Inspiration Lady chords by Gordon Lightfoot

INSPIRATION LADY

Original key E
capo to second fret to play along with Gord


D         G   A        G
1   2   3   4   1   2   3  4

D     D/C     G/B    G   A
1   2   3   4   1   2   3  4


D     D/C#     G/B  D/A
 Shes my inspiration lady,

G       D/F#  A   Asus4
 Inspir ation every where

D     D/C#     G/B  D/A
 Shes my inspiration lady,

G              A  A/G
 She lights candles in the air

    D/F#         G
In the warmth of the morning sun

    Dmaj7/F#        G    A
And at night when the day is done

D        A/C#    Bm      A6
Shes my inspir ation lady,  my antici pation lady

G      A
sees my situ ation every


D       Dsus2,4 D     G    A             G
1     2     3     4    1    2    3    4
day


D     D/C             G/B         G    A
1     2      3    4    1    2    3    4



D     D/C#     G/B   D/A
Seems like every time I see her

G     D/F#       A   Asus4
 shes got something on her mind

D      D/C#       G/B   D/A
 when she tells the age old story


G             A   A/G
  Of the life she left be hind

    D/F#          G
In the warmth of the morning light

     Dmaj7/F#       G   A
She will turn and hold me tight

D       A/C#     Bm         A6
Shes my inspir ation lady,   sad soft situ  ation lady

G      A
Sees my situ ation every


D       Dsus2,4 D     G    A             G
1     2     3     4    1    2    3    4
day


D           D/C        G/B        G    A
1     2      3    4    1    2    3    4


D      D/C#     Bm    A6
 Seems like I will always love her,

G       D/F# A   Asus4
  Inspiration every day

D     D/C#       Bm   A6
  And I'd like to think hey maybe,

G             A   A/G
  I can drive her blues away

    D/F#          G
In the warmth of the morning sun

  Dmaj7/F#       G    A
At night when the day is done

D         A/C#    Bm         A6
  Shes my inspir ation lady   Shes my kind re action lady

G        A
  sees my situ ation every


D       Dsus2,4 D     G    A             G
1     2     3     4    1    2    3    4
day


D        A/C#    Bm     A6
Shes my inspir ation lady, my antici pation lady

G       A
Shes my inspiration all the


D       Dsus2,4 D     G    A             G
1     2     3     4    1    2    3    4
way


D           D/C        G/B        G    A
1     2      3    4    1    2    3    4


D.............
1   2   3   4


transcribed by Peter Kruger