Chords for The Great Lakes Song

Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

C#m

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Great Lakes Song chords
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[E]
[F#]
[A] [E]
Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m]
Father Superior, [F#] coming down from [F#m] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
[B] Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake Eriel, [E] falls into [B] Ontario and runs on [E] out to sea.
[B]
[A] [F#] The [C#m] Great Lakes are a diamond on the hand of North America, a bright shining jewel.
[B] On that friendship border ring it's a freshwater highway.
[A] Coming down from Canada [C#m]
and all along the coastline [F#] you can hear [B] the people say.
[E] Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m] Father Superior, [A] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
[B] Marie.
Blue Water [C#m] Huron rolls down to Lake Eriel, [A] falls into [B] Ontario and runs on [E] out to sea.
[B]
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] [C#m] Hardy are the seamen on [A] the ships that load the iron ore, hauling out a Thunder [B] Bay bound for Buffalo.
[C#m] And Hardy are the fishermen, [E] like their fathers were before they say, bury [E] me at sea [F#m] when it's my time [B] to go.
[E] Sweet Mother [C#m] Michigan, Father Superior, [E] coming down from Mackinac [C#] and Sault Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Eriel, falls into Ontario and runs on out to sea.
[B] [F#]
[E]
[B] [A]
[E]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[C#m] Down below the quarter [A] deck, old men mend the [C#m] fishing nets.
While upon the windy [B] bridge, young men curse into the wind.
[C#m] Up and down the Windsor [A] Straits, the wives and mothers lie [C#m] awake.
They pray Our Lady of the [F#m] Lake will bring [B] them home again.
[C#m]
[A] [F#] [B]
[E] [C#m]
[A] [B] [E]
Singing Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m] Father Superior, [A] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Eriel, falls into Ontario [B] and runs on out to [E] sea.
Singing Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m] Father Superior, [A] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Eriel, falls into Ontario [B] and runs [E] on out to sea.
[B]
[A] [E]
Runs on out to sea.
[B]
[A] [E]
Runs on out to [B] sea.
[A] [E]
[F#]
[A] [F#]
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
F#
134211112
E
2311
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Sweet Mother Michigan, _ [C#m]
Father Superior, [F#] coming down from [F#m] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
[B] Marie.
_ [E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake Eriel, [E] falls into [B] Ontario and runs on [E] out to sea.
_ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ The [C#m] Great Lakes are a diamond on the hand of North America, a bright shining jewel.
[B] On that friendship border ring it's a freshwater highway.
[A] Coming down from Canada [C#m]
and all along the coastline [F#] you can hear [B] the people say.
[E] Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m] Father Superior, [A] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
[B] Marie. _
Blue Water [C#m] Huron rolls down to Lake Eriel, [A] falls into [B] Ontario and runs on [E] out to sea.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ Hardy are the seamen on [A] the ships that load the iron ore, hauling out a Thunder [B] Bay bound for Buffalo.
[C#m] And Hardy are the fishermen, [E] like their fathers were before they say, bury [E] me at sea [F#m] when it's my time [B] to go.
_ [E] Sweet Mother [C#m] Michigan, Father Superior, [E] coming down from Mackinac [C#] and Sault Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Eriel, falls into Ontario and runs on out to sea. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C#m] Down below the quarter [A] deck, old men mend the [C#m] fishing nets.
While upon the windy [B] bridge, young men curse into the wind.
[C#m] Up and down the Windsor [A] Straits, the wives and mothers lie [C#m] awake.
They pray Our Lady of the [F#m] Lake will bring [B] them home again.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
Singing Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m] _ Father Superior, [A] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Eriel, falls into Ontario [B] and runs on out to [E] sea.
Singing Sweet Mother Michigan, [C#m] _ Father Superior, [A] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and Sault Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue Water Huron [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Eriel, falls into Ontario [B] and runs [E] on out to sea.
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Runs on out to sea.
_ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
Runs on out to [B] sea. _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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