Marie Christine Chords by Gordon Lightfoot
Tempo:
86.725 bpm
Chords used:
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D
E
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A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Em]
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
For the ship Marie [A] Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[D]
Oh, we are [Em] close to landing
Cried the brave young captain [D]
to his [Em] wretched banner
Now have you seen the harbor?
Cried Marie Christine
Have you seen the jagged [B] rocks and the waters in between?
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[B] Oh, save me if you [Em] can
For if you do, I promise [D] you I'll never [Em] sail again
Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
Cried the brave young [B] captain to his wretched lock
[Em] Now gather all your [B] photographs and on your coats of [Em] blue
If anyone could save us, [D] now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you
When
[E] first I saw Marie Christine, the woman that she was
I signed the boards of men [A] who sailed [B] in honor of our cause
[Em] I glistened her with old [D] champagne and I drove home [Em] to the west
Of all the men who sailed on her [D] in truth [Em] I sailed her best
Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
[E] For the ship Marie Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E]
Now have you seen the lighthouse?
Oh, we are close to [Em] landing
Cried the brave young captain [D] to his [Em] wretched banner
Now [E] come all you would-be sailors
[Em] All you would-be sailors, oh
All you would-be sailors
[D]
[Em] If anyone could save us, now [D] Marie Christine, it's you
If anyone could save us, now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you
[N]
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
For the ship Marie [A] Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[D]
Oh, we are [Em] close to landing
Cried the brave young captain [D]
to his [Em] wretched banner
Now have you seen the harbor?
Cried Marie Christine
Have you seen the jagged [B] rocks and the waters in between?
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[B] Oh, save me if you [Em] can
For if you do, I promise [D] you I'll never [Em] sail again
Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
Cried the brave young [B] captain to his wretched lock
[Em] Now gather all your [B] photographs and on your coats of [Em] blue
If anyone could save us, [D] now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you
When
[E] first I saw Marie Christine, the woman that she was
I signed the boards of men [A] who sailed [B] in honor of our cause
[Em] I glistened her with old [D] champagne and I drove home [Em] to the west
Of all the men who sailed on her [D] in truth [Em] I sailed her best
Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
[E] For the ship Marie Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E]
Now have you seen the lighthouse?
Oh, we are close to [Em] landing
Cried the brave young captain [D] to his [Em] wretched banner
Now [E] come all you would-be sailors
[Em] All you would-be sailors, oh
All you would-be sailors
[D]
[Em] If anyone could save us, now [D] Marie Christine, it's you
If anyone could save us, now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you
[N]
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D
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
For the ship Marie [A] Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[D]
Oh, we are [Em] close to landing
Cried the brave young captain [D]
to his [Em] wretched banner _ _ _ _ _
Now have you seen the harbor?
Cried Marie Christine
Have you seen the jagged [B] rocks and the waters in between?
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[B] Oh, save me if you [Em] can
For if you do, I promise [D] you I'll never [Em] sail again _
_ _ _ _ Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
Cried the brave young [B] captain to his wretched lock
[Em] Now gather all your [B] photographs and on your coats of [Em] blue
If anyone could save us, [D] now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you
When _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] first I saw Marie Christine, the woman that she was
I signed the boards of men [A] who sailed [B] in honor of our cause
[Em] I glistened her with old [D] champagne and I drove home [Em] to the west
Of all the men who sailed on her [D] in truth [Em] I sailed her best
Now _ _ _ _ have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
[E] For the ship Marie Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E]
Now have you seen the lighthouse?
Oh, we are close to [Em] landing
Cried the brave young captain [D] to his [Em] wretched banner
Now _ _ _ [E] come all you would-be sailors
_ [Em] _ _ _ All you would-be sailors, oh
_ _ _ All you would-be sailors
[D] _
_ [Em] _ If anyone could save us, now [D] Marie Christine, it's you
If anyone could save us, now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ [E] Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
For the ship Marie [A] Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[D]
Oh, we are [Em] close to landing
Cried the brave young captain [D]
to his [Em] wretched banner _ _ _ _ _
Now have you seen the harbor?
Cried Marie Christine
Have you seen the jagged [B] rocks and the waters in between?
[E] Now have you seen the lighthouse?
[B] Oh, save me if you [Em] can
For if you do, I promise [D] you I'll never [Em] sail again _
_ _ _ _ Now have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
Cried the brave young [B] captain to his wretched lock
[Em] Now gather all your [B] photographs and on your coats of [Em] blue
If anyone could save us, [D] now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you
When _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] first I saw Marie Christine, the woman that she was
I signed the boards of men [A] who sailed [B] in honor of our cause
[Em] I glistened her with old [D] champagne and I drove home [Em] to the west
Of all the men who sailed on her [D] in truth [Em] I sailed her best
Now _ _ _ _ have you seen the lighthouse shining from the rocks?
[E] For the ship Marie Christine [B] and all her gallant love
[E]
Now have you seen the lighthouse?
Oh, we are close to [Em] landing
Cried the brave young captain [D] to his [Em] wretched banner
Now _ _ _ [E] come all you would-be sailors
_ [Em] _ _ _ All you would-be sailors, oh
_ _ _ All you would-be sailors
[D] _
_ [Em] _ If anyone could save us, now [D] Marie Christine, it's you
If anyone could save us, now Marie Christine, [Em] it's you _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _