-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GORDON LIGHTFOOT - Canadian Railroad Trilogy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: ClassicManiac DIAGRAMS for the maj7-chords: Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1) |----2--------0-----| |----2--------0-----| |----2--------0-----| |----0--------2-----| |-------------3-----| |----X--------X-----| CAPO 3 (to be in key with Ol' Gord) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThere (xx0232@1)was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) G (320003@1) AWhen (x02220@1)the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DLong (xx0232@1)before the white man and long before the wheel D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1)D (xx0232@1)Am (x02210@1)DWhen (xx0232@1)the green dark forest was too silent to be real D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DBut (xx0232@1)time has no beginnings and the history has no bounds Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) G (320003@1) AAs (x02220@1)to this verdant country they came from all around D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DThey (xx0232@1)sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1)D (xx0232@1)Am (x02210@1)DBuilt (xx0232@1)the mines, the mills and the factories for the good of us all D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)when the young man's fancy had turned into the spring Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) G (320003@1) AThe (x02220@1)railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DTheir (xx0232@1)minds were overflowing with the visions of their day D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) DWith (xx0232@1)many a fortune won and lost and many a debt to pay A (x02220@1) EmFor (022000@1)they looked in the future and what did they see C (x32010@1) DThey (xx0232@1)saw an iron road running from the sea to the sea A (x02220@1) EmBringing (022000@1)the goods to a young growing land C (x32010@1) DAll (xx0232@1)up from the seaports and into their hands C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) DLook (xx0232@1)away said they across this mighty land C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) DFrom (xx0232@1)the eastern shore to the western strand A (x02220@1) EmBring (022000@1)in the workers and bring up the rails C (x32010@1) DWe (xx0232@1)gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails A (x02220@1) EmOpen (022000@1)her heart let the life blood flow C (x32010@1) DGotta (xx0232@1)get on our way 'cause we're moving too slow A (x02220@1) EmBring (022000@1)in the workers and bring up the rails C (x32010@1) DWe (xx0232@1)gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails A (x02220@1) EmOpen (022000@1)her heart let the life blood flow C (x32010@1) DGotta (xx0232@1)get on our way 'cause we're moving too slow C (x32010@1) A (x02220@1) (fadeout A) Get on our way 'cause we're moving too slow D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) ABehind (x02220@1)the blue Rockies the sun is declining D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7The (x02020@1)stars they come stealing at the close of the day D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) AAcross (x02220@1)the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleeping D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DBeyond (xx0232@1)the dark oceans in a place far away D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) AWe (x02220@1)are the navvies who work upon the railway D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7Swinging (x02020@1)our hammers in the bright blazing sun D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) ALiving (x02220@1)on stew and drinking bad whiskey D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DBending (xx0232@1)our backs til the long days are done D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) AWe (x02220@1)are the navvies who work upon the railway D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1) A7Swinging (x02020@1)our hammers in the bright blazing sun D (xx0232@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G (320003@1) ALaying (x02220@1)down track and building the bridges D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) A (x02220@1) DBending (xx0232@1)our old backs til the railroad... is done A (x02220@1) EmSo (022000@1)over the mountains and over the plains C (x32010@1) DInto (xx0232@1)the muskeg and into the rain A (x02220@1) EmUp (022000@1)the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe C (x32010@1) DSwinging (xx0232@1)our hammers and drawing our pay A (x02220@1) EmDrivin' (022000@1)'em in and tying them down C (x32010@1) DAway (xx0232@1)to the bunkhouse and into the town A (x02220@1) EmA (022000@1)dollar a day and a place for my head C (x32010@1) AA (x02220@1)drink to the living, a toast to the dead D (xx0232@1) Am (x02210@1) DOh (xx0232@1)the song of the future has been sung Am (x02210@1) DAll (xx0232@1)the battles have been won Am (x02210@1) DOn (xx0232@1)the mountain tops we stand Am (x02210@1) DAll (xx0232@1)the world at our command Am (x02210@1) DWe (xx0232@1)have opened up her soil Am(hit (x02210@1)once!) AWith (x02220@1)our teardrops... and our toil D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DFor (xx0232@1)there was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run Dmaj7 (xx0222@1) G (320003@1) AWhen (x02220@1)the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) DLong (xx0232@1)before the white man and long before the wheel D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the green dark forest was too silent to be real D (xx0232@1) A (x02220@1) C (x32010@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)the green dark forest was too silent to be real D (xx0232@1) A(let (x02220@1)ring... pause) And many are the dead men C (x32010@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1) D (xx0232@1) AmD AmD too silent... to be real ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a good time playing it! Comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcome :-)