**Chords:**
| Am | G | F | C |
| Am | G | F | C |
| Am | G | F | C |
| Am | G | F | C |
| F | C | G | C |
| Am | G | F | C |
| The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down, |
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| Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee. |
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| The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead, |
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| When the skies of November turn gloomy. |
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| With a load of iron ore, 26,000 tons more, |
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| Than the Edmund Fitzgerald weighed empty. |
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| That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed, |
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| When the gales of November came early. |
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| The ship was the pride of the American side, |
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| Coming back from some mill in Wisconsin. |
| Am | G | F | C |
| As the big freighters go, it was bigger, you know, |
| Am | G | F | C |
| With a crew and good captain well seasoned. |
(Continue with more verses as needed)
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
by Gordon Lightfoot
Date Added
8/8/2025