Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald chords by 
Cantus 
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Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Esus4
Em
G
Asus2
Esus4
Asus2
G
D
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Esus4
Verse 1
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The legend lives on
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from the Chippewa on down
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Of the big lake they call Hichi guni
The lake, it is said,
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never gives up her dead,
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when the skies of Novem
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ber turn gloomy.
With a load of iron
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are 26 ,000 tons more
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than the Edmund Fitzger
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ald grade M .D.
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That good ship and true war's
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a bone to be chewed,
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when the gales of Novem ber came
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early.
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The ship was the pride
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of the American side,
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coming back from some
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bill in Wiscon sin.
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A
As the big freight ers go
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it was bigger than most,
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with a crew and good captain
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well seasoned.
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Conclud ing some terms
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with a couple of steel firms,
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and they left fully loaded for Clev eland.
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An d later that night
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when the ship's bell rang,
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Bm
could it be the North wind they'd
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been feelin'?
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Em
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The wind in the wires
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made a tattletale song
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G
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An d the wave broke over the railing
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An d every man knew
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as the captain did too,
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T 'was the witch of Novem
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ber come stealing.
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The dawn came late
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an d the breakfast had to wait,
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When the gales of Novem ber
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came slash ing.
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When afternoon came it
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was freezing rain,
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In the face of a hurricane
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west wind.
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When summertime came,
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the old coat came on deck,
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saying, Fellas,
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it's two o 'clock in morning.
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At seven p .m.,
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the main hatchway gave in.
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He said, Fellas,
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it's been good to know you.
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The captain fired in,
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Em
he had wa ter coming in,
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And the good ship and
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crew was in peril.
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And later that night,
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when his lights went out of sight,
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came the wreck of the Edmund Fitzger ald.
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Does anyone know where the
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love of God goes?
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When the waves turn the
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minutes to hours?
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The search ers all say
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they'd have made whitefish play
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If they'd moved fifteen more miles
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be hind her .
They might have split up
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or they might have capsized her
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They may have broke deep
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and took water
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And all that remains is the faces
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and the names of the wives
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and the sons and the daughters.
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In a musty old hall in De troit they prayed
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at the Maritime Sailor s' Cathedral.
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The church bell chimed till it rang twenty -nine
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times for each man of the Edmund Fitzger ald.
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The le gend lives on
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from a Chippewa undone,
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of the big lake they call
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Gitcheck Poo -wee.
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Super ior they said,
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never gives up her dead,
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when the hails of Novem ber come early.
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ChordsEsus4 Em G Asus2 D...
Esus4
Em
G
Asus2
D
A
Bm
E
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