Chords for Gordon Lightfoot - Ghost of cape of horn

Tempo:
151.5 bpm
Chords used:

D

Em

A

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gordon Lightfoot - Ghost of cape of horn chords
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[Em] [G]
[A] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] All around [A]
old Cape Horn, [Em] ships [D] of the land, ships of the mind, Some who wish [G] they'd [A] never been born, they [E] are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn.
[G] All [D] around our little day run, where the rim dim did [A] in a run, [D] Sailing away [A] at the break of dawn, they [Em] are [D] the ghosts of Cape [Em] Horn.
[B] See them all in sad repair, demons dance everywhere, Southern gales, tattered sails, and none [Am] to tell [B] the tale.
[E] Come all of you rustic [A] old sea [F#m] doves, [B] who follow [F#m] the bright Southern [E]
cross, You [A] were rounding [B] the horn in [A] the eye [E] of the storm,
[A] When you lost her [B] one day, [E] and you read all [A]
your letters [B] from oceans [C#m] away, [B] And you took them to [A] the bottom of [F#m] the
[B] sea.
[E] [D]
[A] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] All [A] around old Cape Horn, [Em] ships of the [D] land, ships of the mind, Some who wish [G] they'd [A] never been born, they [Em] are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn.
[G] All [D] around our little day run, where the rim did [A] in a run, [D] Sailing away [A] at the break of dawn, they [Em] are the [D] ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn.
[D] [A]
[Em] [D] [E]
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [Em]
[B] [Em] [B]
[Em] [B]
[C#] [B] [Am]
[B]
[E] Come all you old sea doves [A] from Delta, [F#m] [B]
Southampton, [F#m] Penzance, [E] and Kinsale, You [A] were caught by [B] the chance of a sailor's [E] last dance,
It [A] was not meant [B] to be, [E] you read all [A] your letters, [B] five or three [C#m] years away, And you [B] took them to [A] the bottom of [F#m] the sea.
[B]
[Em] [D]
[A] [Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] All around [F#m] old Cape Horn, [Em] ships of [D] the land, ships of the mind, Some who [G] wish they'd [A] never been born, they [Em] are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn.
[G] All [D] around our little day run, where the rim did in [A] a run, [E]
[D] Sailing away [A] at the break of [Em] dawn, they are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn.
[D] [A]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[D] [A] [Em]
[D] [C]
Key:  
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
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To learn Gordon Lightfoot - Ghosts Of Cape Horn chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: D, Em, D, A and Em. A good strategy is to initiate at 75 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 152 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] All around [A]
old Cape Horn, [Em] ships [D] of the land, ships of the mind, Some who wish [G] they'd [A] never been born, they [E] are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn. _ _
_ _ _ [G] All [D] around our little day run, where the rim dim did [A] in a run, _ _ [D] Sailing away [A] at the break of dawn, they [Em] are [D] the ghosts of Cape [Em] Horn. _ _ _
_ [B] See them all in sad repair, demons dance everywhere, _ Southern gales, tattered sails, and none [Am] to tell [B] the tale. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Come all of you _ rustic [A] old sea _ _ [F#m] _ doves, [B] who follow _ [F#m] the bright Southern [E] _
cross, You [A] were rounding [B] the horn in [A] the eye [E] of the storm,
[A] When you lost her [B] one day, [E] and you read all [A]
your letters _ [B] from oceans _ [C#m] away, _ [B] And you took them to [A] the bottom of [F#m] the _ _
_ [B] sea. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] All [A] around old Cape Horn, [Em] ships of the [D] land, ships of the mind, Some who wish [G] they'd [A] never been born, they [Em] are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn. _
_ _ _ [G] All [D] around our little day run, where the rim did _ [A] _ _ in a run, [D] Sailing away [A] at the break of dawn, they [Em] are the [D] ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Come _ all you old sea _ doves [A] from Delta, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
Southampton, _ [F#m] Penzance, [E] and Kinsale, You [A] were caught by [B] the chance of a _ sailor's [E] last dance,
It [A] was not meant [B] to be, [E] you read all [A] your letters, _ [B] five or three [C#m] years away, _ And you [B] took them to [A] the bottom of [F#m] the _ sea.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] All around [F#m] old Cape Horn, [Em] ships of [D] the land, ships of the mind, Some who [G] wish they'd [A] never been born, they [Em] are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn. _ _
_ _ _ [G] All [D] around our little day run, where the rim did in [A] a run, _ [E] _
[D] Sailing away [A] at the break of [Em] dawn, they are [D] the ghosts of [Em] Cape Horn. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Gordon Lightfoot.

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