{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":84993,"song":"The Dutchman","artist":"Michael Peter Smith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11549552-the-dutchman-chords-by-michael-peter-smith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/84993?type=chord","rating":4.90426,"votes":26,"content":"The Dutchman by Michael Peter Smith\r\n\r\nIn response to a request for this song, here are the lyrics, chords\r\nand some tablature for the introduction.The tab is somewhat simplified from the\r\nway I actually play it (since I'm never exactly sure what my fingers are doing\r\nwhen I'm fingerpicking) but it should get you started on a picking pattern. I\r\nuse barre forms of the Dm, G, and Em (barring the 5th, 3rd, and 7th fret,\r\nrespectively) in the verses and use the simpler forms in the chorus.This seems\r\nto make the bass work out nicely.\r\n\r\nEnjoy,\r\nDenny Straussfogel\r\n\r\n\r\nChords:\r\n        [ch]C[/ch]               x32010\r\n        [ch]C/A[/ch]             x02010\r\n        [ch]Cmaj9/B[/ch]         x20010\r\n\r\n[tab]Intro and first two lines:\r\n    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\ne|----------------0----------------0------|\r\nB|--1----------------1--1--------------1--|\r\nG|-------------0----------------0---------|\r\nD|-------2-------------------2------------|\r\nA|--3-------------------0-----------------|\r\nE|----------------------------------------|\r\n    ^          ^        ^       ^\r\nThe Dutchman's not the  kind of man   Who[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]Cmaj9/B[/ch]                [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\ne|-----------------0------------------0----|\r\nB|-1------------------1---1--------------1-|\r\nG|-----------0---------------------0-------|\r\nD|-------0--------------------2------------|\r\nA|-2----------------------0----------------|\r\nE|-----------------------------------------|\r\n   ^         ^            ^        ^\r\n   keeps his thumb jammed in the   dam  ..[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nThe Dutchman's not the kind of man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Cmaj9/B[/ch]                   [ch]C6[/ch]\r\nWho keeps his thumb jammed in the dam[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThat holds his dreams in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/A[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj9/B[/ch]  [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nBut that's a secret only Margret knows[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nWhen Amsterdam is golden[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Cmaj9/B[/ch]          [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nin the morning, Margret brings him breakfast;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nshe believes him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe's mad as he can be but Margret only sees that sometimes[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nSometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLet us go to the banks of the ocean[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nWhere the walls rise above the Zeider Zee[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLong ago, I used to be a young man[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]C/A[/ch]  [ch]Cmaj9/B[/ch]  [ch]C/A[/ch]\r\nBut Margret remembers that for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Dutchman still wears wooden shoes\r\nHis coat and cap are patched with\r\nThe love that Margret sewed in\r\nSometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam\r\nHe watches tugboats, down canals\r\nAnd calls out to them when he thinks\r\nHe knows the captains\r\n'Til Margret comes to take him home again\r\nThrough unforgiving streets that trip him\r\nThough she holds his arm\r\nSometimes he thinks that he's alone\r\nAnd calls out her name.\r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n\r\nThe windmills whirl the winter in\r\nShe winds his muffler tighter, they sit in the kitchen\r\nSome tea with whiskey keeps away the dew\r\nHe sees her for a moment, calls her name\r\nShe makes the bed up humming some old love song\r\nShe learned it when the tune was very new\r\nHe hums a line or two, they hum together in the dark\r\nThe Dutchman falls asleep and Margret blows the candle out\r\n\r\n(Chorus)","plain_text":"The Dutchman by Michael Peter Smith\n\nIn response to a request for this song, here are the lyrics, chords\nand some tablature for the introduction.The tab is somewhat simplified from the\nway I actually play it (since I'm never exactly sure what my fingers are doing\nwhen I'm fingerpicking) but it should get you started on a picking pattern. I\nuse barre forms of the Dm, G, and Em (barring the 5th, 3rd, and 7th fret,\nrespectively) in the verses and use the simpler forms in the chorus.This seems\nto make the bass work out nicely.\n\nEnjoy,\nDenny Straussfogel\n\n\nChords:\n        C               x32010\n        C/A             x02010\n        Cmaj9/B         x20010\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Dutchman still wears wooden shoes\nHis coat and cap are patched with\nThe love that Margret sewed in\nSometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam\nHe watches tugboats, down canals\nAnd calls out to them when he thinks\nHe knows the captains\n'Til Margret comes to take him home again\nThrough unforgiving streets that trip him\nThough she holds his arm\nSometimes he thinks that he's alone\nAnd calls out her name.\n\n(Chorus)\n\nThe windmills whirl the winter in\nShe winds his muffler tighter, they sit in the kitchen\nSome tea with whiskey keeps away the dew\nHe sees her for a moment, calls her name\nShe makes the bed up humming some old love song\nShe learned it when the tune was very new\nHe hums a line or two, they hum together in the dark\nThe Dutchman falls asleep and Margret blows the candle out\n\n(Chorus)","chords":["Dm","G","Em","C","C/A","Cmaj9/B","B","D","A","E","C6","C7","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}