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Sweet Guinevere

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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
|   |   |   | 

Sweet Guinevere chords and lyrics

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

Sweet Guinevere
(Gordon Lightfoot)
Capo 2
[Intro]
| D  | G  | D  | A  |
| G  | A  | A  | D  | D
[Chorus]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| D  | G  | D  | A  |
| G  | A  | A  | D  | D
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
| D  | G  | D  | A  |
| G  | A  | A  | D

Sweet Guinevere Chords by Gordon Lightfoot

Learn how to play Sweet Guinevere by Gordon Lightfoot with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Sweet Guinevere chords”, “Sweet Guinevere guitar chords”, or “Gordon Lightfoot Sweet Guinevere chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Sweet Guinevere chords and for experienced players who want accurate Sweet Guinevere lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A.

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The chords for "Sweet Guinevere" show the original chord names (including D, G, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.