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Sweet Guinevere
(Gordon Lightfoot)
Capo 2
[Intro]
|   D|   G|   D|   A|
|   G|   A|   A|   D| D  
[Chorus]
Sweet DGuinevere, you're Goff to the Dcoal town toAnight
And your Gyoung brother DErnie's up in Pittsburgh, PAA
You Dknow mother Gloves you, and Ddad's in the Amine
So Gdon't go to the Acoal town, Guinevere, if you're Dkind
[Verse 1]
She Dloves a young Gman and he Dlives in the Atown
And he Gleaves the house Dearly for he works underAground
He Dmakes a good Gwage for a Dcoal miner's Ason
And Gshe's a bit Apretty, just turned twenty-Done
[Chorus]
Sweet DGuinevere, you're Goff to the Dcoal town toAnight
And your Gyoung brother DErnie's up in Pittsburgh, PAA
You Dknow mother Gloves you, and Ddad's in the Amine
So Gdon't go to the Acoal town, Guinevere, shut the Dblind
[Instrumental]
|   D|   G|   D|   A|
|   G|   A|   A|   D| D  
[Verse 2]
She Dknows her good Gmother's not Dfeeling no Apain
She reGmembers an exDplosion and the black falling Arain
She Dpaints her thin Glips in her Ddewy-eyed Away
Then she Gsays to the Adaughter, dear daughter I Dpray
[Chorus]
Sweet DGuinevere, you're Goff to the Dcoal town toAnight
And your Gyoung brother DErnie's up in Pittsburgh, PAA
You Dknow mother Gloves you, and Ddad's in the Amine
So Gdon't go to the Acoal town, Guinevere, if you're Dkind
[Outro]
|   D|   G|   D|   A|
|   G|   A|   A| D  

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Sweet Guinevere

by Gordon Lightfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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Sweet Guinevere

(Gordon Lightfoot)

Capo 2

[Intro]

D G D A

| | | | |

G A A D D

| | | | |

[Chorus]

D G D A

Sweet Guinevere, you're off to the coal town tonight

G D A

And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh, PA

D G D A

You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine

G A D

So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you're kind

[Verse 1]

D G D A

She loves a young man and he lives in the town

G D A

And he leaves the house early for he works underground

D G D A

He makes a good wage for a coal miner's son

G A D

And she's a bit pretty, just turned twenty-one

[Chorus]

D G D A

Sweet Guinevere, you're off to the coal town tonight

G D A

And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh, PA

D G D A

You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine

G A D

So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, shut the blind

[Instrumental]

D G D A

| | | | |

G A A D D

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

D G D A

She knows her good mother's not feeling no pain

G D A

She remembers an explosion and the black falling rain

D G D A

She paints her thin lips in her dewy-eyed way

G A D

Then she says to the daughter, dear daughter I pray

[Chorus]

D G D A

Sweet Guinevere, you're off to the coal town tonight

G D A

And your young brother Ernie's up in Pittsburgh, PA

D G D A

You know mother loves you, and dad's in the mine

G A D

So don't go to the coal town, Guinevere, if you're kind

[Outro]

D G D A

| | | | |

G A A D

| | | |

About Sweet Guinevere Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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