Intro: Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb F Gm I’ve never had a way with women Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb But the hills of Iowa make me wish that I could F Gm And I’ve never found a way to say I love you Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb But if the chance came by, oh I, I would Gm Eb Bb But way back where I come from, we never mean to bother Eb Cm F We don’t like to make our passions other peoples' concern Bb F Gm And we walk in the world of safe people Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb And at night we walk into our houses and burn Chorus: F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa F Gm How I long to fall just a little bit Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb To dance out of the lines and stray from the light F Gm But I fear that to fall in love with you Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Is to fall from a great and gruesome height Gm Eb So you know, I asked a friend about it, on a bad day Cm Her husband had just left her F She sat down on the chair he left behind Bb F Gm She said, "What is love, where did it get me?" Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb "Whoever thought of love is no friend of mine" Chorus: F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa Interlude: Bb F Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb F Gm Once I had everything, I gave it up Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb For the shoulder of your driveway and the words I’ve never felt F Gm And so for you, I came this far across the tracks Eb Bb F Bb Ten miles above the limit, and with no seatbelt, and I’d do it again Gm Eb Bb For tonight I went running through the screen doors of discretion Cm F Eb For I woke up from a nightmare that I could not stand to see Bb Bb Gm You were a-wandering out on the hills of Iowa Eb Cm F And you were not thinking of me Bridge: Bb Oh, ooh, oh, ooh F Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I-I-I, Iowa Chorus: F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa Chorus: F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa F Iowa, oh ooh Gm Eb Bb F Bb Eb Bb Iowa, oh, oooh, ooh, oh, I-Iowa This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Iowa (Traveling III) chords by Dar Williams
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
1
d
&
–
2
d
&
u
3
–
&
u
4
d
&
–
Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play Iowa (Traveling III) on ukulele
To play Iowa (Traveling III) on ukulele, strum the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. The groove sits around 96 bpm, a medium pace. You are playing it in Bb major. The fretting hand earns its keep in this one: I have the chords at the proficient level. Play a soft flowing strum and let the chords ring out.
5 ukulele chords used in "Iowa (Traveling III)" by Dar Williams: Bb, Cm, Eb, F and Gm
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