GREAT LAKE CANOE
                                    ( G. Vannelli )

This rather fast moving number contains some interesting twists throughout--all contained in less than three minutes!


|E/B      F#m/B      |E/B       C#m7/B     |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4


|E/B      F#m/B      |c#(high note only)     |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4



Bm9
    Paddlin' down the Michigan


G9
Catchin' all the fish I can


F#7sus4        F#7+5     Bm7
Breathin' holy air in my canoe



Groovin' down Superior


G9            C7
Takin' taboos easier


F#7sus4          F#7+9+5     Bmaj9
Talkin' with the lord in my canoe


Ebsus7/Bb  Eb7-9+5       Abm9
Send me no pillows I can dream on


Eb7sus4/Bb        Eb7-9+5                  Abm9
I've seen all the nightmares I can bear to see


Eb7sus4/Bb     Eb7-9+5       Abm9
Gotta find the river to your kingdom in my


|E/B      F#m/B      |E/B      C#m7/B     |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4

canoe

|E/B      F#m/B                          |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4


Bm9
Many moons on Erie lake

G9
Not a bottle of beer to break

F#7sus4        F#7-5 F#7        A/B
Heaven knows I try   best I can do

Bm9
Maybe lake Ontario

G7            C9
Gonna take me where I hope

F#7sus4         F#7-9+5    Bmaj9
Got to find the lord in my canoe

Eb7sus4/Bb          Eb7-9+5       Abm9
         Send me no willows I can weep on

Eb7sus4/Bb           Eb7-9+5              Abm9
   I've done all the crying I can bear to do

Eb7sus4/Bb     Eb7-9+5       Abm9
Gotta find the river to your kingdom


     |E/B       F#m/B      |E/B      C#m7/B     |
      1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4
In my canoe.      whoa  oh oh


..synth:
     |C#m7     D6         |E                    |
     1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4

..elec piano:


   |Bm7                 |E9
   1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4


   |Bm7                 |E9

   1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4


   |Bm7                 |E9
   1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4



Ab6        Abm   Abm7
oooooooo   oo oo ooooo


Ab6             Abm(maj7)   Abm7
ooo  ooo   ooo  ooooooooo   ooo  ooo ooo


Ab6               Abmaj9
ahhhhh    ahh ahh ahh


|E/B      F#m/B      |E/B      C#m7/B     |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4
canoe


|E/B      F#m/B                           |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4


Bm9
Paddlin' down the Michigan

G7                      /F   /E
Catchin' all the fish I can


F#7sus4        F7-9+5    Bmaj9  Dbm7/B   Ebm7/B   Emaj9/B
Breathin' holy air in my canoe   oo  oo  ooooo    oo  ooo


Ebsus7/Bb  Eb7-9+5       Abm9
Send me no willows I can weep on


Ebsus7/Bb                 Eb7-9+5              Abm9
        I've done all the crying I can bear to do


Ebsus7/Bb       Eb7-9+5           Abm9
Lookin' for the tributary to your kingdom



|Cm7      F/C        |Gm/C     F/C     |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4
                                  in my

|Cm7      F/C        |Gm/C     F/C     |
1    2    3     4    1    2    3     4
canoooo-o-o-e.


rhodes:
Cm(add9)  Cm(maj7add9)  Cm9       Cm6/9
1           2            3          4


Ab       Abmaj7         Ab7        Ab6
1           2            3          4

add synth bass..repeat and fade
Cm          Cm/B         Cm/Bb       Cm/A
1           2            3          4


Ab7        Ab7/G         Ab7/Gb    Ab7/F   Db9
1           2            3          4


repeat and fade


transcribed by Peter Kruger JKRUGERC506@rogers.com