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Capo on 2nd fret
Intro: G
verse 1:
C/G
In the name of love she came
G C/G
This foolish winsome girl
D D/C G/B C
She was all decked out like a rainbow trout
D D7 G
Swimming upstream in the world
C/G G
And she said 'Please, please, I've lost my way
C/G
The current is too strong
D D/C G/B C
In the name of love, kind sir I pray
D D7 G C A D A D
In the name of love'
verse 2:
G
So I took her by the hand
D G
She took me by the will
A A/G D/F# G
She was all dolled up like a blue eyed pup
A Asus4 A
Looking for something to spill
D D/F# G D
And she said, 'Please, please, I've lost my way
G
The current is too strong
A A/G D/F# G A
In the name of love, kind sir, I pray
A7 D G D G D
In the name of love'
verse 3:
G
In the name of love she came
D G
This foolish winsome girl
A A/G D/F# G
She was all decked out like a rainbow trout
A A7 D
Swimming upstream in the world
D/F# G D
And she said, 'Please, please, I've lost my way
G
The current is too strong
A A/G D/F# G A
Then she gave one flip of the rainbow tip of her tail
A7 D
And she swam back down
D/F# G D
And she said, 'Please, please, I've lost my way
G
The current is too strong
A A/G D/F# G A
In the name of love, kind sir, I pray
A7 D G D G D
In the name of love'
D/F# G D
And she said, 'Please, please, I've lost my way
G
The current is too strong
A A/G D/F# G A
In the name of love, kind sir, I pray
A7 D G D G D
In the name of love'
D/F# G D
And she said, 'Please, please, I've lost my way
G
The current is too strong
A A/G D/F# G A
In the name of love, kind sir, I pray
A7 D G D G D
In the name of love'
Written by Gordon Lightfoot