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