Chord/Tab song: Great Lakes Song

(Live)

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Great Lakes Song (Live) - Pat Dailey

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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]Sweet mother Michigan, [Dm]father Superior
[Bb]Coming down from Mackinaw and [C]Sault St. Marie
[F]Blue water Huron, flow [Dm]down to Lake Erie-O
[Bb]Fall to Ontario and [C]run on out to [F]sea[C]

(Verse 1)

The [F]Great Lakes are a diamond
On the [Dm]hand of North America
A [Bb]brightly shining jewel on the [C]friendship bordering
[F]Freshwater highway [Dm]coming down from Canada
[Bb]All around the coastline, [C]can't you hear them sing?

(CHORUS)

[F]Sweet mother Michigan, [Dm]father Superior
[Bb]Coming down from Mackinaw and [C]Sault St. Marie
[F]Blue water Huron, flow [Dm]down to Lake Erie-O
[Bb]Fall to Ontario and [C]run on out to [F]sea

(Bridge)

[Dm]Hearty are the seamen on the [Bb]ships that load the iron ore
[Dm]Sailing out of Thunder Bay and [C]bound for Buffalo
[Dm]And hearty are the fishermen
Just [Bb]like their fathers were before
[Dm]Say they'll bury me at sea [C]come my time to [F]go

(Interlude)

[Dm] [Bb] [C] [C]
(Verse 2)

[F]Down below the quarterdecks
The [Dm]old men mend the fishing nets
And [Bb]up above the windy bridge
The [C]young men curse into the wind
[F]And up and down the Windsor Straits
The [Dm]wives and mothers lie awake
And [Bb]pray our lady of the lake Will [C]send them home a[F]gain
[C]Singin'

(CHORUS)

[F]Sweet mother Michigan, [Dm]father Superior
[Bb]Coming down from Mackinaw and [C]Sault St. Marie
[F]Blue water Huron, flow [Dm]down to Lake Erie-O
[Bb]Fall to Ontario and [C]run on out to [F]sea[C]

(CHORUS)

[F]Sweet mother Michigan, [Dm]father Superior
[Bb]Coming down from Mackinaw and [C]Sault St. Marie
[F]Blue water Huron, flow [Dm]down to Lake Erie-O
[Bb]Fall to Ontario and [C]run on out to [Dm]se___a[Bb]
Run on out to [F]se___a[C][F]