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The Dutchman by Michael Peter Smith
In response to a request for this song, here are the lyrics, chords
and some tablature for the introduction.The tab is somewhat simplified from the
way I actually play it (since I'm never exactly sure what my fingers are doing
when I'm fingerpicking) but it should get you started on a picking pattern. I
use barre forms of the Dm, G, and Em (barring the 5th, 3rd, and 7th fret,
respectively) in the verses and use the simpler forms in the chorus.This seems
to make the bass work out nicely.
Enjoy,
Denny Straussfogel
Chords:
                       Cx32010
                     C/Ax02010
                 Cmaj9/Bx20010
Intro and first two lines:
e|--C--------------0-----C/A-----------0------|
B|--1----------------1--1--------------1--|
G|-------------0----------------0---------|
D|-------2-------------------2------------|
A|--3-------------------0-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
    ^          ^        ^       ^
The Dutchman's not the  kind of man   Who
e|-Cmaj9/B----------------0------C/A------------0----|
B|-1------------------1---1--------------1-|
G|-----------0---------------------0-------|
D|-------0--------------------2------------|
A|-2----------------------0----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   ^         ^            ^        ^
   keeps his thumb jammed in the   dam  ..
The CDutchman's not the C/Akind of man
Who Cmaj9/Bkeeps his thumb jammed in C6the dam
That Dmholds his dreams in
GBut that's a secret only CMargret knowsC/A  Cmaj9/B  C/A  
When CAmsterdam is C/Agolden
in the Cmaj9/Bmorning, Margret C/Abrings him breakfast;
Dmshe believes him
GHe thinks the tulips bloom beEmneath the snow
He's mad as Dmhe can be but GMargret only Emsees that sometimes
Sometimes she Dmsees her unborn Gchildren in his CeyesC7  
(Chorus)
Let us Fgo to the Gbanks of the Emocean
Where the Dmwalls rise Gabove the Zeider CZeeC7  
Long aFgo, I Gused to be a Emyoung man
But DmMargret reGmembers that for CmeC/A  Cmaj9/B  C/A  
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes
His coat and cap are patched with
The love that Margret sewed in
Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam
He watches tugboats, down canals
And calls out to them when he thinks
He knows the captains
'Til Margret comes to take him home again
Through unforgiving streets that trip him
Though she holds his arm
Sometimes he thinks that he's alone
And calls out her name.
(Chorus)
The windmills whirl the winter in
She winds his muffler tighter, they sit in the kitchen
Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew
He sees her for a moment, calls her name
She makes the bed up humming some old love song
She learned it when the tune was very new
He hums a line or two, they hum together in the dark
The Dutchman falls asleep and Margret blows the candle out
(Chorus)

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The Dutchman

by Michael Peter Smith

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C/A

Cmaj9/B

The Dutchman by Michael Peter Smith

In response to a request for this song, here are the lyrics, chords

and some tablature for the introduction.The tab is somewhat simplified from the

way I actually play it (since I'm never exactly sure what my fingers are doing

when I'm fingerpicking) but it should get you started on a picking pattern. I

use barre forms of the Dm, G, and Em (barring the 5th, 3rd, and 7th fret,

respectively) in the verses and use the simpler forms in the chorus.This seems

to make the bass work out nicely.

Enjoy,

Denny Straussfogel

Chords:

x32010

C/A

x02010

Cmaj9/B

x20010

Intro and first two lines:

C C/A

e|----------------0----------------0------|

B|--1----------------1--1--------------1--|

G|-------------0----------------0---------|

D|-------2-------------------2------------|

A|--3-------------------0-----------------|

E|----------------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^

The Dutchman's not the kind of man Who

Cmaj9/B C/A

e|-----------------0------------------0----|

B|-1------------------1---1--------------1-|

G|-----------0---------------------0-------|

D|-------0--------------------2------------|

A|-2----------------------0----------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

^ ^ ^ ^

keeps his thumb jammed in the dam ..

C C/A

The Dutchman's not the kind of man

Cmaj9/B C6

Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam

That holds his dreams in

G C C/A Cmaj9/B C/A

But that's a secret only Margret knows

C C/A

When Amsterdam is golden

Cmaj9/B C/A

in the morning, Margret brings him breakfast;

she believes him

G Em

He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow

Dm G Em

He's mad as he can be but Margret only sees that sometimes

Dm G C C7

Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes

(Chorus)

F G Em

Let us go to the banks of the ocean

Dm G C C7

Where the walls rise above the Zeider Zee

F G Em

Long ago, I used to be a young man

Dm G C C/A Cmaj9/B C/A

But Margret remembers that for me

The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes

His coat and cap are patched with

The love that Margret sewed in

Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam

He watches tugboats, down canals

And calls out to them when he thinks

He knows the captains

'Til Margret comes to take him home again

Through unforgiving streets that trip him

Though she holds his arm

Sometimes he thinks that he's alone

And calls out her name.

(Chorus)

The windmills whirl the winter in

She winds his muffler tighter, they sit in the kitchen

Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew

He sees her for a moment, calls her name

She makes the bed up humming some old love song

She learned it when the tune was very new

He hums a line or two, they hum together in the dark

The Dutchman falls asleep and Margret blows the candle out

(Chorus)

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