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Great Lakes Song by Pat Dailey
Great Lakes Song
G Em
The Great Lakes are a diamond on the hand of North America
C D
Brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering
G Em
Freshwater highway coming down from Canada
C D G
All along the shoreline, you can hear them sing
chorus:
G Em
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
C D
Coming down from Mackinac and Sault St. Marie
G Em
Blue water Huron, Flow down to Lake Erie-O
C D G
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
G Em
Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore
C D
Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo
G Em
Hearty are the fishermen just like their fathers were before
C D G
Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go
(chorus)
G Em
Oh the tales the sailors spin of mermaids singing in the wind
C D
the sinking of the Bessemer, the drowning of the crew
G Em
Memories of waters crossed of women won and fortunes lost
C D G
Are etched upon their faces and their faded old tatoos
Em C
Down below the quarter decks the old men mend the fishing nets
G D
Up above the windy bridge the young men curse into the wind
Em C
All along the winds of straits(?) the wives and mothers lie awake
G D
Pray on lady of the lake to send them home again
(chorus)
(chorus)
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version 2
Tuning: Standard E CAPO on 1st
F Dm Bb C
e|--1----1----1----0--|
B|--1----3----3----1--|
G|--2----2----3----0--|
D|--3----0----3----2--|
A|--3----X----1----3--|
E|--1----X----X----X--|
(Intro)
Strum F
CHORUS:
F Dm
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Bb C
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
F Dm
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Bb C F C
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(Verse 1)
F
The Great Lakes are a diamond
Dm
On the hand of North America
Bb C
A brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering
F Dm
Freshwater highway coming down from Canada
Bb C
All around the coastline, can't you hear them sing?
(CHORUS)
F Dm
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Bb C
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
F Dm
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Bb C F
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(Bridge)
Dm Bb
Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore
Dm C
Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo
Dm
And hearty are the fishermen
Bb
Just like their fathers were before
Dm C F
Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go
(Interlude)
Dm Bb C C
(Verse 2)
F
Down below the quarterdecks
Dm
The old men mend the fishing nets
Bb
And up above the windy bridge
C
The young men curse into the wind
F
And up and down the Windsor Straits
Dm
The wives and mothers lie awake
Bb C F
And pray our lady of the lake Will send them home again
C
Singin'
(CHORUS)
F Dm
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Bb C
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
F Dm
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Bb C F C
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(CHORUS)
F Dm
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Bb C
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
F Dm
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Bb C Dm Bb
Fall to Ontario and run on out to se___a
F C F
Run on out to se___a
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