Loni Chords
by Gordon Bok
Loni by Gordon Bok is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, Am, G, C, Em and G/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: D Am D G Am D G
Verse
Am G C G
High along the John Muir trail, from Whitney toward Star King
Am Em C D G
Lon and I set pace to reach Yosemite that spring
Am G C G
And like some dream of Gulliver, we spied El Capitan
Am Em C D C
Wild gables, spires and granite walls, not shaped by any man
G C D
Night fell like talus from the stone and Loni said to me
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
Verse
D Am G C G
Black bear roamed the tamarack, from Cloud's Rest to Cock's Comb
Am Em C D C
Where silent snowmelts filled the streams that burst and thundered down
G C D
And where Tanaya caught the moon, Loni said to me
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
Verse
D Am G C G
From Dogwood and Sequoia stands, we climbed the Vernal Trail
Am Em C D C
By Big-leaf, maple shine with mist, we scaled the Bridal Veil
G C D
And where Half-Dome, the hooded hawk, set her shadow free
C D G G/F# Em
We doused the fire, but kept the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
Instrumental D Am D G Am D G Am D
Verse:
Am G C G
Now I know around Cathedral Peak, the seasons cloud and clear
Am Em C D C
And it seems I can't quite count the years since Lon and I were there
G C D
Still when all the darkness falls, it's Loni close to me
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne
C D G G/F# Em
Douse the fire, but keep the flame
Am D G
'Til morning warms old Tuolemne