Gordon Lightfoot – The Watchmans Gone (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
G D F C
G G
[Verse 1]
G D C Just like birds of a feather G Em We too have followed the golden sun G D It feels so good, F C G Knowin' the watchman's gone
[Verse 2]
G D C If I give you a rose, buddy G Em Would you please bury it in the fields? G D I seen a rose F C G Watchin' it all fold out
[Verse 3]
G D C There's a train down at the station G Em It's come to carry my bones away G D Two engines on F C G Twenty-one coaches long D End to end F C G Twenty-one coaches bend G D The watchman's out F C G Kickin' the bums about
[Verse 4]
G D C If I wait for the right moment G Em You can bet I'll climb aboard unseen G D I've done it before F C G I know I can do it in my sleep
[Chorus]
G D The watchman's out F C G Kickin' the bums about G D The watchman's out F C G Kickin' your dreams about
[Solo]
G D C
G Em
G D F C
G G
[Verse 5]
G D C As I leave you in the sunset G Em Got one more nothin' I'd like to say G D "You don't know me F C G A son of the sea am I"
[Verse 6]
G D C As I say to you, my brother G Em If you live to follow the golden sun G D You better beware F C G Knowin' the watchman's always there
[Verse 7]
G D C If you find me feedin' daisies G Em Please turn my face up to the sky G D And leave me be F C G Watchin' the moon roll by D Whatever I was F C G You know it was all because D I've been on the town F C G Washin' the bullshit down
[Chorus]
G D The watchman's out F C G Kickin' your dreams about D It feels so good F C G Knowin' the watchman's gone D It's like a song F C G Knowin' the watchman's gone
[Solo]
G D C
G Em
G D F C
G G