Written by Gordon Lightfoot
Intro: Em Baug Em7 Baug Em G6 C#dim7 Cmaj7 Em verse 1: D Love and maple syrup go together C B7 Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet Em When lonely lovers come to rest D Beneath the trees they do their best C B7 G But still they can't be freeINTERLUDE: Em D Am Em verse 2: D If you go into the forest, gaze up through the leaves C B7 Em And see the sky that's almost wild You can learn to understand D What makes the forest greet the man C B7 Em Like a mother's only child verse 3: D In the north when winter's claw relaxes now C B7 Em To keep the law of nature in control People come and stand in line D To rob the forest of her wine C B7 G But they don't feel the coldD Am Looking for the world to be Em G Anything but what they see D Am Longing to be understood Em By the heart that shapes the woodInstrumental: G D Am Em G D Am Em D Am Em Do do do do, etc., etc. verse 4: D Love and maple syrup shine like embers warm C B7 Em Like thoughts divine, they tell us it is spring Love and maple syrup stir D The thoughts of people into words C B7 Em The songs that they can sing VERSE 5: D Love and maple syrup go together C B7 Em Like the sticky winds of winter when they meet When lonely lovers come to rest D Beneath the trees they do their best C B7 G But still they can't be freeD Am Looking for the world to be Em G Anything but what they see D Am Longing to be understood Em By the heart that shapes the woodInstrumental: G D Am Em G D Am Em Do do do do, etc., etc. G D Am Em G D Am EmD Am Looking for the world to be Em G Anything but what they see D Am Longing to be understood Em By the heart that shapes the woodOUTRO: G D Am Em G D Am Em D Am Em Do do do do, etc., etc.D Am Looking for the world to be Em G Anything but what they see D Am Longing to be understood Em By the heart that shapes the wood