The List

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Gordon Lightfoot - The List
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G Dsus4/G F/G G
[Verse 1]
D C
There's a little room on my list for tonight
D C G
Will you be the one to fill it in
D C
Toss around what is up, what is down
G D G C
In between, would you like to dream
[Chorus]
Am Bm C D
Step on in, you don't have to play to win
G
But then you might
[Interlude]
G Dsus4/GF/GG
()
[Verse 2]
D C
There's a little song on my list for tonight
D C G
Would you like to try and make it rhyme
D C
Sing and sway, if your heart feels that way
D C
G=
We can leave the blues behind
[Verse 3]
D C
There's a little loving on my list for tonight
D C G
With a bit of luck, I'll check it off
D C
Toss around what is up, what is down
G D G C
In between, do you know what I mean
[Bridge]
G D Em D
Rain, rain all day long
G D Em Dm C
You made it pay, you can do no wrong tonight
[Chorus]
Am Bm C D
Pick and grin, you don't have to play to win
G
But then you might
[Interlude]
Dsus4/G F/G G D
[Chorus]
Am Bm C D
Thick and thin, you don't have to play to win
G
But then you might
[Interlude]
G Dsus4/GF/GG
()
G Dsus4/G F/G G
[Verse 4]
D C
There's a little room on my list for tonight
D C G
Will you be the one to fill it in
D C
Toss around what is up, what is down
G D G C
In between, would you like to dream
[Chorus]
Am Bm C D
Step on in, you don't have to play to win
G
But then you might
[Interlude]
G Dsus4/GF/GG D Am
()
[Chorus]
Am Bm C D
Thick and thin, you don't have to play to win
G
But then you might
[Outro] (## fade to end ##)
G Dsus4/GF/GG
(4x)

The List chords and lyrics

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Gordon Lightfoot - The List
CAPO: 2nd Fret
[Intro]
G  Dsus4/G  F/G  G
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
(G) Dsus4/G  F/G  G
[Verse 2]
[Verse 3]
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
Dsus4/G  F/G  G  D
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
(G) Dsus4/G  F/G  G
G Dsus4/G  F/G  G
[Verse 4]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
(G) Dsus4/G  F/G  G  D  Am
[Chorus]
[Outro]       (## fade to end ##)
          G  Dsus4/G  F/G  G  (4x)

The List Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

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