The Great Lakes Song Chords by Lee Murdock

Please welcome the balladeer of the Great Lakes, Mr.
Lee Murdoch. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ Sweet mother Michigan, [C#m] father superior, [A] coming down from Mackinac [C#] and the Sault Ste.
Marie.
_ [E] Blue water here on [C#m] rolls down to Lake Erie, [E] falls into Ontario and runs on out to sea.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Great Lakes are a diamond [A] on the hand of North America, [C#m] a bright shining jewel.
[B] On that friendship border ring, [C#m] it's a freshwater highway.
[E] Coming down from [C#m] Canada and all along the coastline [F#m] you can hear the [B] people sing.
[E] Sweet mother [C#m] Michigan, father superior, [F#] coming down from Mackinac and the [B] Sault Ste.
Marie.
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Blue water here [C#m] on rolls down to Lake [E] Erie, falls into Ontario and runs on out to sea. _
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_ _ [C#m] Hardy are the seamen [A] on the ships that load the iron [C#m] ore, hauling out of Thunder [B] Bay, bound for Buffalo.
And Hardy are the [E] fishermen, like their fathers were [C#m] before they say, bury me at [F#m] sea when it's my [B] time to go.
[E] _ Sweet mother [C#m] Michigan, father superior, [E] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and the Sault [B] Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue water here [C#m] on rolls down to Lake Erie, [A] falls into [E] Ontario and runs on out to sea. _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] Down below the [A] quarter deck, old men mend the fishing nets.
[C#] While up on the windy bridge, [B] young men curse into the wind.
[C#m] Up and down the Windsor Straits, [A] the wise mothers lie awake.
[C#m] They pray our lady of the [F#] lake will bring them home again.
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[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Singin' sweet mother Michigan, [C#m] father superior, [E] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and the Sault [B] Ste.
Marie.
_ Blue water here on [C#m] rolls down to Lake Erie, [E] falls into Ontario and runs on out to sea.
Singin' sweet mother [C#m] Michigan, father superior, [E] coming down from [F#] Mackinac and the Sault [B] Ste.
Marie.
[E] Blue water here on [C#m] rolls down to Lake [E] Erie, falls into Ontario [B] and runs on out to sea.
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_ _ _ [E] _ Runs on out to sea.
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_ [E] _ _ _ Runs on out to sea.
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