####tabline####E|---7------| B|-----8----| G|-------7--| D|----------|  5x A|----------| E|----------| Verso: A couple guys in first class on a flight From new York to Los Angeles Kinda making small talk killing time Flirting with the flight attendants 30 000 feet above could be Oklahoma Just a bunch of square cornfields and wheat farms Man it all looks the same Miles and miles of back roads and highways Connecting little towns with funny names Who’d want to live down there in the middle of nowhere They’ve never drove through Indiana Met the men who plowed that earth Planted that seed busted his ass for you and me Or caught a harvest moon in Kansas They’d understand why god made those fly over states Verso 2: I bet that mile long Santa Fe freight train engineer’s seen it all Just like that flatbed cowboy stacking US steel on a 3-day haul Road and rails under their feet Yeah that sounds like a first class seat Refrão: On the plains of Oklahoma Where the windshield sunset in your eyes Like a watercolor painted sky You’d think heavens doors have opened You’ll understand why god made Those fly over states    (Solo) (Base ) E|------------| B|------------| G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----| D|------------2/4-4-2---------| A|------------| E|------------| Take a ride across the badlands Feel that freedom on your face Breathe in all that open space Meet a girl from Amarillo You’ll understand why god made Why you’d want to plant your stakes In those fly over states E|---7------| B|-----8----| G|-------7--| D|----------|  5x A|----------| E|----------| Base : Never drove through Indiana ... E|------------| B|------------| G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----| D|------------2/4-4-2---------| A|------------| E|------------| On the palins of oklahoma ... E|------------| B|------------| G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----| D|------------2/4-4-2---------| A|------------| E|------------| Take a ride ... E|------------| B|------------| G|--2/9--11/12/9--11/12/7----------2/4-----| D|------------2/4-4-2---------| A|------------| E|------------|

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La chanson évoque l'idée que, lors d'un survol de certaines régions des États-Unis, on peut facilement mépriser la beauté et l'importance de ces terres souvent considérées comme insignifiantes. Elle souligne la vie rurale et le dur labeur des agriculteurs qui travaillent cette terre. En prenant de la hauteur, l’artiste nous invite à apprécier ce qui se cache derrière cette image d’un « chez-soi » délaissé, notamment les paysages vastes et les traditions qui nourrissent la culture du pays. Avec une mélodie inspirante, l'artiste nous raconte une histoire d'aventure, mêlant impressions de voyage et réflexions sur les racines profondes de l’Amérique. C'est un rappel que même les endroits que l'on traverse sans y prêter attention ont une richesse propre et une signification qui mérite d'être reconnue.