{"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":1846366,"song":"Triangle","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1846366-triangle-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1846366?type=chord","rating":4.6437,"votes":14,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - Triangle\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 4th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n\r\nOh, the gist of it all is the first day of fall \r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIs the day when my ship will set sail [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThe best of all friends will say good-bye again [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere's still time for one last glass of ale [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n\r\nWe'll sail away proudly, our backs to the wall \r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOn a southwind and lots of good cheer [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nAnd when we've looked over the white cliffs of Dover [/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe'll be in Bahama next year[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n\r\nFrom Bermuda on down the Triangle around us \r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWill teach us a lesson or two [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThere's many a mate who unevenly stated [/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe course he had charted was true [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n\r\n\"Don't worry 'bout me\", he said, \"Go down below \r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nGive a certified sailor a turn [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nJust sip on your rum or I'll give you my thumb and say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Son, you got something to learn'\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n                              \r\nIt's a mighty hard way to come down \r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nAnd a mighty fine way to be found [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo hand me my grip from an old sailing ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nPut the kiss of the dawn on my lips [/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 5:]\r\n\r\nOh, the best of all things is the first day of spring \r\n[tab]                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen the water runs heavy and fast [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThe mermaids have all gone to Davy Jones' Ball [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd it seems their first trip was their last [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 6:]\r\n\r\nThey had so much fun they don't wish to return \r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo the beach where they lay all day long [/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThey'd rather stay under and boy it's no wonder [/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen all the rock lobsters roll on [/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's a mighty fine way to be found\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 7:]\r\n\r\nTriangle, Triangle, oh, see my ship dangle \r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe're bound for Bahama my friend [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nLike lovers like danger, like babies like mangers [/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut that's where my storybook ends [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 8:]\r\n\r\nLike soldiers of fortune, believers in god \r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd all kings without crosses to bear [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nAll sweepers and cleaners with no misdemeanours [/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nShould try the Triangle out there[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n                               \r\nIt's a mighty hard way to come down \r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nAnd a mighty fine way to be found [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo hand me my grip from an old sailing ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nPut the kiss of the dawn on my lips [/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 9:]\r\n\r\nWhen she took her last tumble, the sea bottom rumbled\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere was no confusion or blame [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nThe captain said, \"Men we must answer again [/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the sea, so ye may not complain\" [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 10:]\r\n\r\nAnd as they lay sleeping down there in the deep \r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWith their faces turned up to the stars [/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nA tuna fish turned to a mermaid in bed and said[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"There goes another sandbar\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n                               \r\nIt's a mighty hard way to come down \r\n[tab]                            [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nAnd a mighty fine way to be found [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo hand me my grip from an old sailing ship[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]  \r\nPut the kiss of the dawn on my lips [/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]G7[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWith some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips[/tab]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - Triangle\n\n\nCAPO: 4th Fret\n\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] C\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\nOh, the gist of it all is the first day of fall \n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\nWe'll sail away proudly, our backs to the wall \n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\nFrom Bermuda on down the Triangle around us \n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\"Don't worry 'bout me\", he said, \"Go down below \n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n                              \nIt's a mighty hard way to come down \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 5:]\n\nOh, the best of all things is the first day of spring \n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 6:]\n\nThey had so much fun they don't wish to return \n\n\n\n\nIt's a mighty fine way to be found\n\n\n[VERSE 7:]\n\nTriangle, Triangle, oh, see my ship dangle \n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 8:]\n\nLike soldiers of fortune, believers in god \n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n                               \nIt's a mighty hard way to come down \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 9:]\n\nWhen she took her last tumble, the sea bottom rumbled\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 10:]\n\nAnd as they lay sleeping down there in the deep \n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n                               \nIt's a mighty hard way to come 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