Saturday, November 24, 2012

The Lakes of Canada Sufjan Stevens

This song is my latest obsession. It was originally written and performed by The Innocence Mission, but I first heard it as a Sufjan Stevens cover on the banjo. The lyrics and melody are simply lovely, and I think it makes for a good ukulele song. 


Chords Used:

INTRO
Dm  F   C   G   x2

Dm

F                   C
Look for me another day
                    G
I feel that I could change,
                    Dm
I feel that I could change.
F                           C
There's a sudden joy that's like
                 G
A fish, a moving light;
                Dm
I thought I saw it
F                      C     G
Rowing on the lakes of Canada

CHORUS
           Dm          
Oh laughing man
              C
What have you won?
              Am             F
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
          Dm               C
My little mouth, my winter lungs
              Am             F
Don't tell me what cannot be done,
              Dm        F            C         G    (2x)   Dm
Cannot be done di-da-di-da de da da da de da de da-a

F                     C        
Walking in the cirlce of a flashlight
        G                       Dm
Someone starts to sing, to join in.
F                     C
Talk of loneliness in quiet voices
     G                     Dm
I am shy but you can reach me.
F                      C     G   
Rowing on the lakes of Canada
F                      C     G
Rowing on the lakes of Canada
CHORUS
           Dm          
Oh laughing man
              C
What have you won?
              Am             F
Don't tell me what cannot be done.
          Dm               C
My little mouth, my winter lungs
              Am             F
Don't tell me what cannot be done,
              Dm        F            C         G    (2x)   Dm
Cannot be done di-da-di-da de da da da de da de da-a
OUTRO F C G Rowing on the lakes of Canada, F C G Rowing on the lakes of Canada. F C G Rowing on the lakes of Canada, F C G Rowing on the lakes of Canada.

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