Triangle

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Gordon Lightfoot - Triangle
CAPO: 4th Fret
C
[INTRO:]
[VERSE 1:]
Oh, the gist of it all is the first day of fall
F
Is the day when my ship will set sail
G
The best of all friends will say good-bye again
C
There's still time for one last glass of ale
[VERSE 2:]
We'll sail away proudly, our backs to the wall
F
On a southwind and lots of good cheer
G
And when we've looked over the white cliffs of Dover
C
We'll be in Bahama next year
[VERSE 3:]
From Bermuda on down the Triangle around us
F
Will teach us a lesson or two
G
There's many a mate who unevenly stated
C
The course he had charted was true
[VERSE 4:]
"Don't worry 'bout me", he said, "Go down below
F
Give a certified sailor a turn
G
Just sip on your rum or I'll give you my thumb and say,
C
'Son, you got something to learn'"
[CHORUS:]
It's a mighty hard way to come down
G
And a mighty fine way to be found
C F C F
So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship
C F G
Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips
G7 C
With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips
[VERSE 5:]
Oh, the best of all things is the first day of spring
F
When the water runs heavy and fast
G
The mermaids have all gone to Davy Jones' Ball
C
And it seems their first trip was their last
[VERSE 6:]
They had so much fun they don't wish to return
F
To the beach where they lay all day long
G
They'd rather stay under and boy it's no wonder
C
When all the rock lobsters roll on
It's a mighty fine way to be found
[VERSE 7:]
Triangle, Triangle, oh, see my ship dangle
F
We're bound for Bahama my friend
G
Like lovers like danger, like babies like mangers
C
But that's where my storybook ends
[VERSE 8:]
Like soldiers of fortune, believers in god
F
And all kings without crosses to bear
G
All sweepers and cleaners with no misdemeanours
C
Should try the Triangle out there
[CHORUS:]
It's a mighty hard way to come down
G
And a mighty fine way to be found
C F C F
So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship
C F G
Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips
G7 C
With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips
[VERSE 9:]
When she took her last tumble, the sea bottom rumbled
F
There was no confusion or blame
G
The captain said, "Men we must answer again
C
To the sea, so ye may not complain"
[VERSE 10:]
And as they lay sleeping down there in the deep
F
With their faces turned up to the stars
G
A tuna fish turned to a mermaid in bed and said
C
"There goes another sandbar"
[CHORUS:]
It's a mighty hard way to come down
G
And a mighty fine way to be found
C F C F
So hand me my grip from an old sailing ship
C F G
Put the kiss of the dawn on my lips
G7 C
With some luck tonight I might have her at my fingertips

Triangle chords and lyrics

Free chords for Triangle by Gordon Lightfoot. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Gordon Lightfoot - Triangle
CAPO: 4th Fret
[INTRO:] C
[VERSE 1:]
Oh, the gist of it all is the first day of fall 
[VERSE 2:]
We'll sail away proudly, our backs to the wall 
[VERSE 3:]
From Bermuda on down the Triangle around us 
[VERSE 4:]
"Don't worry 'bout me", he said, "Go down below 
[CHORUS:]
It's a mighty hard way to come down 
[VERSE 5:]
Oh, the best of all things is the first day of spring 
[VERSE 6:]
They had so much fun they don't wish to return 
It's a mighty fine way to be found
[VERSE 7:]
Triangle, Triangle, oh, see my ship dangle 
[VERSE 8:]
Like soldiers of fortune, believers in god 
[CHORUS:]
It's a mighty hard way to come down 
[VERSE 9:]
When she took her last tumble, the sea bottom rumbled
[VERSE 10:]
And as they lay sleeping down there in the deep 
[CHORUS:]
It's a mighty hard way to come down

Triangle Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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