Nathan Rogers - Northwest passage

^GWestward from the ^DDavis Strait, 'twas there was said to ^Alie A ^Gsea route to the ^Dorient for which so ^Amany ^Bmdied ^GSeeking gold and ^Dglory, leaving weathered ^Abroken ^Bmbones And a ^Glong forgotten ^Dlonely ^Acairn of ^Bmstones

^AAh for ^Djust one ^Atime I would ^Gtake the Northwest ^Bmpassage To ^Gfind the hand of ^DFranklin reaching ^Emfor the ^F#mBeaufort ^Gsea ^ATracing ^Done warm ^Aline through a ^Gland so white and ^Bmsavage And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Dsea

Three ^Gcenturies there^Dafter, I take passage over ^Aland In the ^Gfootsteps of brave ^DKenso where his brave ^Asea of flowers be^Bmgan ^GWatching cities rise be^Dfore me, then be^Ahind me sink a^Bmgain This ^Gtardiest ex^Dplorer driving ^Emhard a^F#mcross the ^Gplain

^AAh for ^Djust one ^Atime I would ^Gtake the Northwest ^Bmpassage To ^Gfind the hand of ^DFranklin reaching ^Emfor the ^F#mBeaufort ^Gsea ^ATracing ^Done warm ^Aline through a ^Gland so white and ^Bmsavage And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Dsea

And ^Gthrough the night be^Dhind the wheel the mileage clicking ^Awest I ^Gthink upon Mac^Dkenzie, David ^AThompson and the ^Bmrest Who ^Gcracked the mountain ram^Dparts, and did ^Ashow a path for ^Bmme To ^Grace the ^Droaring ^EmFrasier ^F#mto the ^Gsea

^AAh for ^Djust one ^Atime I would ^Gtake the Northwest ^Bmpassage To ^Gfind the hand of ^DFranklin reaching ^Emfor the ^F#mBeaufort ^Gsea ^ATracing ^Done warm ^Aline through a ^Gland so white and ^Bmsavage And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Dsea

How ^Gthen am I so ^Ddifferent from the first men through this ^Away? ^GLike them, I left a ^Dsettled life, I ^Athrew it all a^Bmway To ^Gseek a Northwest ^DPassage at the ^Acall of many ^Bmmen To ^Gfind there ^Dbut the ^Emroad back ^F#mhome a^Ggain

^AAh for ^Djust one ^Atime I would ^Gtake the Northwest ^Bmpassage To ^Gfind the hand of ^DFranklin reaching ^Emfor the ^F#mBeaufort ^Gsea ^ATracing ^Done warm ^Aline through a ^Gland so white and ^Bmsavage And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Dsea

^AAh for ^Djust one ^Atime I would ^Gtake the Northwest ^Bmpassage To ^Gfind the hand of ^DFranklin reaching ^Emfor the ^F#mBeaufort ^Gsea ^ATracing ^Done warm ^Aline through a ^Gland so white and ^Bmsavage And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Dsea

And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Bmsea And ^Gmake a Northwest ^DPassage ^Ato the ^Dsea