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-aOUTRO 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.
