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Salute A Lot More Livin To Do

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Gordon Lightfoot - Salute (A Lot More LIvin' To Do)
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO] 
D   G   D   G   D
[VERSE 1]
Listen mister, I won't Gwaste your time 
I Dhope all the mistakes you made were a Glot like mineD  
Loving girls too much sometimes they Gmade you cry 
DMaybe we've got more living to do with a A7lot less pain 
Here let's drink to youD  
[VERSE 2]
These are the words I knew would Gbreak the iceD  
I held my hand out and he Gshook it twice D  
It seemed to me like I'd been Ghere beforeEm  
Deja vu, faF#mmiliar voiceG  
And the salute A7sus4of my choiceD  
[VERSE 3]
Salute gentlemen of Gdays gone by D  
Ladies of leisure and of Gflashing eye D  
May some romantic fool turn Gon your light D  
As for me, I'm in between, all that A7I can do is dreamD  
[CHORUS]
You got a lot more living to Gdo D  
And a lot more loving Gtoo
When you Dmake it through the night with no end in sight 
And the Gdawn peeks throughEm  F#m  G  
You got a A7sus4lot more living to Ddo
[INSTRUMENTAL] 
D   G   D   G   D
[VERSE 4]
Salute nightingales uGpon the tide D  
Brothers of the cloth, tonight who Gmust be tried D  
May all of your martinis be forGever dry D  
As for me. I'm in between, all that A7I can do is dreamD  
[CHORUS]   (## fade to end ##)
You got a lot more living to Gdo D  
And a lot more loving Gtoo
When you Dmake it through the night with no end in sight 
And the Gdawn peeks throughEm  F#m  G  
You got a A7sus4lot more living to DdoG  D  
And a lot more loving GtooD  
You got a lot more living to GdoD  
And a lot more loving GtooD  
You got a lot more living to GdoD  

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Salute A Lot More Livin To Do

by Gordon Lightfoot

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F#m

A7sus4

*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****

Gordon Lightfoot - Salute (A Lot More LIvin' To Do)

CAPO: 4th Fret

[INTRO]

D G D G D

[VERSE 1]

Listen mister, I won't waste your time

D G D

I hope all the mistakes you made were a lot like mine

Loving girls too much sometimes they made you cry

D A7

Maybe we've got more living to do with a lot less pain

Here let's drink to you

[VERSE 2]

G D

These are the words I knew would break the ice

G D

I held my hand out and he shook it twice

G Em

It seemed to me like I'd been here before

F#m G

Deja vu, familiar voice

A7sus4 D

And the salute of my choice

[VERSE 3]

G D

Salute gentlemen of days gone by

G D

Ladies of leisure and of flashing eye

G D

May some romantic fool turn on your light

A7 D

As for me, I'm in between, all that I can do is dream

[CHORUS]

G D

You got a lot more living to do

And a lot more loving too

When you make it through the night with no end in sight

G Em F#m G

And the dawn peeks through

A7sus4 D

You got a lot more living to do

[INSTRUMENTAL]

D G D G D

[VERSE 4]

G D

Salute nightingales upon the tide

G D

Brothers of the cloth, tonight who must be tried

G D

May all of your martinis be forever dry

A7 D

As for me. I'm in between, all that I can do is dream

[CHORUS] (## fade to end ##)

G D

You got a lot more living to do

And a lot more loving too

When you make it through the night with no end in sight

G Em F#m G

And the dawn peeks through

A7sus4 D G D

You got a lot more living to do

G D

And a lot more loving too

G D

You got a lot more living to do

G D

And a lot more loving too

G D

You got a lot more living to do

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