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[Intro]
| Asus2 | G6 | D | Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | - |
[Verse 1]
Asus2 Em
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
G D Asus2
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said,
Em
never gives up her dead
G D Asus2
When the skies of November turn gloomy
Em
With a load of iron ore twentysix thousand tons more
G D Asus2
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
Em
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
G D Asus2
When the "Gales of November" came early
[Verse 2]
Asus2 Em
The ship was the pride of the American side
G D Asus2
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go,
Em
it was bigger than most
G D Asus2
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Em
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
G D Asus2
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
Em
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
G D Asus2
Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?
[Verse 3]
Asus2 G6/A D/A
Asus2 Asus2 Em
The wind in the wires made a tattletale sound
G D Asus2
And a wave broke over the railing
And ev'ry man knew,
Em
as the captain did too
G D Asus2
'twas the "Witch of November" come stealin'
Em
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
G D Asus2
When the Gales of November came slashin'
Em
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
G D Asus2
In the face of a hurricane west wind
[Bridge]
| Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | - |
[Verse 4]
Asus2 Em
When suppertime came the old cook came on deck sayin'
G D Asus2
"Fellas, it's too rough t'feed ya "
At seven P.M.
Em
a main hatchway caved in; he said
G D Asus2
"Fellas, it's bin good t'know ya !"
Em
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
G D Asus2
And the good ship and crew was in peril
Em
And later that night when 'is lights went outta sight
G D Asus2
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
[Bridge]
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A | Asus2 |
| - |
[Interlude]
| Asus2 | - |
[Verse 5]
Asus2 Em
Does any one know where the love of God goes
G D Asus2
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Em
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
G D Asus2
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind 'er
Em
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
G D Asus2
They may have broke deep and took water
Em
And all that remains is the faces and the names
G D Asus2
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters
[Bridge]
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A | Asus2 |
| - |
[Verse 6]
Asus2 Em
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
G D Asus2
In the rooms of her icewater mansion
Em
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
G D Asus2
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
Em
And farther below Lake Ontario
G D Asus2
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
Em
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
G D Asus2
With the Gales of November remembered
[Bridge]
| Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | - | - | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | - |
[Interlude]
| Asus2 | - |
[Verse 7]
Asus2 Em
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
G D Asus2
In the "Maritime Sailors' Cathedral"
Em
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twentynine times
G D Asus2
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
Em
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
G D Asus2
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
"Superior," they said,
Em
"never gives up her dead
G D Asus2
When the gales of November come early !"
[Outro]
| Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | - |
[(Fade out)]
| Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A |
[Intro]
| Asus2 | G6 | D | Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | - |
[Verse 1]
| Asus2 - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | - - | Em - |
| G D | Asus2 - | - - | - - |
| Em - | G D | Asus2 - | - - |
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said,
never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy
With a load of iron ore twentysix thousand tons more
Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty
That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed
When the "Gales of November" came early
[Verse 2]
| Asus2 - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
The ship was the pride of the American side
Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin
As the big freighters go,
it was bigger than most
With a crew and good captain well seasoned
Concluding some terms with a couple of steel firms
When they left fully loaded for Cleveland
And later that night when the ship's bell rang
Could it be the north wind they'd been feelin'?
[Verse 3]
| Asus2 - | G6/A - | D/A - | Asus2 - |
| - - | Asus2 - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | - - | Em - |
| G D | Asus2 - | - - | - - |
| Em - | G D | Asus2 - | - - |
| Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
The wind in the wires made a tattletale sound
And a wave broke over the railing
And ev'ry man knew,
as the captain did too
'twas the "Witch of November" come stealin'
The dawn came late and the breakfast had to wait
When the Gales of November came slashin'
When afternoon came it was freezin' rain
In the face of a hurricane west wind
[Bridge]
| Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | - |
[Verse 4]
| Asus2 - |
| Em - | G D | Asus2 - | - - |
| - - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - |
When suppertime came the old cook came on deck sayin'
"Fellas, it's too rough t'feed ya "
At seven P.M.
a main hatchway caved in; he said
"Fellas, it's bin good t'know ya !"
The captain wired in he had water comin' in
And the good ship and crew was in peril
And later that night when 'is lights went outta sight
Came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
[Bridge]
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A | Asus2 |
| - |
[Interlude]
| Asus2 | - |
[Verse 5]
| Asus2 - |
| Em - | G D | Asus2 - | - - |
| - - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - |
Does any one know where the love of God goes
When the waves turn the minutes to hours?
The searchers all say they'd have made Whitefish Bay
If they'd put fifteen more miles behind 'er
They might have split up or they might have capsized;
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters
[Bridge]
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | G6/A | D/A | Asus2 |
| - |
[Verse 6]
| Asus2 - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | - - | Em - |
| G D | Asus2 - | - - | Em - |
| G D | Asus2 - |
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the rooms of her icewater mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams;
The islands and bays are for sportsmen
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the Gales of November remembered
[Bridge]
| Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | - | - | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | G6/A | D/A |
| Asus2 | - |
[Interlude]
| Asus2 | - |
[Verse 7]
| Asus2 - | Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
| - - | - - | Em - | G D |
| Asus2 - | - - | - - | Em - |
| G D | Asus2 - | - - | - - |
| Em - | G D | Asus2 - |
In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed
In the "Maritime Sailors' Cathedral"
The church bell chimed 'til it rang twentynine times
For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
"Superior," they said,
"never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early !"
[Outro]
| Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A | Asus2 | - |
[(Fade out)]
| Asus2 |
| G6/A | D/A | Asus2 | G6/A |
| D/A |
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