Lovett plays this song in the Key of G, his guitar capoed on the 4th fret.
(Please see the note below about the mixed time signatures)
[Intro]
|A |
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
|A | |
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
|A | |
Hair blond as hay and long as a row
|A | |
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
|A Em |A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
|A |Em |
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
|A A/C# |D
Hell don't care, but heaven knows
|A Em |A
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
[Verse]
A Em |A |
Mama, say a prayer for your only son ...
A |Em |
God forgive him all the wrong he's done ..
A A/C# |D |
All he ever wanted was to have some fun ...
A Em A
And now he's up in Indiana 'til his time is done
[Chorus]
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hair blond as hay and long as a row
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hell don't care, but heaven knows
A Em A |A |
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ... ....
[Verse]
A Em |A
She looked all of twenty two ...
A |Em
A man could drown in eyes so blue ..
A A/C# |D
And now I've got some time to kill ...
A Em A
In a little town called Henryville
[Chorus]
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hair blond as hay and long as a row
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hell don't care, but heaven knows
|A(4) Em A |
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
[Mandolin solo]
| A.... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. D. | A.. Em. | A.. |
[Fiddle Solo]
| A... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. | D.... | A.. Em. | A.... | A.... |
[Verse]
A Em |A
Workin' on the line ain't the life I know ...
A |Em
Wish I was floatin' on the river out in Idaho ..
A A/C# |D
Or layin' on the bank with a fishin' pole ...
A Em A
Instead of cuttin' this corn and losin' my soul
[Chorus]
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hair blond as hay and long as a row
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hell don't care, but heaven knows
|A(4) Em A |
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
[Acoustic Guitar solo]
| A.... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. D. | A.. Em. A. |
[Resonator Solo]
| A... | A.. Em.. | A.. A/C#. | D.... | A.. Em. | A.... | A.... |
[Verse]
A Em |A
Miles and miles as they march by ...
A |Em
They lift their ears up to the sky ..
A A/C# |D
Standin' tall and satis-fied ...
A Em A
Like to try to run but I just might die
[Chorus]
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hair blond as hay and long as a row
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hell don't care, but heaven knows
A Em A
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D
Hair blond as hay and long as a row
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose
A A/C# D | D |
Hell don't care, but heaven knows
A Em A
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
A Em A
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
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Charted by Dexex
How to count this chart:
Lovett mixes in 2/4 and 3/4 measures along with the dominant 4/4 time.
But it's not random, there's a pattern to it. A number in parentheses
(#) below indicates the number of beats in that measure.
|A(3) Em |A(4)
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ...
|A(2) |Em(4) |
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose ..
|A(3) A/C# |D(4) |
Hair blond as hay and long as a row ...
|A(3) Em |A(4)
Up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ...
|A(2) |Em(4) |
I do a little thinkin' 'bout a girl named Rose ..
|A(3) A/C# |D(4)
Hell don't care, but heaven knows ...
|A(3) Em |A(4) |
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows ...
Note: the last line this pattern changes prior to instrumental solos
|A(4) Em A |
I'm up in Indiana where the tall corn grows
The instrumental breaks, built on the chorus, are not consistent with the pattern of the chorus.