Queen Of Iowa chords

[INTRO]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [Bm] [A]

[VERSE 1]
Well [D]I met the queen of Iowa
She was d[D]ying on a couch in the suburbs
And with a[D]ll of the things she was dying of
She was [D]more alive than the others

[PRECHORUS]
She was [G]pretty as a flower in a crystal vase
It [D]lights up the room as it withers away
She [G]opened her eyes
When she [D]heard the music play

[CHORUS]
We sang a [G]hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows
[D]Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost
[G]Into the souls
Of those who know His name [D]
Like the Queen of I[G]owa [D]
She was the Queen of [G]Iowa

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Bm] [A] [G] [Em] [A] [D]

[VERSE 2]
Her [D]majesty was all ablaze
She was [D]burning hot but not consumed
Our [D]shoes removed in that holy place
In the [D]hallowed ground of the living room

[PRECHORUS]
Well I [G]bowed down low and I kissed her hand
And we [D]raised a toast to the Promised Land
[G]I saw the tears of joy
Run down her face[D]

[CHORUS]
We sang a [G]hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows
[D]Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost
[G]Into the souls
Of those who know His name [D]
Like the Queen of I[G]owa [D]
She was the Queen of [G]Iowa

[BRIDGE]
[A]I could see my illusions scatter
[Bm]Every time she drew a breath
[A]I could see the heart of the matter:
The [G]heart is a matter of life and death
Well I'll never be the same [D]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[D]
[G] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [Bm] [A]

[VERSE 3]
Well we s[D]ang about oceans of love again
As she [D]stared past the ceiling and the sky above
Two [D]court musicians, it was me and Ben
We were [D]singing for the Queen of Iowa

[CHORUS]
We sang a [G]hymn to the rhythm of the river that flows
[D]Down from the mountain of the Holy Ghost
[G]Into the souls
Of those who know His name [D]
There was [G]peace like a river in a valley of bones
It f[D]ills the valley up and it carries them home
To [G]come alive again
In the river of [D]Grace
Like the Queen of [G]Iowa [D]
She was the Queen of I[G]owa [D]
Long live the Queen of [G]Iowa[D]
She was the Queen of I[G]owa [D]

[Bm] [A] [G] [Em] [A] [D]