Leland Iowa Chords by Kevin Costner & Modern West
Tempo:
120.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] Take a walk [C] down Main Street, have a look [G] around.
Now look in [C] all the windows, the empty [G] buildings in this town.
Now imagine [C] all the people who [G] came and [Em] had to go.
Ooh, look for [C] something better, [D]
dream on [G] down the road.
[C] And you can't spend [G] a dime [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Cause every store in [Am] town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a [G] lot of time [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck.
And that used to [C] be a diner [G] where everyone would go.
And that building [C] on the corner used to be a [G] picture show.
You should have seen it [C] in the summer,
[G] around the Fourth [Em] of July.
When the fireworks [C] and carnivals [D]
were lighting [G] up the sky.
[C] And you can't spend [G] a dime [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Cause every store [Am] in town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a lot [G] of time [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck.
[C]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] I know people [C] who have lived here through a couple [G] world wars.
And their fathers, [C] like their fathers, [G] were raising kids and growing corn.
And like their friends [C] all around them, [G] it's the only [Em] life they'll [F#m] know.
[Em]
Through the [G] good times [C] and the bad times, [D]
they will stay here [G] even though.
[C] You can't spend a [G] dime [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Cause every store in [Am] town's run out [D] of luck.
[G] But you [C] can spend a [G] lot of time [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck.
[C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck.
[C]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] Take a walk [C] down Main Street, have a look [G] around.
Now look in [C] all the windows, the empty [G] buildings in this town.
Now imagine [C] all the people who [G] came and [Em] had to go.
Ooh, look for [C] something better, [D]
dream on [G] down the road.
[C] And you can't spend [G] a dime [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Cause every store in [Am] town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a [G] lot of time [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck.
And that used to [C] be a diner [G] where everyone would go.
And that building [C] on the corner used to be a [G] picture show.
You should have seen it [C] in the summer,
[G] around the Fourth [Em] of July.
When the fireworks [C] and carnivals [D]
were lighting [G] up the sky.
[C] And you can't spend [G] a dime [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Cause every store [Am] in town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a lot [G] of time [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck.
[C]
[G]
[C] [D]
[G] I know people [C] who have lived here through a couple [G] world wars.
And their fathers, [C] like their fathers, [G] were raising kids and growing corn.
And like their friends [C] all around them, [G] it's the only [Em] life they'll [F#m] know.
[Em]
Through the [G] good times [C] and the bad times, [D]
they will stay here [G] even though.
[C] You can't spend a [G] dime [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Cause every store in [Am] town's run out [D] of luck.
[G] But you [C] can spend a [G] lot of time [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
[C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck.
[C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck.
[C]
[G]
[C] [D]
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Key:
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[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Take _ a walk [C] down Main Street, _ _ have a look [G] around. _ _
Now look in [C] all the windows, _ the empty [G] buildings in this town. _ _
Now imagine [C] all the people _ who [G] came and [Em] had to go. _
Ooh, look for [C] something better, _ [D] _
_ dream on [G] down the road.
[C] And you can't spend [G] a dime _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ [C] Cause every store in [Am] _ town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a [G] lot of time _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ _ [C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _
And that used to [C] be a diner _ _ _ [G] where everyone would go. _ _
And that building [C] on the corner _ used to be a [G] picture show. _ _
You should have seen it [C] in the summer, _ _
[G] around the Fourth [Em] of July. _ _
When the fireworks [C] and carnivals _ [D] _
were lighting [G] up the sky.
_ [C] And you can't spend [G] a dime _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ [C] Cause every store [Am] in town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a lot [G] of time _ [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
_ _ _ [C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ I _ _ know people [C] who have lived here _ through a couple [G] world wars. _ _
And their fathers, [C] like their fathers, [G] were raising kids and growing corn. _ _
And like their friends [C] all around them, _ [G] it's the only [Em] life they'll [F#m] know.
_ [Em]
Through the [G] good times [C] and the bad times, _ [D]
they will stay here [G] even though.
_ [C] You can't spend a [G] dime _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ [C] Cause every store in [Am] town's run out [D] of luck.
[G] But you [C] can spend a [G] lot of time _ [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
_ _ _ [C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ Take _ a walk [C] down Main Street, _ _ have a look [G] around. _ _
Now look in [C] all the windows, _ the empty [G] buildings in this town. _ _
Now imagine [C] all the people _ who [G] came and [Em] had to go. _
Ooh, look for [C] something better, _ [D] _
_ dream on [G] down the road.
[C] And you can't spend [G] a dime _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ [C] Cause every store in [Am] _ town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a [G] lot of time _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ _ [C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _
And that used to [C] be a diner _ _ _ [G] where everyone would go. _ _
And that building [C] on the corner _ used to be a [G] picture show. _ _
You should have seen it [C] in the summer, _ _
[G] around the Fourth [Em] of July. _ _
When the fireworks [C] and carnivals _ [D] _
were lighting [G] up the sky.
_ [C] And you can't spend [G] a dime _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ [C] Cause every store [Am] in town's run out [D] of luck.
But [C] you can spend a lot [G] of time _ [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
_ _ _ [C] Living on a farm, [D]
working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ I _ _ know people [C] who have lived here _ through a couple [G] world wars. _ _
And their fathers, [C] like their fathers, [G] were raising kids and growing corn. _ _
And like their friends [C] all around them, _ [G] it's the only [Em] life they'll [F#m] know.
_ [Em]
Through the [G] good times [C] and the bad times, _ [D]
they will stay here [G] even though.
_ [C] You can't spend a [G] dime _ [C] in Leland, _ [G] Iowa.
_ _ [C] Cause every store in [Am] town's run out [D] of luck.
[G] But you [C] can spend a [G] lot of time _ [C] in Leland, [G] Iowa.
_ _ _ [C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Living on a [D] farm, working on your pickup [G] truck. _ _ _
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