Old 97s - Champaign Illinois

G
the bottom line’s been snorted
C G
the bottom card’s been dealt
D
no one knows like you know right now
C G
how truly bad it felt

G
all your life you wasted , oh
C G
dreamin’ about the day
D
when worker bees kill off their queen
C G
and carry all her eggs away

chorus
C
oh , and if you die fearing god
G C
and painfully employed
G D
no , you will not go to heaven
C G
you’ll go to champaign , illinois

G
up north is chicago
C G
where booze makes no one blush
D
memory comes back to you
C G
in a double bourbon rush

G
the memories aren’t all bad
C G
and neither , my friend , are you
D
there is an argument that there must be some heaven meant
C G
for hearts that are half true

chorus
C
and if you spend your whole life
G C
rollin’ horses into troy
G D
no , you will not go to heaven
C G
you’ll go to champaign , illinois
G D
no , you will not go to heaven
C G
you’ll go to champaign , illinois

G
roll on blacktop highway
C G
circles toward the sun
D
springfield’s in the distance
C G
and that’s the last big one

G
after that comes judgment
C G
and judgment will be swift
D
you will be eliminated
C G
but here’s a parting gift

chorus
C
oh , and if you die fearing god
G C
and painfully employed
G D
no , you will not go to heaven
C G
you’ll go to champaign , illinois