Great Lakes Song chords by Pat Dailey

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 The Great Lakes Song - Performed by Pat Dailey
            Written by Pat Dailey & Shel Silverstein


  G                Em
The Great Lakes are a diamond on ...
C               D
Brightly shining jewel on ...
G         Em
Freshwater highway ...
C            D         G
All along the shoreline, ...

chorus:
G            Em
Sweet mother Michigan...
C               D
Coming down from Mackinac an...
G           Em
Blue water Huron, Flow ...
C          D       G
Fall to Ontario and ...


G              Em
Hearty are the seamen ...
C               D
Sailing out of Thunder Bay ...
G               Em
Hearty are the fishermen just ...
C              D       G
Say they'll bury me at ...


(chorus)

G                Em
Oh the tales the sailors spin ...
  C              D
the sinking of the Bessemer, ..
G               Em
Memories of waters crossed ...
C                   D      G
Are etched upon their faces ...


Em                C
Down below the quarter ...
G               D
Up above the windy bridge the ...
Em                   C
All along the winds of straits...
G              D
Pray on lady of the lake ...
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