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Christian Island (Georgian Bay) - Gordon Lightfoot
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By John Will
sbw@sk.sympatico.ca
From the 1972 album Don Quixote
Capo 2nd fret; chord names relative to capo
G                           C
I'm sailing down the summer wind
      G              D
I got whiskers on my chin
      C                 G
And I like the mood I'm in
                    C
As I while away the time of day
       G                D      D7
In the lee of Christian Island
G                            C
Tall and strong she dips and reels
  G               D
I call her Silver Heels
        C                G
And she tells me how she feels
G                                 C
She's a good old boat and she'll stay afloat
            G                       D
Through the toughest gales and keep smilin'
        G                      C
But for one more day she would like to stay
       D                G
In the lee of Christian Island
G                           C
I'm sailing down the summer day
          G                 D
Where the fish and seagulls play
          C           G
I put my troubles all away
G                                C
And when the gales comes up I'll fill my cup
         G              D        D7
With the whiskey of the Highlands
        G                        C
She's a good old ship and she'll make the trip
         D                G
From the lee of Christian Island
G                         C
Tall and strong she slips along
  G              D
I sing for her a song
        C              G
And she leans into the wind
                                 C
She's a good old boat and she'll stay afloat
            G                       D      D7
Through the toughest gales and keep smilin'
                             C
When the summer ends we will rest again
       D                G
In the lee of Christian Island
Outro lick (again relative to capo)
   G
e:|----3---5---7--7--5--3--3--5---7--7--5--3------  (repeat and fade)
A:|----0---3---8--8--3--0--0--3---8--8--3--0------
D:|-----------------------------------------------
G:|-----------------------------------------------
B:|-----------------------------------------------
E:|-----------------------------------------------
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