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Ghosts Of Cape Horn

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*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Gordon Lightfoot - Ghosts Of Cape Horn
CAPO: 2nd Fret
         DmC F G Dm C  DmC F G Dm C Dm
[INTRO:]                            
[CHORUS 1:]
     C     F        G
All around old Cape Horn 
Dm                 C
Ships of the line, ships of the morn 
Dm       C           F          G
Some who wish they'd never been born 
     Dm             C       Dm
They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
[CHORUS 2:]
F           C
Falderal da riddle de rum 
                           G
With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dum 
Dm       C          F        G
Sailing away at the break of dawn 
     Dm             C       Dm
They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
[BRIDGE:]
A               Dm
See them all in sad repair
A            F
Demons dance everywhere 
A               Dm
Southern gales, tattered sails
    A       Gm7      A
And none to tell the tale
[VERSE 1:]
     D         D/F#   G        Em
N.C.                           
Come all of you rustic old sea dogs
    A          A/G             D/F#
Who follow the bright Southern Cross 
         G            A           A/G      D/F#
You were rounding the horn in the eye of a storm 
         G            A
When you lost her one day 
        D             G            A       Bm
And you read all your letters from oceans away 
         A                G             Em    A
Then you took them to the bottom of the sea
                DmC F G Dm C  DmC F G  Dm C Dm
[INSTRUMENTAL:]                             
[CHORUS 1:]
     C     F        G
All around old Cape Horn 
Dm                 C
Ships of the line, ships of the morn 
Dm       C           F          G
Some who wish they'd never been born 
     Dm             C       Dm
They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
[CHORUS 2:]
F           C
Falderal da riddle de rum 
                           G
With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dum 
Dm       C          F        G
Sailing away at the break of dawn 
     Dm             C       Dm
They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
                DmC F G Dm C  DmC F G  Dm C Dm
[INSTRUMENTAL:]                             
                A   Dm   A   F   A   Dm   A   Gm7   A
[VERSE 2:]
     D          D/F#      G      Em
N.C.                             
Come all you old sea dogs from Devon 
    A           A/G          D/F#
Southampton, Penzance and Kinsale 
         G             A           A/G           D/F#
You were caught by the chance of a sailor's last dance 
       G            A
It was not meant to be 
        D             G                A        Bm
And you read all your letters, cried, "Anchors aweigh"
         A                G             Em    A
Then you took them to the bottom of the sea
                DmC F G Dm C  DmC F G  Dm C Dm
[INSTRUMENTAL:]                             
[CHORUS 1:]
     C     F        G
All around old Cape Horn 
Dm                 C
Ships of the line, ships of the morn 
Dm       C           F          G
Some who wish they'd never been born 
     Dm             C       Dm
They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
[CHORUS 2:]
F           C
Falderal da riddle de rum 
                           G
With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dum 
Dm       C          F        G
Sailing away at the break of dawn 
     Dm             C       Dm
They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
         DmC F G DmC  DmC F G  Dm C Bb
[OUTRO:]                            

Ghosts Of Cape Horn chords and lyrics

Free chords for Ghosts Of Cape Horn by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

*****DO NOT ADD STRUMMING PATTERNS TO MY TABS*****
Gordon Lightfoot - Ghosts Of Cape Horn
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[INTRO:] Dm  C  F  G  Dm   C   Dm  C  F  G  Dm   C  Dm
[CHORUS 1:]
[CHORUS 2:]
[BRIDGE:]
[VERSE 1:]
[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm  C  F  G  Dm   C   Dm  C  F  G   Dm   C  Dm
[CHORUS 1:]
[CHORUS 2:]
[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm  C  F  G  Dm   C   Dm  C  F  G   Dm   C  Dm
                A   Dm   A   F   A   Dm   A   Gm7   A
[VERSE 2:]
[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm  C  F  G  Dm   C   Dm  C  F  G   Dm   C  Dm
[CHORUS 1:]
[CHORUS 2:]
[OUTRO:] Dm  C  F  G  Dm  C   Dm  C  F  G   Dm   C  Bb

Ghosts Of Cape Horn Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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