The song is in 3/4 time, so the easiest way to play it is to play the bass note followed by two down strokes. The verse sections are a repeat of the intro with each chord getting two measures. The progression and timing vary at the bridge, so listen to the song to get it down. [Intro] F C Dm C F C Dm Am [Verse 1] F C I'm just a man but I know that I'm damned Dm C All the dead seem to know where I am F C Till it began on the night of my birth Dm Am Will be done in a turn of the earth F C Lie where I land let my bones turn to sand Dm C I was born on the lake and I don't want to leave it F C Every eye on the coast ever more Dm Am Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore [Instrumental] F C Dm C F C Dm Am [Verse 2] Under the waves and the earth of an age Lie a thousand old northerner's graves Deep in the night when the moon's glowing bright They come rising up into the light Die if I must let my bones turn to dust I'm the Lord of the lake and I don't want to leave it All who sail off the coast ever more Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore [Bridge] C Dm Am (x2) C Dm Am I'm goin' away for a long time C Dm Am I'm goin' away for a long time [Verse 3] Lie where I land let my bones turn to sand I was born on the lake and I don't want to leave it Every eye on the coast ever more Will remember the sight of the ghost on the shore Die if I must let my bones turn to dust I'm the lord of the lake and I don't want to leave it All who sail off the coast ever more Will remember the tale of the ghost on the shore [Bridge/Outro] I'm goin' away for a long time