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Gordon Lightfoot - The List
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G  Dsus4/G  F/G  G
[Verse 1]
  DThere's a little room on my Clist for tonight
  DWill you be the one to fill it iCn G  
  DToss around what is Cup, what is down
  GIn betwDeen,   Gwould you like to dCream
[Chorus]
  AmStep on Bmin, you Cdon't have to play to Dwin
But then you Gmight
[Interlude]
(G)   Dsus4/G    F/G  G  
[Verse 2]
  DThere's a little song on my liCst for tonight 
  DWould you like to try and make it rChyme G  
  DSing and sway, if your hCeart feels that way 
                             D       CG=
  We can leave the blues behind
[Verse 3]
  DThere's a little loving on my lCist for tonight 
  DWith a bit of luck, I'll check it Coff G  
  DToss around what is uCp, what is down 
  GIn betweDen,   Gdo you know what I Cmean
[Bridge]
GRain, Drain Emall day Dlong 
You Gmade it Dpay, you can Emdo no Dmwrong toCnight 
[Chorus]
  AmPick and Bmgrin, you Cdon't have to play to Dwin 
But then you Gmight 
[Interlude]
Dsus4/G  F/G  G  D
[Chorus]
  AmThick and tBmhin, you dCon't have to play to wDin 
But then you Gmight
[Interlude]
(G)   Dsus4/G    F/G  G  
G Dsus4/G  F/G  G
[Verse 4]
  DThere's a little room on my Clist for tonight
  DWill you be the one to fill it Cin G  
  DToss around what is uCp, what is down
  GIn betwDeen,  Gwould you like to Cdream
[Chorus]
  AmStep on Bmin, you Cdon't have to play to Dwin 
But then you Gmight
[Interlude]
(G)   Dsus4/G    F/G    G    D  Am  
[Chorus]
  AmThick and tBmhin, you dCon't have to play to wDin 
But then you Gmight
[Outro]       (## fade to end ##)
            G    Dsus4/G    F/G    G(4x)

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The List

by Gordon Lightfoot

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Dsus4/G

F/G

Gordon Lightfoot - The List

CAPO: 2nd Fret

[Intro]

G Dsus4/G F/G G

[Verse 1]

D C

There's a little room on my list for tonight

D C G

Will you be the one to fill it in

D C

Toss around what is up, what is down

G D G C

In between, would you like to dream

[Chorus]

Am Bm C D

Step on in, you don't have to play to win

But then you might

[Interlude]

G Dsus4/G F/G G

()

[Verse 2]

D C

There's a little song on my list for tonight

D C G

Would you like to try and make it rhyme

D C

Sing and sway, if your heart feels that way

D C

We can leave the blues behind

[Verse 3]

D C

There's a little loving on my list for tonight

D C G

With a bit of luck, I'll check it off

D C

Toss around what is up, what is down

G D G C

In between, do you know what I mean

[Bridge]

G D Em D

Rain, rain all day long

G D Em Dm C

You made it pay, you can do no wrong tonight

[Chorus]

Am Bm C D

Pick and grin, you don't have to play to win

But then you might

[Interlude]

Dsus4/G F/G G D

[Chorus]

Am Bm C D

Thick and thin, you don't have to play to win

But then you might

[Interlude]

G Dsus4/G F/G G

()

G Dsus4/G F/G G

[Verse 4]

D C

There's a little room on my list for tonight

D C G

Will you be the one to fill it in

D C

Toss around what is up, what is down

G D G C

In between, would you like to dream

[Chorus]

Am Bm C D

Step on in, you don't have to play to win

But then you might

[Interlude]

G Dsus4/G F/G G D Am

()

[Chorus]

Am Bm C D

Thick and thin, you don't have to play to win

But then you might

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

G Dsus4/G F/G G

(4x)

About The List Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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What key is "The List" in?

The chords for "The List" show the original chord names (including G, Dsus4/G, F/G, D, C, Am). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.