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Gordon Lightfoot - Whispers Of The North
## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto  Am##
CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:]   C~    Am    Em    Am    Em  Am  
[VERSE 1:]
        C~      Am  
Whispers of the north
      C~       Am  
Soon I will go forth
       C~        Am  
To that wild and barren land 
            C~         Am  
Where nature takes its course 
Whispers G/Bof the Cwind
       ~       Am  
Soon I will be there again 
            C~        Am  
Bound with a wild and restless drive 
That pulls me Gfrom withCin
[CHORUS:]
And we can Amride aCway
We can Gglide all Amday 
We can FflGy_C__  EmawaAmy
[INTERLUDE:]  Am   G/B     C     G  Am  
[VERSE 2:]
Whispers G/Bof the Cnorth
AmSoon I G/Bwill reCturn again
         ~       Am  
To those endless afternoons
           C~      Am  
In sunshine and in rain 
        C~     Am  
Whispers of my love
        C~        Am  
Days and weeks on end 
      C~        Am  
I will share my thoughts of her 
In prayers that GI will Csend
[CHORUS:]
And we can Amride aCway
We can Gglide all Amday 
We can FflGy_C__  EmawaAmy
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   Am    G/B    C~     Am    G/B    C~  Am  
[VERSE 3:]
Whispers G/Bof the Amnorth
The river G/Band the Cshore
               ~      Am  
In a land that tested Eskimos
Ten thousand G/Byears beCfore 
         ~     Am  
Whispers of my heart
In the G/Btracks of Canimals 
       ~        Am  
I will leave my footprints there
To lie beGneath the Csnow
[CHORUS:]
And we can Amride aCway
We can Gglide all Amday 
We can FflGy_C__  EmawaAmy
[INTERLUDE:]   Am    G/B    C~  Am  
[VERSE 4:]
Whispers G/Bof the Cwind
AmI will G/Bfeel it Csting 
       ~      Am  
I will see it rise and fall
      C~       Am  
I will hear it sing 
            C~      Am  
The sound is like a song to me
         C~       Am  
It takes away the pain 
         C~      Am  
The river is the melody
And sky is Gthe reCfrain
[CHORUS:]
And we can Amride aCway
We can Gglide all Amday 
We can FflGy_C__  EmawaAmy
[CHORUS:]
And we can Amride aCway
We can Gglide all Amday 
We can FflGy_C__  EmawaAmy
[INTERLUDE:]   Am    G/B    C~  Am  
[OUTRO:]
        C~      Am  
Whispers of the north
      C~       Am  
Soon I will go forth
        C~      Am  
Whispers of the north
      C~            Am   F   G   Am   Em  Am  
Soon I will go forth

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The story behind the song

Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter whose work often explored themes of trains, shipwrecks, rivers, highways, lovers, and loneliness. His distinctive style helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s, earning him widespread recognition and numerous Gold and Platinum albums. Many of his songs have been covered by other artists, showcasing his enduring influence. "Whispers Of The North" likely evokes the expansive, often solitary, spirit of the northern landscapes he was known to portray in his music.

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Whispers Of The North

by Gordon Lightfoot

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Gordon Lightfoot - Whispers Of The North

C Am

## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 3rd Fret

C Am Em Am Em Am

[INTRO:] ~

[VERSE 1:]

C Am

Whispers of the north

C Am

Soon I will go forth

C Am

To that wild and barren land

C Am

Where nature takes its course

G/B C

Whispers of the wind

Soon I will be there again

C Am

Bound with a wild and restless drive

G C

That pulls me from within

[CHORUS:]

Am C

And we can ride away

G Am

We can glide all day

F G C Em Am

We can fly___ away

Am G/B C G Am

[INTERLUDE:]

[VERSE 2:]

G/B C

Whispers of the north

Am G/B C

Soon I will return again

To those endless afternoons

C Am

In sunshine and in rain

C Am

Whispers of my love

C Am

Days and weeks on end

C Am

I will share my thoughts of her

G C

In prayers that I will send

[CHORUS:]

Am C

And we can ride away

G Am

We can glide all day

F G C Em Am

We can fly___ away

Am G/B C Am G/B C Am

[INSTRUMENTAL:] ~ ~

[VERSE 3:]

G/B Am

Whispers of the north

G/B C

The river and the shore

In a land that tested Eskimos

G/B C

Ten thousand years before

Whispers of my heart

G/B C

In the tracks of animals

I will leave my footprints there

G C

To lie beneath the snow

[CHORUS:]

Am C

And we can ride away

G Am

We can glide all day

F G C Em Am

We can fly___ away

Am G/B C Am

[INTERLUDE:] ~

[VERSE 4:]

G/B C

Whispers of the wind

Am G/B C

I will feel it sting

I will see it rise and fall

C Am

I will hear it sing

C Am

The sound is like a song to me

C Am

It takes away the pain

C Am

The river is the melody

G C

And sky is the refrain

[CHORUS:]

Am C

And we can ride away

G Am

We can glide all day

F G C Em Am

We can fly___ away

[CHORUS:]

Am C

And we can ride away

G Am

We can glide all day

F G C Em Am

We can fly___ away

Am G/B C Am

[INTERLUDE:] ~

[OUTRO:]

C Am

Whispers of the north

C Am

Soon I will go forth

C Am

Whispers of the north

C Am F G Am Em Am

Soon I will go forth

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