How I long to fall just a little bit To dance out of the lines and stray from the light But I fear that to fall in love with you Is to fall from a great and gruesome height So I asked a friend about it on a bad day, her husband had just Left her, and she sat down in the chair he left behind She said, "What is love, where did it get me? Whoever thought of love is no friend of mine."
CHORUS
Once I had everything, I gave it up For the shoulder of your driveway and the words I've never felt And so for you, I came this far across the tracks Ten miles above the limit and with no seat belt, and I'd do it again For tonight I went running through the screen doors of discretion For I woke up from a nightmare that I could not stand to see You were a-wandering out on the hills of Iowa and You were not thinking of me
CHORUS twice
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Iowa (Traveling III) written by Dar Williams from "Mortal City"
Chords: A: (x02220) ; E (022100) ; F#m (2442xx) ; D (xx0232) ; Bm (x2443x) Kapo- 2nd fret (so technically the song is in the key of B) notes: each chord marking represents two beats. Therefore two consecutive chords denotes a full measure of 4/4. There are some places where Dar wrote measures of 6/4. Verse two uses the same progression as in verse one, and there is a slight change in verse three. The style changes back and forth from strumming and finger picking, refer to the cd (on the Grapevine Label).
Intro: A E F#m D A E A A A
I've never had a way with women, but the hills of Iowa make me wish that I could,
And I've never found a way to say I love you, but if the chance came by, oh I , I would,
But way back where I come from, we never mean to bother,
We don't like to make our passions other people's concern,
And we walk in the world of safe people, and at night we walk into our houses and burn.
Iowa oh oo oh, Iowa oh ooooh ooo oh I-Iowa (2X)
How I long to fall just a little bit, to dance out of the lines and stray from the light, But I fear that to fall in love with you is to fall from a great and greusome height. So I asked a friend about it, on a bad day, her husband had just left her, She sat down on the chair he left behind, she said, "What is love, where did it get me? Whoever thought of love is no friend of mine."
Iowa oh oo oh, Iowa oh ooooh ooo oh I-Iowa (2x) ::with Cliff Eberhardt back up vocals
:Solo:
Once I had everything, I gave it up for the shoulder of your driveway and the words I've never felt. And so for you, I came this far across the tracks, ten miles above the limit, and with no seatbelt, and I'd do it again,
For tonight I went running through the screen doors of discretion,
For I woke up from a nightmare that I could not stand to see, (g#)*
You were a-wandering out on the hills of Iowa and you were not thinking of me.
Iowa oh oo oh, Iowa oh ooooh ooo oh I-Iowa Iowa oh oo oh, Iowa oh ooooh ooo oh I-Iowa (2x) ::with Cliff back up vocals Iowa oh oo oh, Iowa oh ooooh ooo oh I-Iowa (2x... and slow near the end) ::Dar alone
*bass note played w/ fourth finger or pinky
_______________________Transcribed by Topher Yorks______________________________________
