Patrick Huston Dailey was born in Omaha Nebraska March 4, 1941. The second son of Tom and Bobbie Dailey, brothers Michael (eldest) Dennis and Terry made up the Dailey family. He was raised in Kirkwood Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. Pat formed a band in high school, "Pat and the K-Tones." They played all the sock-hops and Teen Town's in the area. Fresh in music, playing cover tunes while accompanying himself on a six string acoustic guitar. While stationed in Hawaii in 1960 he was fortunate enough to open for the "Legendary Don Ho.
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Great Lakes Song (Live) - Pat Dailey ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chord tabbed by: Chris Rorrer Email: [email protected]
FDm Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior BbC Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie FDm Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O BbCFC Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(Verse 1)
F The Great Lakes are a diamond Dm On the hand of North America BbC A brightly shining jewel on the friendship bordering FDm Freshwater highway coming down from Canada BbC All around the coastline, can't you hear them sing?
(CHORUS)
FDm Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior BbC Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie FDm Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O BbCF Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(Bridge)
DmBb Hearty are the seamen on the ships that load the iron ore DmC Sailing out of Thunder Bay and bound for Buffalo Dm And hearty are the fishermen Bb Just like their fathers were before DmCF Say they'll bury me at sea come my time to go
(Interlude)
DmBbCC
(Verse 2)
F Down below the quarterdecks Dm The old men mend the fishing nets Bb And up above the windy bridge C The young men curse into the wind F And up and down the Windsor Straits Dm The wives and mothers lie awake BbCF And pray our lady of the lake Will send them home again C Singin'
(CHORUS)
FDm Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior BbC Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie FDm Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O BbCFC Fall to Ontario and run on out to sea
(CHORUS)
FDm Sweet mother Michigan, father Superior BbC Coming down from Mackinaw and Sault St. Marie FDm Blue water Huron, flow down to Lake Erie-O BbCDmBb Fall to Ontario and run on out to se___a FCF Run on out to se___a