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#this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . #
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tabbed by jack dingler
weaseldog2001@yahoo . com
sweet guinevere
( gordon lightfoot )
waltz
[ D ] sweet guinevere you’re [ G ] off to the [ D ] coal town to [ A ] night
and your [ G ] young brother [ D ] ernie’s up in pittsburgh [ A ] pa
you [ D ] know mother [ G ] loves you , and [ D ] dad’s in the [ A ] mine
so [ G ] don’t go to the [ A ] coal town , guinevere , if you’re [ D ] kind
[ D ] she loves a young [ G ] man and he [ D ] lives in the [ A ] town
and he [ G ] leaves the house [ D ] early for he [ G ] works under [ A ] ground
he [ D ] makes a good [ G ] wage for A [ D ] coal miners [ A ] son
and [ G ] shes a bit [ A ] pretty , just turned twenty – [ D ] one
[ D ] sweet guinevere you’re [ G ] off to the [ D ] coal town to [ A ] night
and your [ G ] young brother [ D ] ernie’s up in pittsburgh [ A ] pa
you [ D ] know mother [ G ] loves you , and [ D ] dad’s in the [ A ] mine
so [ G ] don’t go to the [ A ] coal town , guinevere , shut the [ D ] blind
[ D ] she knows her good [ G ] mother’s not [ D ] feelin no [ A ] pain
she [ G ] remembers an [ D ] explosion and the black falling [ A ] rain
she [ D ] paints her thin [ G ] lips in her [ D ] dewy – eyed [ A ] way
then she [ G ] says to the [ A ] daughter , dear daughter i [ D ] pray
[ D ] sweet guinevere you’re [ G ] off to the [ D ] coal town to [ A ] night
and your [ G ] young brother [ D ] ernie’s up in pittsburgh [ A ] pa
you [ D ] know mother [ G ] loves you , and [ D ] dad’s in the [ A ] mine
so [ G ] don’t go to the [ A ] coal town , guinevere , if you’re [ D ] kind
# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – please note – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – #
#this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . #
# – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – #
tabbed by jack dingler
weaseldog2001@yahoo . com
sweet guinevere
( gordon lightfoot )
waltz
[ D ] sweet guinevere you’re [ G ] off to the [ D ] coal town to [ A ] night
and your [ G ] young brother [ D ] ernie’s up in pittsburgh [ A ] pa
you [ D ] know mother [ G ] loves you , and [ D ] dad’s in the [ A ] mine
so [ G ] don’t go to the [ A ] coal town , guinevere , if you’re [ D ] kind
[ D ] she loves a young [ G ] man and he [ D ] lives in the [ A ] town
and he [ G ] leaves the house [ D ] early for he [ G ] works under [ A ] ground
he [ D ] makes a good [ G ] wage for A [ D ] coal miners [ A ] son
and [ G ] shes a bit [ A ] pretty , just turned twenty – [ D ] one
[ D ] sweet guinevere you’re [ G ] off to the [ D ] coal town to [ A ] night
and your [ G ] young brother [ D ] ernie’s up in pittsburgh [ A ] pa
you [ D ] know mother [ G ] loves you , and [ D ] dad’s in the [ A ] mine
so [ G ] don’t go to the [ A ] coal town , guinevere , shut the [ D ] blind
[ D ] she knows her good [ G ] mother’s not [ D ] feelin no [ A ] pain
she [ G ] remembers an [ D ] explosion and the black falling [ A ] rain
she [ D ] paints her thin [ G ] lips in her [ D ] dewy – eyed [ A ] way
then she [ G ] says to the [ A ] daughter , dear daughter i [ D ] pray
[ D ] sweet guinevere you’re [ G ] off to the [ D ] coal town to [ A ] night
and your [ G ] young brother [ D ] ernie’s up in pittsburgh [ A ] pa
you [ D ] know mother [ G ] loves you , and [ D ] dad’s in the [ A ] mine
so [ G ] don’t go to the [ A ] coal town , guinevere , if you’re [ D ] kind
