Great Lakes Song
Pat DaileyVersions2
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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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
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(Verse 1)
The Great Lakes are a diamond
On the hand of North America
A brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering
Freshwater highway coming down from Canada
All around the coastline, can't you hear them sing?
(CHORUS)
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(Bridge)
Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore
Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo
And hearty are the fishermen
Just like their fathers were before
Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go
(Interlude)
(Verse 2)
Down below the quarterdecks
The old men mend the fishing nets
And up above the windy bridge
The young men curse into the wind
And up and down the Windsor Straits
The wives and mothers lie awake
And pray our lady of the lake Will send them home again
Singin'
(CHORUS)
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(CHORUS)
Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior
Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie
Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O
Fall to Ontario and run on out to se___a
Run on out to se___a
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Readable chord sheet for Great Lakes Song by Pat Dailey
[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] [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]