Damien Jurado - Thax Douglas #1 Live at Landlocked Chorded by Wiggy Capo 4 Standard Tuning Intro: Bm F#m Em x4 Bm F#m Em Illinois, I could put you in a poem Illinois, I could write you in a song But the ink keeps bleeding through the paper So now I must move on Bm F#m Em Illinois, I am your favorite stepson A Santa Claus Sears Tower in your sky A poem for every band who stood before me I just needed three more minutes of your time A Em G x2 I want to be a legend in my lifetime A street sign of my name where I am from Illinois, I really do love you madly But you and I both know I don't belong And I do thank you for the love you've shown me Take care of my parents and my books I'll send postcards from the great state of Texas Forget me not, Thax Douglas A Em G Forget me not Forget me not - best wishes Forget me not Forget me not - best wishes Bm F#m Em Illinois, I could put you in a poem Illinois, I could write you in a song But the ink keeps bleeding through the paper So now I must move on A Em G Forget me not Forget me not - best wishes Forget me not Forget me not