Great Lakes Song Tab By Dailey Pat

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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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