E A
I wanna see the states
E B
I wanna see the states
E B
From the foggy Golden Gate to the great Michigan lakes
E B A
I wanna see the states
E A
Oh, how did you get to this town?
E B
Was it where you were born or did you move around?
E A
California's got places down south
B A# A
We can lay in the sun on the beach
E A
Drive up the Oregon coast
E B C#m
Its rocky and lighthouses dot it for most of the way
C#m
Through to Washington cascading snow
E* B A
On the tips of Olympian peaks
E B
North to Alaska and we had no fear
C#m D
We were on to the future, the final frontier
G C
While in Hawaii they're probably righteously
B
Surfing the worlds greatest breaks
E A E
But oh, I- daho
A E
Has got the most
B C#m
Re- spectable
B
Folks we know
A E
We'll follow the Rockies and never stop roaming
C#m B
Through Colorado, Montana, Wyoming
F#m B Abm C#m
Down in New Mexico, we're eating green chilies
A B A
We'll hit the slopes up in Park City, Utah
E A
Well, I wanna see the states
E B
I wanna see the states
E B
From Nevada's Vegas strange to the wicked pines of Maine
E B A
I wanna see the states
E A
Deep down in Texas, there's bright starry skies
E B
Oklahomians all realize
Abm C#m
That the sun never sets we're just spinning around
A B
Spun up to Kansas and clung to the ground
E A
Slipped off the great plain to Southern Missouri
E B
A creek and a sunset with no need to hurry
Abm C#m
Just lazily drifting the great Mississippi
A B
Through Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky
E F#m
Down to the bayous of Louisiana
A B
Glowing fireflies down in Alabama
Abm C#m
Lit up your face like you're next to the moon
A B
South Carolina, we'll be getting there soon
E A E
But O- hi- o
A E
Has got the most
B C#m
Fest- ivals
B
And swing votes
A E
Span Indiana right over the crossroads
C#m B
In Illinois we had deep dish and hot dogs
F#m Abm
Cornhuskers score a Nebraskan point and I
A B A
Hear some music from downtown Des Moines Iowa
E A
And I wanna see the states
E B
I wanna see the states
E B
From Florida's southern cays to the Delaware tax rates
E B A
I wanna see the states
E A
I wanna dip my feet into the sand
E B
I wanna dive into the Rio Grande
E B
From the tall Virginian trees to a sultry Georgian breeze
E B A
I wanna see the land
E
Fall in New Hampshire we stopped by the woods
E B
With paid parking meters by rogue Robin Hoods
Abm C#m
Freedom and unity o'er in Vermont
A B
There's hope in Rhode Island to live how we want
E A
So live how you like but I love Massachusetts
E B A
New York's got places where we can get loose
Abm C#m
It's like everything you ever wanted at once
A B
We'll go upstate, and we can stay there for months
E A
We'll cut through the forests to Hartford, Connecticut
C#m B A
Can't help but love famous New Jersey etiquette
Abm C#m
O'er in DC on the Capitol Hill
A B
Historic decisions are being made still
E A
The West Virginian mountains are wild and wonderful
E B
North Carolina where autumn is colorful
Abm C#m
Crabbing in Maryland, hoagies in Harrisburg
A B A
Pennsylvania declared us America
Abm A
But it's far
Abm A
It's far
Abm
It's far
A B
Yeah, it's far between them
Abm
But take it form me
A B
It's worth all the long car rides to see them
Abm A B
Just wait till you see Yosemite or New England
F#m Abm B A
They'll make you believe in life, liberty, and freedom
E A
Well, I wanna see the states
E B
I wanna see the states
E B
From the lakes of Minnesota to the North and South Dakota
E B A
I wanna see the states
E A
I wanna dip my feet into the sand
E B
I wanna dive into the Rio Grande
E B
From the Arizona desert to Wisconsin's snowy weather
E B A
I wanna see the land
E B A
I wanna see the land