[INTRO:] Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C Dm [CHORUS 1:]C F G All around old Cape HornDm C Ships of the line, ships of the mornDm C F G Some who wish they'd never been bornDm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn [CHORUS 2:]F C Falderal da riddle de rumG With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dumDm C F G Sailing away at the break of dawnDm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn [BRIDGE:]A Dm See them all in sad repairA F Demons dance everywhereA Dm Southern gales, tattered sailsA Gm7 A And none to tell the tale [VERSE 1:] N.C. D D/F# G Em Come all of you rustic old sea dogsA A/G D/F# Who follow the bright Southern CrossG A A/G D/F# You were rounding the horn in the eye of a stormG A When you lost her one dayD G A Bm And you read all your letters from oceans awayA G Em A Then you took them to the bottom of the sea[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C Dm [CHORUS 1:]C F G All around old Cape HornDm C Ships of the line, ships of the mornDm C F G Some who wish they'd never been bornDm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn [CHORUS 2:]F C Falderal da riddle de rumG With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dumDm C F G Sailing away at the break of dawnDm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C DmA Dm A F A Dm A Gm7 A [VERSE 2:] N.C. D D/F# G Em Come all you old sea dogs from DevonA A/G D/F# Southampton, Penzance and KinsaleG A A/G D/F# You were caught by the chance of a sailor's last danceG A It was not meant to beD G A Bm And you read all your letters, cried, "Anchors aweigh"A G Em A Then you took them to the bottom of the sea[INSTRUMENTAL:] Dm C F G Dm C Dm C F G Dm C Dm [CHORUS 1:]C F G All around old Cape HornDm C Ships of the line, ships of the mornDm C F G Some who wish they'd never been bornDm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn [CHORUS 2:]F C Falderal da riddle de rumG With a rim dim diddy and a rum dum dumDm C F G Sailing away at the break of dawnDm C Dm They are the ghosts of Cape Horn
Ghosts Of Cape Horn
Gordon Lightfoot
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