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