Land of Canaan — Indigo Girls
Chords and lyrics for Land of Canaan by Indigo Girls (key of G).
Intro
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 1
[G]You can go to the East to find your [C]inner
[G]hemisphere [C]
[G]You say we're under the same sky babe [C]
[G]Don't you realize, honey it's not that clear [C]
[G]I'm not your promised land, [C]
[G]I'm not your promised one [C]
Bridge
[D]I'm not the land of Canaan, oh, sweetheart [D]
[D]Waiting for you under the sun [D]
Chorus
[G]I'm lonely tonight, I'm missing you now [C]
[G]I'm wanting your love and your giving it out [C]
[G]I'm lonely tonight, I'm lonely tonight [C]
[G]I'm lonely tonight, oooooh ooh, ooh yeah [C]
Verse 2
[G]Well the meaning's changed for what it's worth [C]
[G]It's just a senseless game [C]
[G]Well I should think of love, but it's fear [C]
[G]Every time I hear, honey, your heartbeat strain [C]
[G]It's not the fall of man, honey you know it's not [C]
[G]It's not the call of time [C]
Bridge
[D]It's just the London skyline, oh sweetheart [D]
[D]Telling me you're not mine [D]
Chorus
[G]I'm lonely tonight, I'm missing you now [C]
[G]I'm wanting your love and your giving it out [C]
[G]I'm lonely tonight, I'm lonely tonight [C]
[G]I'm lonely tonight, oooooh ooh, ooh yeah [C]
Instrumental
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
[D] [D] [D] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [C]
Verse 3
[G]My blood is running dry, my skin is [C]
[G]My skin is growing thin, oh yeah [C]
[G]For every time you find yourself [C]
[G]You lose a little of me, honey it's from within [C]
[G]It's just a raging cycle [C]
[G]Why can't we bring it on to the end of the line? [C]
Bridge
[D]From inside this existence, oh sweetheart [D]
[D]Time is not on my side [D]
Chorus
[G]I'm lonely tonight, I'm missing you now [C]
[G]I'm wanting your love and your giving it out [C]
[G]I'm lonely tonight, I'm lonely tonight [C]
[G]I'm lonely tonight, oooooh ooh, ooh yeah [C]
Outro
[G]I'm not your promised land, I'm not your promised one [C]
[G]I'm not your promised land, I'm not your promised one [C]
[D]I'm not the land of Canaan, oh, sweetheart [D]
[D]I'm not the land of Canaan, oh, sweetheart [D]
[D]I'm not the land of Canaan, oh, sweetheart [D]
[D]Waiting for you under the sun [D]
[G]I'm lonely tonight [C]