The song is in 3/4 time, so the easiest way to play it is to play the bass note
followed by two down strokes. The verse sections are a repeat of the intro with
each chord getting two measures. The progression and timing vary at the bridge,
so listen to the song to get it down.
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
I m just a man but I know that I m damned
All the dead seem to know where I am
Till it began on the night of my birth
Will be done in a turn of the earth
Lie where I land let my bones turn to sand
I was born on the lake and I don t want to leave it
Every eye on the coast ever more
Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2]
Under the waves and the earth of an age
Lie a thousand old northerner s graves
Deep in the night when the moon s glowing bright
They come rising up into the light
Die if I must let my bones turn to dust
I m the Lord of the lake and I don t want to leave it
All who sail off the coast ever more
Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore
[Bridge]
(x2)
I m goin away for a long time
I m goin away for a long time
[Verse 3]
Lie where I land let my bones turn to sand
I was born on the lake and I don t want to leave it
Every eye on the coast ever more
Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore
Die if I must let my bones turn to dust
I m the lord of the lake and I don t want to leave it
All who sail off the coast ever more
Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore
[Bridge/Outro]
I m goin away for a long time
