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Miguel chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Never had much to say,
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he traveled alone with no friends

Like a shadowy ghost at dawn
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he came and he went
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Through the woodland swiftly gliding,
F#m
F#m
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Em
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to the young maid he came gliding

Where she'd run to meet him,
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A

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D

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by the garden wall
Verse 2
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Oh my sweet Miguel, I will never tell
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Bm
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No one will ever know,
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D

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what I know too well
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G

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D

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And he'd smile and lay his head on her breast
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G

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D

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and he'd say I have no fear
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G

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They're waiting for me to cross the border,
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to swim the river
Verse 3
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'Cause I've done that before
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A

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To see my true loves smiling face
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A hundred times or more
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G

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Oh my sweet Miguel she cried
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I'll love you till I die
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
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He was born to the south in
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Mexico they say

The child of a man who
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had soon gone away
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F#m
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But his mother loved him dearly
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and she would take him yearly
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To the great Cathedral in St. Augustine
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Verse 5
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Oh my young Miguel, listen to the bell
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Of my poverty you must never tell
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And he cried himself to sleep in the night
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And he vowed to make things right
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So he took the gun down from
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the wall and he paid a call
Verse 6
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He knew she'd understand
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A lawman came to capture him
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The gun jumped in his hand
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Oh Miguel the mother cried
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You must run son or you'll
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D

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die
Interlude 2
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Verse 7

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So the story is told of his true
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love cross the line

As strong as the oak and
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as sweet as the vine
A
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And the child she bore him,
F#m
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came on the fateful mornin'
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When they sent him to his final rest
Verse 8
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Oh my sweet Miguel listen to the bell
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No one will ever know,
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of what I know too well
G
G

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Then she'd smile and lay
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D

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the child on her breast
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And she'd say I have no fear
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G

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I'm waiting for you to cross the border,
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to swim the river
Verse 9
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'Cause you've done that before
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Bm
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To see your true loves smiling face
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A
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A hundred times or more
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D
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Oh my sweet Miguel she cried
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I'll love you till I die
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Bm

    2

  • A

  • F#m

    2

  • Em

  • D

  • E

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Miguel by Gordon Lightfoot is D major.

The primary chords used in Miguel are G, Bm, A, F#m, Em, D.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, Bm, A, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Miguel is approximately 154 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Miguel using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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