[Verse 1]
D
I come from the heart of the Heartland
G
Where pictures shows where the corn grows
D
In rows and rows of summer greens
G
And winter snows
And it goes on
D
Through the crack of the bat
G
Oh everybody rollin' out their welcome mat
D
And our hands on our heart under the stars
G
of the Friday night flag
[Chorus]
A G D
And oh the heart will wander
A G D
Beyond that wild blue yonder
A G Bm
When I get lost in the noise like a whisper
A Em
I hear the voice of the boy
G D G
Oh from Illinois...
[Verse 2]
D
I remember the first time
G
I saw that name on the marquee sign
D G
Lights so bright could almost make you blind
I'd get lost in
Sweet girls singin' along
Buses rollin' on in the silver dawn
Seein' the world a long, long way from home
[Chorus]
A G D
And oh the heart will wander
A G D
Beyond that wild blue yonder
A G Bm
When I get lost in the noise like a whisper
A Em
I hear the voice of the boy
G
Oh
[Bridge]
Bm
It's water through my blood
G
It's the place I got my roots
D
It's the fire that's in my soul
C Em
It's the mud that's on my boots
D G D G
......Ooh Illinois...
[Chorus]
A G D
And oh the heart will wander
A G D
Beyond that wild blue yonder
A G Bm
When I get lost in the noise like a whisper
A Em
I hear the voice of the boy
G D G D
Oh from Illinois.......