WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Steve Goodman - Dutchman Chords | Ver. 1
[INTRO]
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[VERSE 1]
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 Am
The Dutchman's not the kind of man Who keeps his thumb jammed in the dam That holds his dreams in
D G G G6 Gmaj7 G6
But that's a secret only Margret knows
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 Am
When Amsterdam is golden in the summer, Margret brings him breakfast; she believes him
D G G/F# G/E G/D
He thinks the tulips bloom beneath the snow
Am D G G/F# G/E G/D
He's mad as he can be but Margret only sees that sometimes
Am D G
Sometimes she sees her unborn children in his eyes
[CHORUS]
C Bm
Let us go to the banks of the ocean
Am D G
Where the walls rise above the Zuider Zee
Am D G G/F# G/E G/D
Long ago, I used to be a young man
Am D G G6 Gmaj7 G6
But Margret remembers that for me
[VERSE 2]
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 Am
The Dutchman still wears wooden shoes His coat and cap are patched with The love that Margret sewed there
D G G/E G/F# G/#
Sometimes he thinks he's still in Rotterdam
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 Am
He watches tugboats, down can*ls And calls out to them when he thinks He knows the captains
D G
'Til Margret comes to take him home again
Am D G G/F# G/E G/D
Through unforgiving streets that trip him Though she holds his arm
Am D G
Sometimes he thinks that he's alone And calls out her name.
(REPEAT CHORUS)
[VERSE 3]
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 Am
The windmills whirl the winter in She winds his muffler tighter as they sit in the kitchen
D G G6 Gmaj7 G6
Some tea with whiskey keeps away the dew
G G6 Gmaj7 G6 Am
He sees her for a moment, calls her name She makes the bed up singing some old love song
D G G/F# G/E G/D
A song that Margret learned when it was very new
Am D G G/F# G/E G/D
He hums a line or two, they sing together in the dark
Am D G G6 Gmaj7 G6
The Dutchman falls asleep and Margret blows the candle out
