{ capo on 3rd fret }D G D There was a time in this fair land when the railroads did not runD G G6 When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sunD G D And long before the white man and long before the wheelA C D Am7 D Am7 D When the green dark forest was too silent to be realD G D But time has no beginnings and history has no boundsD G G6 As to this verdant country they came from all aroundD G D They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tallA C D Am7 D Am7 And built the mines the mills and the factories for the good of us allD G D And when the young man's fancy was turning in the springD G G6 The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ringD G D Their minds were overflowing with the visions of the dayA C D With many a fortune won and lost and many a debt to pay... For theyA Em Looked in the future and what did they seeC D They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the seaA Em Bringin the goods to a young growin' landC D All up from the seaports and into her handsAm7 D Am7 D Look away said they across this mighty landAm7 D Am7 D From the eastern shore to the western strandA Em Bring in the workers and bring up the railsC D We've gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trailsA Em Open 'er heart let the lifeblood flowC D Gotta get on our way cause we're moving too slowA Em Bring in the workers and bring up the railsC D We've gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trailsA Em Open 'er heart let the lifeblood flowC D Gotta get on our way cause we're moving too slowC A A7/G Get on our way cause we're movin' too slowD G A7 Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'D G E A A7 The stars they come stealin' at the close of the dayD G A7 D Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleepingD G A7sus4 D Beyond the dark oceans in a place far awayD G A7 We are the navies who work upon the railwayD G E A A7 Swingin our hammers in the bright blazin' sunD G A7 Livin' on stew and drinking bad whiskeyD G A7sus4 D Bendin' our old backs till the long days are doneD G A7 We are the navies who work upon the railwayD G E A A7 Swingin our hammers in the bright blazin' sunD G A7 Layin' down track and buildin' the bridgesD A7sus4 D Bendin' our old backs till the railroad is doneA Em So over the mountains and over the plainsC D Into the muskeg and into the rainA Em Up the St. Lawrence all the way to GaspeC D Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our payA Em Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em downC D Away to the bunkhouse and into the townA Em A dollar a day and a place for my headC A A7 A drink to the livin' a toast to the deadD Am7 D Oh the song of the future has been sung, all the battles have been wonAm7 D O'er the mountain tops we stand, all the world at our commandAm7 D Am7 A We have opened up this soil with our teardrops...and our toil... For thereD G D Was a time in this fair land when the railroads did not runD G G6 When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sunD G D And long before the white man and long before the wheelA C D When the green dark forest was too silent to be realA C D When the green dark forest was too silent to be real A {n/c} C Cmaj7 D7 And many are the dead men too silent... to be real
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Gordon Lightfoot
- A*3
- A7*3
- A7/G*3
- A7sus4*3
- Am7*3
- C*3
- D*3
- E*3
- Em*3
- G*3
- G6*3
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Capotraste:
- A*3
- A7*3
- A7/G*3
- A7sus4*3
- Am7*3
- C*3
- D*3
- E*3
- Em*3
- G*3
- G6*3