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Great Lakes

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Chords:  G/F#2x0003
Repeating pattern:   G    G    G  G/  F#    Em    Em     C     Dx2 intro and between verses
I was waGlkin' down a steep street G/F#hill
My mEmouth began to lCet words sDpill
GPeople gathered, off and G/F#on 
I dEmidn't like Emthat, I went to LCake HurDon
Saw a train and hopped underneath
Made it there by the skin of my teeth
I heard a poem say weak and weary
Didn't like that, I went to Lake Erie
Got there and I spoke my thoughts
No one liked the words I brought
Man came up, he said I'm inferior
I didn't like that, I went to Lake Superior
Got there and it was freezin' cold
I spoke, folks gathered, young and old
Ate some trout, I wanted to fish again
So I headed out towards Lake Michigan
Tried to enter the big U.S.
They didn't let me in, I guess
Told me that I had to go
I  headed home, to Lake Ontario
I made it there a little bit dead
Folks liked the words I said
Woman asked if I like cake
       EmNC
I said "No Ma'am just love Great Lakes"
Oh yeah
Love 'em so much                                     
Swim in 'em,  all day               
Snorkelin' and,  runnin' around

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Great Lakes

by Harlan Pepper

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Chords: 2x0003

G G G G F# Em Em C D

Repeating pattern: / x2 intro and between verses

G G/F#

I was walkin' down a steep street hill

Em C D

My mouth began to let words spill

G G/F#

People gathered, off and on

Em Em C D

I didn't like that, I went to Lake Huron

Saw a train and hopped underneath

Made it there by the skin of my teeth

I heard a poem say weak and weary

Didn't like that, I went to Lake Erie

Got there and I spoke my thoughts

No one liked the words I brought

Man came up, he said I'm inferior

I didn't like that, I went to Lake Superior

Got there and it was freezin' cold

I spoke, folks gathered, young and old

Ate some trout, I wanted to fish again

So I headed out towards Lake Michigan

Tried to enter the big U.S.

They didn't let me in, I guess

Told me that I had to go

I headed home, to Lake Ontario

I made it there a little bit dead

Folks liked the words I said

Woman asked if I like cake

I said "No Ma'am just love Great Lakes"

Oh yeah

Love 'em so much

Swim in 'em, all day

Snorkelin' and, runnin' around

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