The Lakes Of Canada Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays653

The Lakes Of Canada by Sufjan Stevens is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, G, Dm, Am, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			enjoy, this is a fun song to play. 

Guitar: 
Standard tuning and all, capo on 4 please. 

F                   C 
Look for me another day. 
                    G 
I feel that I could change, 
                    Dm 
I feel that I could change. 
F                           C 
There's a sudden joy that's like 
                    G 
a fish, a moving light; 
                    Dm  
I thought I saw it 
F                       C 
rowing on the lakes of Canada 

            Dm                 C 
Oh laughing man, what have you won? 
              Am             F  
Don't tell me what cannot be done. 
          Dm               C 
My little mouth, my winter lungs, 
              Am             F 
don't tell me what can't be done. 


Banjo: 
Standard tuning and all, capo on 2 please. 


C                     G  
Walking in the circle of a flashlight 
        D                       Am  
someone starts to sing, to join in. 
C                     G  
Talk of loneliness in quiet voices. 
     D                          Am   
I am shy but you can reach me. 
C                         G 
Rowing on the lakes of Canada, 
C                         G 
Rowing on the lakes of Canada, 

            C                  G  
Oh laughing man, what have you won? 
              Em                 Am 
Don't tell me what cannot be done. 
            C                G 
My little mouth, my winter lungs, 
              Em                 Am 
don't tell me what cannot be done. 


Yeah, you did it. 
Please let me know if you find errors. 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante