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Gordon Lightfoot - Wild Strawberries
## ~ = Walk-Down from  Cto  F##
CAPO: 4th Fret
[VERSE 1:]
CIf I had a Gdollar, Fif I had a Ccent
I would play most Ganywhere, if Fit would pay my Grent 
I'd be Fliving on the Gdownside in Fmy old apartGment 
For the Crest Fof my GdaysEm  
People always ask why the Fworld is on the run 
EmPeople like you and like Fme Em  
[VERSE 2:]
Is it really true, you can Freally never win 
GMoving to the upside, tell me Amwhen does the Gfun beFgin 
CDeep as the sea and as wild as the weather 
We will Fgo, just you and Cme, to pick wild Fstrawberries toGgether 
Or be Cliving on our own, in a cabin in a meadow
Or meFandering alone, we can face the world forGever or we'll
[CHORUS:]
       C~                   F               G  C  
Hit the bounding main, or be on a railroad train 
        ~                    F                G  C  
Hit the boundless tide, or be on a steamboat ride 
        ~                   F               G  C  
Hit the bounding main, or be on a midnight plane 
        ~                   F              G        C  Em  
Hit the pounding tide, or be on a rainbow ride
[VERSE 3:]
People often ask me just the Fway it must feel G  
To be standing up here with you down Fthere Em  
Let it now be known that throughout Fall of these years 
GI have been wearing Ampolka dot GunderwearF  C  
[VERSE 4:]
Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather 
We will Fgo, just wait and Csee, to gather Fcrab-apples toGgether 
And be Cwandering along toward a cabin in the meadow 
Or Fmeandering alone, we can face the world toGgether or we'll
[CHORUS:]
       C~                   F               G  C  
Hit the bounding main, or be on a railroad train 
        ~                    F                G  C  
Hit the boundless tide, or be on a steamboat ride 
        ~                   F               G  C  
Hit the bounding main, or be on a midnight plane 
        ~                   F              G        C  Em  
Hit the pounding tide, or be on a rainbow ride
[INSTRUMENTAL:]   G    C    G    C    G    C    G    C    G    C    G    C  Em  
[VERSE 5:]
People always ask why the Fworld is on the slide 
EmPeople like you and like Fme Em  
Is it really true there will be Fno place left to hide 
GTurning to the upside, Amwhen does the Gfun beFginC  
[VERSE 6:]
Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather 
We might Fgo, just you and Cme, to pick wild Fstrawberries toGgether 
Or be Cliving on our own, in a cabin in a meadow
And the Fcows will come home 
They can face the world forGever and we'll 
[CHORUS:]
       C~                   F               G  C  
Hit the bounding main, or be on a railroad train 
        ~                    F                G  C  
Hit the boundless tide, or be on a steamboat ride 
        ~                   F               G  C  
Hit the bounding main, or be on a midnight plane 
        ~                   F              G   C  
Hit the pounding tide, or be on a rainbow ride
        ~                   F              G   C  
Hit the bounding main or be on a midnight plane
[OUTRO:]  C~   F    G  C  

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Wild Strawberries

by Gordon Lightfoot

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Gordon Lightfoot - Wild Strawberries

C F

## ~ = Walk-Down from to ##

CAPO: 4th Fret

[VERSE 1:]

C G F C

If I had a dollar, if I had a cent

G F G

I would play most anywhere, if it would pay my rent

F G F G

I'd be living on the downside in my old apartment

C F G Em

For the rest of my days

People always ask why the world is on the run

Em F Em

People like you and like me

[VERSE 2:]

Is it really true, you can really never win

G Am G F

Moving to the upside, tell me when does the fun begin

Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather

F C F G

We will go, just you and me, to pick wild strawberries together

Or be living on our own, in a cabin in a meadow

F G

Or meandering alone, we can face the world forever or we'll

[CHORUS:]

C F G C

Hit the bounding main, or be on a railroad train

F G C

Hit the boundless tide, or be on a steamboat ride

F G C

Hit the bounding main, or be on a midnight plane

F G C Em

Hit the pounding tide, or be on a rainbow ride

[VERSE 3:]

F G

People often ask me just the way it must feel

F Em

To be standing up here with you down there

Let it now be known that throughout all of these years

G Am G F C

I have been wearing polka dot underwear

[VERSE 4:]

Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather

F C F G

We will go, just wait and see, to gather crab-apples together

And be wandering along toward a cabin in the meadow

F G

Or meandering alone, we can face the world together or we'll

[CHORUS:]

C F G C

Hit the bounding main, or be on a railroad train

F G C

Hit the boundless tide, or be on a steamboat ride

F G C

Hit the bounding main, or be on a midnight plane

F G C Em

Hit the pounding tide, or be on a rainbow ride

G C G C G C G C G C G C Em

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[VERSE 5:]

People always ask why the world is on the slide

Em F Em

People like you and like me

Is it really true there will be no place left to hide

G Am G F C

Turning to the upside, when does the fun begin

[VERSE 6:]

Deep as the sea and as wild as the weather

F C F G

We might go, just you and me, to pick wild strawberries together

Or be living on our own, in a cabin in a meadow

And the cows will come home

They can face the world forever and we'll

[CHORUS:]

C F G C

Hit the bounding main, or be on a railroad train

F G C

Hit the boundless tide, or be on a steamboat ride

F G C

Hit the bounding main, or be on a midnight plane

F G C

Hit the pounding tide, or be on a rainbow ride

F G C

Hit the bounding main or be on a midnight plane

C F G C

[OUTRO:] ~

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