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Approaching Lavender chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Dm
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Verse 1
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If you'd like to spend
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the afternoon approaching Lavender
Gm
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You'll feel just fine but one
D
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thing's sure
Asus4
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You'll never be the same
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If you'd like to try
Verse 2

your hand
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at understanding Lavender
Gm
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Then you must be very sure
Asus4
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That life is not a game
Verse 3
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You might even learn a thing or two
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approaching Lavender
Gm
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You'll soon be on a one night tour
Asus4
Asus4

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Forgetting your own name
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You won't need a reason
Verse 4

just
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to be alone with Lavender
Gm
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For the light so warm and pure

Will draw you like a flame
Asus4
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Verse 5
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The colors that surround you there will
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be the shade of Lavender
Gm
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Shadows dancing everywhere
Asus4
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Like flowers in the rain
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You will find your tongue's
Verse 6

on fire
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while lying next to Lavender
Gm
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With words you never spoke before
Asus4
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And will not speak again
Verse 7
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Oh sweet Lavender,
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I understand you perfectly
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There is no way that I can see
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Asus4
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You living by yourself
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Oh sweet
Verse 8
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Lavender,
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I must be with you constantly
Gm
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Your presence means so much to me
Asus4
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Much more that life itself
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Verse 9
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Oh sweet Lavender,
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as fragrant as the name you bear
Gm
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Please cast away the clothes you wear
Asus4
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And give your love to me
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Oh sweet
Verse 10
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Lavender,
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your smile is like the golden sun
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I'd love to see you laugh and run
Interlude 1

As naked as the sea
Asus4
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Verse 11
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If you'd like to spend the afternoon
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approaching Lavender
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Don't try and get the best of her
Asus4
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She will not share the blame
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If you'd like to try
Verse 12

your hand at
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understanding Lavender
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Then you must be very sure
Asus4
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That life is not a game
Outro 1

There is no shame
Asus4
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  • D

  • G

  • Dm

  • C

  • Gm

    3

  • Asus4

Capo: 2

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The original key of Approaching Lavender by Gordon Lightfoot is E major.

The primary chords used in Approaching Lavender are E, A, Em, D, Am, Bsus4.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, Em, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Approaching Lavender is approximately 100 beats per minute.

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