Washington cascading snow On the t^E*ips of Olympian pe^Baks ^{A E}North to Alaska and ^Bwe had no fear ^C#mWe were on to the future, the fi^Dnal frontier ^GWhile in Hawaii they're pro^Cbably righteously ^BSurfing the worlds greatest breaks ^EBut oh, ^AI- d^Eaho ^AHas got the m^Eost ^BRe-<^C#m/i> spectable ^BFolks we know ^AWe'll follow the Rockies and ne^Ever stop roaming ^C#mThrough Colorado, Mon^Btana, Wyoming ^F#mDown in New Me^Bxico, we're e^Abmating green c^C#mhilies ^AWe'll hit the slopes up in P^Bark City, U^Atah ^EWell, I wanna see the st^Aates ^EI wanna see the st^Bates ^EFrom Nevada's Vegas strange ^Bto the wicked pines of Maine ^EI wanna s^Bee the st^Aates ^EDeep down in Texas, th^Aere's bright starry skies ^EOklahomians all rea^Blize ^AbmThat the sun never sets we're just spi^C#mnning around ^ASpun up to Kansas and cl^Bung to the ground ^ESlipped off the great plain to Sout^Ahern Missouri ^EA creek and a sunset with ^Bno need to hurry ^AbmJust lazily drifting the g^C#mreat Mississippi ^AThrough Tennessee, Arkansas and Ke^Bntucky ^EDown to the bayous of Lou^F#misiana ^AGlowing fireflies d^Bown in Alabama ^AbmLit up your face like you're ^C#mnext to the moon ^ASouth Carolina, we'll be get^Bting there soon ^EBut O- ^Ahi- ^Eo ^AHas got the m^Eost ^BFest- i^C#mvals ^BAnd swing votes ^ASpan Indiana right o^Ever the crossroads ^C#mIn Illinois we had d^Beep dish and hot dogs ^F#mCornhuskers score a Ne^Abmbraskan point and I ^AHear some music from dow^Bntown Des Moines I^Aowa ^EAnd I wanna see the st^Aates ^EI wanna see the st^Bates ^EFrom Florida's southern cays to the Del^Baware tax rates ^EI wanna s^Bee the st^Aates ^EI wanna dip my feet into the s^Aand ^EI wanna dive into the Rio Gr^Bande ^EFrom the tall Virginian trees t^Bo a sultry Georgian breeze ^EI wanna s^Bee the l^Aand ^EFall in New Hampshire we stopped by the woods ^EWith paid parking meters by ro^Bgue Robin Hoods ^AbmFreedom and unity ^C#mo'er in Vermont ^AThere's hope in Rhode Island to l^Bive how we want ^ESo live how you like but I l^Aove Massachusetts ^ENew York's got pl^Baces where ^Awe can get loose ^AbmIt's like everything you ever w^C#manted at once ^AWe'll go upstate, and we can s^Btay there for months ^EWe'll cut through the forests to Ha^Artford, Connecticut ^C#mCan't help but l^Bove famous N^Aew Jersey etiquette ^AbmO'er in DC on the Ca^C#mpitol Hill ^AHistoric decisions are be^Bing made still ^EThe West Virginian mountains are w^Aild and wonderful ^ENorth Carolina where au^Btumn is colorful ^AbmCrabbing in Maryland, h^C#moagies in Harrisburg ^APennsylvania decl^Bared us Ame^Arica ^AbmBut it's ^Afar ^AbmIt's far ^{A Abm}It's far ^AYeah, it's far b^Between them ^AbmBut take it form me ^AIt's worth all the long car rides to s^Bee them ^AbmJust wait till you see Yos^Aemite or New En^Bgland ^F#mThey'll make you believe in ^Abmlife, liberty, and fr^Beedom ^{A E}Well, I wanna see the st^Aates ^EI wanna see the st^Bates ^EFrom the lakes of Minnesota ^Bto the North and South Dakota ^EI wanna s^Bee the st^Aates ^EI wanna dip my feet into the s^Aand ^EI wanna dive into the Rio Gr^Bande ^EFrom the Arizona desert to Wisc^Bonsin's snowy weather ^EI wanna s^Bee the l^Aand ^EI wanna s^Bee the l^Aand