I have always loved this song, sad as it is, but it has always seemed unfinished to me. It finally dawned on me that maybe that's the way Gordon Lightfoot wanted it -- to reinforce the shock factor of finding this betrayal out in the night and now, not knowing where things are going.
My wife, when I played this for her before recording it, reacted that it sounded like he wrote the song right after he woke up and then just kept repeating himself, just like we do when we are in shock. And the bridge in the song is so dramatic...
The guitar is a 2018 Martin D-45, which I thought sounds (and looks) really lovely on this song.
For those who might be interested in learning to play this song, the chords and lyrics are
HERE from Gordon Lightfoot's website.
Thanks for listening!
- Glenn