Chords for Tony Rice - "Whispers of the North" - Gordon Lightfoot cover

Tempo:
117.1 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Eb

Bb

Ab

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tony Rice - "Whispers of the North" - Gordon Lightfoot cover chords
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[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
[Bb] Whispers [Eb] of the north, [Cm] [Bb] soon I [Eb] will go forth, [Cm] [Eb] To that wild and better [Cm] land where nature [Eb] takes its course.
[Cm] [Bb] Whispers of [Eb] the wind, [Cm] soon [Bb] I will [Eb] be there again, [Cm] [Bb] Bound with a [Eb] wild and restless [Cm] drive that [Bb] pulls me [Eb] forth.
And we [Ab] can ride [Eb] away, we [Bb] can glide [Eb] all day, we [Ab] can [Gm] fly [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
away.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [C]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
Whispers [Bb] [Eb] of the north, [Cm]
[Eb] soon I will return again, To those endless [Cm] afternoons, [Bb] sunshine [Eb] and rain.
Whispers of my love, days and weeks on end, I will share my thoughts with [Cm] her, in [Eb] prayers that I will send.
And [Ab] we can ride [Eb] away, [Bb] we can glide [Cm] all day, we can fly
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
away.
[Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Cm]
Whispers of the north, the river [Eb] and shore, [Cm] In the land [Eb] that tested [Cm] Eskimos ten thousand [Bb] years [Eb] before.
[Cm] [Gm] Whispers [Eb] of my heart, [Cm]
[Eb] in the tracks of animals, [Cm] [Bb] I will [Eb] leave my footprints [Cm] there, [Bb] to lie [Eb] beneath the snow.
[Ab] And we can ride [Eb] away, [Bb] we can [Cm] glide all day, [Ab] we can [Gm] [Cm] fly
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
away.
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Cm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[Ab] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm] [Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] Whispers [Eb] of the wind, [Cm] I [Bb] will feel [Eb] its sting, [Cm] I [Eb] will see it rise and [Cm] fall, and [Gm] I will hear [Eb] it sing.
[Cm] The [Bb] sound is [Eb] like the song of me, it takes away the pain, [Cm] The [Bb] river [Eb] is the melody, [Cm] the [Bb] sky is [Db] the refrain.
And we [Ab] can ride [Eb] away, we [Bb] can glide [Cm] all day, we [Ab] can [Gm] fly [Cm] away.
And we [Ab] can [Eb] ride away, we [Bb] can glide [Cm] all day, we [Ab] can [Gm] [Cm] fly [Gm] [Cm] away.
[Bb] Whispers [Eb] of the north, [Cm] soon [Bb] I will [Eb] go home.
[Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
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Learn the basic chords of Tony Rice - Whispers Of The North chords, with this master sequence: Ab, Eb, Cm, Bb, Cm, Ab, Cm, Eb, Bb and Eb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 117. Considering the song's key of Eb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] Whispers [Eb] of the north, [Cm] [Bb] soon I [Eb] will go forth, [Cm] [Eb] To that wild and better [Cm] land where nature [Eb] takes its course.
_ [Cm] [Bb] Whispers of [Eb] the wind, [Cm] soon [Bb] I will [Eb] be there again, [Cm] [Bb] Bound with a [Eb] wild and restless [Cm] drive that [Bb] pulls me [Eb] forth.
And we [Ab] can ride [Eb] away, we [Bb] can glide [Eb] all day, we [Ab] can [Gm] fly [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm]
away.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm]
Whispers _ _ _ [Bb] [Eb] of the north, [Cm]
[Eb] soon I will return again, To those endless [Cm] afternoons, [Bb] sunshine [Eb] and rain.
Whispers of my love, days and weeks on end, I will share my thoughts with [Cm] her, in [Eb] prayers that I will send.
And [Ab] we can ride [Eb] away, [Bb] we can glide [Cm] all day, we can fly _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _
away.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ Whispers of the north, the river [Eb] and shore, [Cm] In the land [Eb] that tested [Cm] Eskimos ten thousand [Bb] years [Eb] before.
[Cm] [Gm] Whispers [Eb] of my heart, [Cm]
[Eb] in the tracks of animals, [Cm] [Bb] I will [Eb] leave my footprints [Cm] there, [Bb] to lie [Eb] beneath the snow.
[Ab] And we can ride [Eb] away, [Bb] we can [Cm] glide all day, [Ab] we can [Gm] [Cm] fly _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm]
away.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Whispers [Eb] of the wind, [Cm] I [Bb] will feel [Eb] its sting, [Cm] I [Eb] will see it rise and [Cm] fall, and [Gm] I will hear [Eb] it sing.
[Cm] The [Bb] sound is [Eb] like the song of me, it takes away the pain, [Cm] The [Bb] river [Eb] is the melody, [Cm] the [Bb] sky is [Db] the refrain.
And we [Ab] can ride [Eb] away, we [Bb] can glide [Cm] all day, we [Ab] can [Gm] fly [Cm] _ away.
_ And we [Ab] can [Eb] ride away, we [Bb] can glide [Cm] all day, we [Ab] can [Gm] [Cm] fly [Gm] [Cm] away.
_ _ _ [Bb] Whispers [Eb] of the north, [Cm] soon [Bb] I will [Eb] go home.
_ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _
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