Tom: G
G
All the fields are flooded up to Highway 51
G Em
Illinois is coming ’cross the bridge where the Old Ohio was
C G
Don’t look away, it will be gone
G
Kentucky and Missouri, a trinity of states
G Em
Nothing’s in a hurry ’cept the water in between the rising banks
C G
Oh nothing moves but nothing stays
C D Em D/F# G
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
C D Em D/F# G
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Ill-inois
[Verse 2]
G
She used to be a beauty back in 1891
G Em
After Fort Defiance, now she’s weathered by the river and the sun
C G
She’s still around but she is gone
C D Em D/F# G
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
C D Em D/F# G
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Ill-inois
G
Da Da da do da do, da da do do
Em C G
C D Em D/F# G
Where the longing for the leaving and the welcome-home receiving join
C D Em D/F# G
Still I’ll keep driving past the ghost of Cairo, Ill-inois
