Show of Hands - Northwest passage

^F#mWestward from the Da^Avis Strait, 'Tis ^Ethere was ^Asaid to ^Dlie, The ^Dsea route to the ^AOrient, For ^Bmwhich so many di^Ded, ^DSeeking gold and ^Aglory, Leaving ^Ebroken w^Aethared ^Dbones, and A ^F#mlong forgotten ^Alonely ^Ecairn of ^Dstones. ^E

Ah, for ^Ajust one ^Etime, I ^Awould ^Dtake the ^ANorthwest ^DPassage To ^F#mfind the hand of ^AFranklin, Reaching ^Bmfor the Beaufort ^DSea. Tracing ^Aone warm ^Eline, Through ^Aa ^Dland so ^Awide and ^Dsavage, and ^F#mMake a Northwest ^APassage, ^Eto the ^F#msea.

Three ^F#mcenturies there A>- after, I take ^Epassage ^Aover ^Dland, In the ^Dfootsteps of brave ^AKelso, Where his ^Bm"sea of flowers" be-^Dgan. Watching ^Dcities rise be^Afore me, Then be E>- h^Aind me s^Dink a -gain, This ^F#mtardiest ex A>- plorer, Driving ^Ehard, a A>- cro^Dss the p^Elains.

Ah, for ^Ajust one ^Etime, I ^Awould ^Dtake the ^ANorthwest ^DPassage To ^F#mfind the hand of ^AFranklin, Reaching ^Bmfor the Beaufort ^DSea. Tracing ^Aone warm ^Eline, Through ^Aa ^Dland so ^Awide and ^Dsavage, and ^F#mMake a Northwest ^APassage, ^Eto the ^F#msea.

And ^F#mthrough the night be A>- hind the wheel, The ^E/ mileage ^Aclicking ^Dwest, I ^Dthink upon Mac A>- kenzie, David ^BmThompson, and the ^Drest, Who ^Dcracked the mountain ^Aramparts, and Did ^Eshow a ^Apath for ^Dme, To ^F#mrace the roaring / ^AFraser, ^Eto the ^Dsea. ^E

Ah, for ^Ajust one ^Etime, I ^Awould ^Dtake the ^ANorthwest ^DPassage To ^F#mfind the hand of ^AFranklin, Reaching ^Bmfor the Beaufort ^DSea. Tracing ^Aone warm ^Eline, Through ^Aa ^Dland so ^Awide and ^Dsavage, and ^F#mMake a Northwest ^APassage, ^Eto the ^F#msea.

How ^F#mthen am I so ^Adifferent, From the ^Efirst men ^Athrough this ^Dway, Like ^Dthem, I left a ^Asettled life, I ^Bmthrew it all a D>- way, To ^Dseek a Northwest ^APassage, At the ^Ecall of ^Amany m^Den, To ^F#mfind there, but the ^Aroad back ^Ehome a D>-^E gain.

Ah, for ^Ajust one ^Etime, I ^Awould ^Dtake the ^ANorthwest ^DPassage To ^F#mfind the hand of ^AFranklin, Reaching ^Bmfor the Beaufort ^DSea. Tracing ^Aone warm ^Eline, Through ^Aa ^Dland so ^Awide and ^Dsavage, and ^F#mMake a Northwest ^APassage, ^Eto the ^F#msea.