------- GORDON LIGHTFOOT - Canadian Railroad Trilogy ------- Tabbed by: ClassicManiac DIAGRAMS for the maj7-chords: Dmaj7 Cmaj7 |----2--------0-----| |----2--------0-----| |----2--------0-----| |----0--------2-----| |-------------3-----| |----X--------X-----| CAPO 3 (to be in key with Ol' Gord)

^DThere was a time in ^Gthis fair land when the ^Drailroad did not run When the ^Dmaj7wild majestic ^Gmountains stood ^Aalone against the sun ^DLong before the ^Gwhite man and ^Dlong before the wheel When the ^Dgreen dark ^Aforest was too ^Csilent to be ^Dreal ^Am ^D ^Am ^D

But ^Dtime has no be^Gginnings and the ^Dhistory has no bounds As ^Dmaj7to this verdant ^Gcountry they ^Acame from all around They ^Dsailed upon her ^Gwaterways and they ^Dwalked the forests tall Built the ^Dmines, the mills and the ^Afactories for the ^Cgood of us ^Dall ^Am ^D ^Am ^D

And ^Dwhen the young man's ^Gfancy had ^Dturned into the spring The ^Dmaj7railroad men grew ^Grestless for to ^Ahear the hammers ring Their ^Dminds were over^Gflowing with the ^Dvisions of their day With ^Dmany a fortune ^Awon and lost and ^Cmany a debt to ^Dpay

For they ^Alooked in the future and ^Emwhat did they see They saw an ^Ciron road running from the ^Dsea to the sea ^ABringing the goods to a ^Emyoung growing land All ^Cup from the seaports and ^Dinto their hands

Look aw^Cay said ^Dthey ac^Cross this mighty ^Dland From the ^Ceastern ^Dshore to the ^Cwestern ^Dstrand

^ABring in the workers and ^Embring up the rails We gotta ^Clay down the tracks and ^Dtear up the trails ^AOpen her heart let the ^Emlife blood flow Gotta ^Cget on our way 'cause we're ^Dmoving too slow

Be^Dhind the blue Rockies the ^Gsun is de^Aclining The ^Dstars they come ^Gstealing at the ^Eclose of the ^Aday ^A7 ^DAcross the wide ^D7prairie our ^Gloved ones lie ^Asleeping ^DBeyond the dark ^Goceans in a place ^Afar a^Dway

^DWe are the navvies who ^Gwork upon the rail^Away ^DSwinging our ^Ghammers in the ^Ebright blazing ^Asun ^A7 ^DLiving on ^D7stew and ^Gdrinking bad ^Awhiskey ^DBending our backs ^Gtil the long ^Adays are ^Ddone

^DWe are the navvies who ^Gwork upon the rail^Away ^DSwinging our ^Ghammers in the ^Ebright blazing ^Asun ^A7 ^DLaying down ^D7track and ^Gbuilding the brid^Ages ^DBending our old backs ^Gtil the rail^Aroad... is ^Ddone

So ^Aover the mountains and ^Emover the plains ^CInto the muskeg and ^Dinto the rain ^AUp the St. Lawrence all the ^Emway to Gaspe ^CSwinging our hammers and ^Ddrawing our pay ^ADrivin' 'em in and ^Emtying them down A^Cway to the bunkhouse and ^Dinto the town A ^Adollar a day and a ^Emplace for my head A ^Cdrink to the living, a ^Atoast to the dead

Oh the ^Dsong of the ^Amfuture has been ^Dsung All the ^Ambattles have been ^Dwon On the ^Ammountain tops we ^Dstand All the ^Amworld at our ^Dcommand We have ^Amopened up her ^Dsoil Am (hit once!) A With our teardrops... and our toil

For there ^Dwas a time in ^Gthis fair land when the ^Drailroad did not run When the ^Dmaj7wild majestic ^Gmountains stood ^Aalone against the sun ^DLong before the ^Gwhite man and ^Dlong before the wheel When the ^Dgreen dark ^Aforest was too ^Csilent to be ^Dreal When the ^Dgreen dark ^Aforest was too ^Csilent to be ^Dreal D A (let ring... pause) And many are the dead men… too ^Csilent^Cmaj7... to be ^Dreal ^Am ^D ^Am ^D

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Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian railroad trilogy