Loni chords by Gordon Bok

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD  G+G  A minorAm  D MajorD  G+G

Verse:

   A minorAm         G+G          C majorC      G+G
High along the John Muir trail, from Whitney toward Star King

    A minorAm      E minorEm     C majorC    D MajorD    G+G
Lon and I set pace to reach Yosemite that spring

       A minorAm      G+G        C majorC  G+G
And like some dream of Gulliver, we spied El Capitan

       A minorAm         E minorEm          C majorC  D MajorD   C majorC
Wild gables, spires and granite walls, not shaped by any man

                G+G     C majorC      D MajorD
Night fell like talus from the stone and Loni said to me

Chorus:

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

Verse:

D MajorD     A minorAm       G+G            C majorC     G+G
Black bear roamed the tamarack, from Cloud's Rest to Cock's Comb

       A minorAm          E minorEm           C majorC     D MajorD   C majorC
Where silent snowmelts filled the streams that burst and thundered down

              G+G   C majorC      D MajorD
And where Tanaya caught the moon, Loni said to me

Chorus:

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

Verse:

D MajorD      A minorAm     G+G           C majorC   G+G
From Dogwood and Sequoia stands, we climbed the Vernal Trail

       A minorAm        E minorEm         C majorC   D MajorD   C majorC
By Big-leaf, maple shine with mist, we scaled the Bridal Veil

                G+G   C majorC       D MajorD
And where Half-Dome, the hooded hawk, set her shadow free

Chorus:

       C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
We doused the fire, but kept the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

Instrumental:
D MajorD A minorAm D MajorD  G+G  A minorAm  D MajorD  G+G  A minorAm  D MajorD

Verse:

      A minorAm       G+G         C majorC     G+G
Now I know around Cathedral Peak, the seasons cloud and clear

           A minorAm       E minorEm         C majorC   D MajorD    C majorC
And it seems I can't quite count the years since Lon and I were there

          G+G          C majorC       D MajorD
Still when all the darkness falls, it's Loni close to me

Chorus:

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne

     C majorC     D MajorD    G+G  G/F# E minorEm
Douse the fire, but keep the flame

       A minorAm    D MajorD   G+G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne