Gordon Lightfoot – Ringneck Loon (Guitar)

Capo 5
Key
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Chords

[INTRO:] G C G C G [CHORUS:]
                     C              G
Hear the call of the ringneck loon

                       F       C
Hear the sound he will be home soon 

G                   F    C
Hear the cry in the afternoon
[VERSE 1:]
              G              C
Ringneck loon he knows best 

                   F
He's a loon and he don't care less

C              G              C
Ringneck loon away off shore

                  F              C
How could anybody ask for more
[CHORUS:]
G                    C              G
Hear the call of the ringneck loon

                       F       C
Hear the sound he will be home soon 

G                   F    C
Hear the cry in the afternoon
[VERSE 2:]
               G              C
Ringneck loon, he can't rest

                   F
He's a loon and he don't care less 

C              G              C
Ringneck loon around the bend

                     F                 C
Been a loon since he don't know when
[BRIDGE:]
G                    F        C
Hear the call of the ringneck loon
[VERSE 3:]
             G            C
City life is what I see

                 F
City life is the life for me 

C              G              C
Ringneck loon, he knows best

                   F                 C
He's a loon and he don't care less
[CHORUS:]
G                   C              G
Hear the cry of the ringneck loon

                       F       C
Hear the sound he will be here soon 

G                   F    C
Hear the cry in the afternoon
[VERSE 4:]
               G                C
Ringneck loon, you can't rest

                        F
You're a loonie and you don't care less 

C              G              C
Ringneck loon, my old friend

                     F                 C
Been a loon since he don't know when
[BRIDGE:]
G                    F        C
Hear the call of the ringneck loon
[VERSE 5:]
             G            C
City life is what I see

                 F
City life is the life for me 

C               G              C
Ringneck loon, away off shore

                  F              C
How could anybody ask for more
[CHORUS:]
G                   C              G
Hear the cry of the ringneck loon

                       F       C
Hear the sound he will be home soon 

G                   F    C
Hear the cry in the afternoon
[OUTRO:] C G C F C