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The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (B Minor)
Artist: Gordon Lightfoot    Genre: Traditional Country    Roman Numerals: i, IV, v, VII    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: ICDb   
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Capo 2nd fret
Am
(A,C,E)
- A E A C E
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G


Intro
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The legend lives on from the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] chippewa on down
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Of the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] big lake they		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] call "Gitche		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gumee".
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The lake, it is said, never		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gives up her dead
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] skies of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] November turn		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gloomy

Verse 2
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] With a load of iron ore twenty-six		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] thousand tons more
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Than the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Edmund Fitz-		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gerald weighed		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] empty.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] That good ship and crew was a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bone to be chewed
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] "Gales of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] November" came		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] early.

Verse 3
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The ship was the pride of the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] American side
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Coming		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] back from		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] some mill in		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Wisconsin
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] As the big freighters go, it was		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] bigger than most
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] With a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] crew and good		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] captain well		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] seasoned

Verse 4
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Concluding some terms with a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] couple of steel firms
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When they		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] left fully		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] loaded for		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Cleveland
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And later that night when the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] ship's bell rang
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Could it		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] be the north		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] wind they'd been		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feelin'?

Musical Interlude
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 5
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The wind in the wires made a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] tattle-tale sound
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] And a		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] wave broke		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] over the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] railing
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And every man knew, as the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] captain did, too,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] T'was the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] witch of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] November come		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stealin'.

Verse 6
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The dawn came late and the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] breakfast had to wait
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Gales of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] November came		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] slashin'.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When afternoon came it was		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] freezin' rain
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] In the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] face of a		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hurricane west		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wind.
Repeat Musical Interlude

Verse 7
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] When suppertime came, the old		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] cook came on deck
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Sayin’.		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] "Fellas, it's		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] too rough to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] feed ya."
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] At Seven P.M. a main		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] hatchway caved in',
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] he said		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] "Fellas,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] it's been good		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] t'know ya"

Verse 8
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The captain wired in he had		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] water comin' in
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] and the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] good ship and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] crew was in		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] peril.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And later that night when 'is		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] lights went outta sight
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Came the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] wreck of the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Edmund Fitz-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gerald.
Repeat Musical Interlude

Verse 9
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Does any one know where the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] love of God goes
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] waves turn the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] minutes to		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] hours?
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The searches all say they'd have		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] made Whitefish Bay
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] If they'd		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] put fifteen more		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] miles behind		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] her.

Verse 10
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] They might have split up or they		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] might have capsized;
They [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] may have broke		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] deep and took		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] water.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And all that remains is the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] faces and the names
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Of the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] wives and the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sons and the		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] daughters.
Repeat Musical Interlude

Verse 11
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Lake Huron rolls,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Superior sings
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] In the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] rooms of her		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] ice-water		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] mansion.
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Old Michigan steams like a		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] young man's dreams;
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] The is-		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] lands and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] bays are for		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sportsmen.

Verse 12
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And farther below		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Lake Ontario
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Takes		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] in what Lake		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Erie can send		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] her,
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] And the iron boats go as the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] mariners all know
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] with the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] Gales of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] November		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] remembered.
Repeat Musical Interlude x2

Verse 13
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] In a musty old hall in		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Detroit they prayed,
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] In the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] "Maritime		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Sailors'		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Cathedral."
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The church bell chimed till it		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rang twenty-nine times
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] For each		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] man on the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Edmund Fitz-		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] gerald.

Verse 15
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The legend lives on from the		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Chippewa on down
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Of the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] big lake they		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] call "Gitche		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Gumee".
[AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] "Superior", they said, "never		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] gives up her dead
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] When the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Seventh] 'Gales of		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] November' come		 [AmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] early!"
Repeat Musical Interlude x2
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