All The Lovely Ladies chords by Gordon Lightfoot

CAPO: 4


Intro: G  D  C  G  F  C  D  G

verse 1:
F              C               G
All the lovely ladies in their finery tonight
  F                                  G
I wish that I could know them one by one
F                C              G
All the handsome gentlemen with loving on their minds
F                               G
Strolling in to take the ladies home

C                                 F
Bless you all and keep you on the road to tenderness
Bb                            G
Heaven can be yours, just for now


verse 2:
F                               G
All the gentle strangers who by nature do not smile
   F                          G
To everyone who cannot hold a pen
   F                             G
To all you heavy rounders with a headache for your pains
    F                                     G
Who dread the thought of going 'round the bend



C                                 F
Bless you all and keep you on the road to better things
Bb                            G
Heaven can be yours, just for now


verse 3:
   F              C               G
To all the lovely ladies in their finery tonight
  F                                    G
I wish that I could kiss you while you knit
   F                C                  G
To all the ones who learn to live with being second-guessed
      F                              G
Whose job it is to give more then to get



C                                   F
Bless you all and keep you with the strength to understand
Bb                            G
Heaven can be yours, just for now


Instrumental: D  C  G  F  C  D  G


verse 4:
   F                              G
To all the little dreamers with a dream that cannot last
   F                                G
To all the sleeping giants who must wake
   F                            G
To every man who answers to the letter of the law
    F                             G
And all the rest imprisoned by mistake



C                                   F
Bless you all and keep you with the faith to let it pass
Bb                            G
Heaven can be yours, just for now


VERSE 5:
   F                               G
To all the lonely sailors who have trouble being seen
   F                                G
To all of you with heartache that remains
F                              G
Maybe sometime later you might swim back into shore
   F                                 G
If someone could relieve you of your chains



C                                 F
Bless you all and keep you on the land or on the sea
Bb                            G
Heaven can be yours, just for now


OUTRO: D  C  G  F  C  D  G