this is my own interpretation of the song based on how i currently hear it .
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dan fogelberg – illinois

intro :

C Dm/C F/C C
C Dm/C F/C C

verse 1 :

C Dm/C
dusty day dawning
F/C C
three hours late
C Dm/C
open the curtains
F/C C
and let the rest wait .

C Dm/C
my mind goes running
F/C C
three thousand miles east
C Dm/C
i may miss the harvest
F/C C
but i won’t miss the feast .

chorus :

G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , illinois
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , illinois

verse 2 :

C Dm/C
south california
F/C C
your sun is too cold
C Dm/C
it looks like your hills
F/C C
have been raped of their gold .
C Dm/C
i should have come out
F/C C
when i was first told
C Dm/C
this lamb has got to
F/C C
return to the fold .

chorus :

G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , illinois
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , i’m your boy .

solo :

C Dm/C F/C C
C Dm/C F/C C

verse 3 :

C Dm/C
flat on the prairies
F/C C
soil and stone
C Dm/C
stretching forever
F/C C
taking me home
C Dm/C
’cause i’ve got a woman
F/C C
who waits for me there
C Dm/C
and i need a breath of that
F/C C
sweet country air .

chorus :

G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
G F
and it looks like you’re gonna have to see me again
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , illinois
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , illinois
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , illinois
C [ ch ] Fm/C [ /Ch ] Dm/C C
illinois , i’m your boy