Ringneck Loon Chords

KeyG Capo5st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays529

Ringneck Loon by Gordon Lightfoot is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G with a capo on the 5st fret. It uses the chords G, C and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

  			

Intro: G  C   G  C   G 

                     C              G 
Hear the call of the ringneck loon 
                       F       C 
Hear the sound he will be home soon  
G                   F    C 
Hear the cry in the afternoon 


Verse 1: 
              G              C 
Ringneck loon he knows best  
                   F 
He's a loon and he don't care less 
C              G              C 
Ringneck loon away off shore 
                  F              C 
How could anybody ask for more 


G                    C              G 
Hear the call of the ringneck loon 
                       F       C 
Hear the sound he will be home soon  
G                   F    C 
Hear the cry in the afternoon 


Verse 2: 
               G              C 
Ringneck loon, he can't rest 
                   F 
He's a loon and he don't care less  
C              G              C 
Ringneck loon around the bend 
                     F                 C 
Been a loon since he don't know when 


Bridge: 
G                    F        C 
Hear the call of the ringneck loon 


Verse 3: 
             G            C 
City life is what I see 
                 F 
City life is the life for me  
C              G              C 
Ringneck loon, he knows best 
                   F                 C 
He's a loon and he don't care less 


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