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Erika Eigen - I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper Chords

Chord reference G, C, D, A7, D7, E7, Cm, E7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]I want to marry a lighthouse keeper and [C]keep him [D]compa[G]ny. [G]I want to marry a lighthouse keeper and, [A7]Live by the side of the [D7]sea.

I’ll [G]polish his lamp by the [G7]light of day, So [C]ships at night can [G]find their way. [G]I want to marry a [E7]lighthouse keeper, [A7]Won’t that [D7]be [G]ok?

[C]We’ll take walks along the [Cm]moonlit bay, [G]Maybe find a treasure [G7]too. [C]I’d love living in a [Cm]lighthouse… [A7]how about [D7]you?

[G]I dream of living in a lighthouse, baby, [C]every [D]single [G]day. [G]I dream of living in a lighthouse, a [A7]white one by the [D7]bay.

So [G]if you want to make my [G7]dreams come true, [C]Go be a lighthouse [G]keeper, do, [G]We could live in a [E7]lighthouse A [A7]white one [D7]by the [G]bayay[E7]hay,

[A7]Won’t that [D7]be [G]ok? [A7]Yada [D7]tada[G]da!

Artist Erika Eigen
Album A Clockwork Orange
Genres Folk
Year 1972
Key G

How to Play I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper on Guitar?

Erika Eigen - I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper can be played in the key of G using the G, C, D, A7, D7, E7, Cm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play I Want To Marry a Lighthouse Keeper with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.