Cliffs of Baccalieu     4/4     Stan Rogers

          DWe (xx0232@1)were / bound home in Oct - / ober,
           A (x02220@1)                 DFrom (xx0232@1)the / shores of Labra - / dor,
            G (320003@1)                   ATrying (x02220@1)to / head a strong Nor?- / easter and
       Dsnow (xx0232@1)/ too,
          DBut (xx0232@1)the / wind swept down up- / on us, and
      A (x02220@1)               DThe (xx0232@1)/ day was dark as / night,
            GJust (320003@1)be - / fore we made,
         A (x02220@1)            DThe (xx0232@1)/ land at Bacca - / lieu,

          DNow (xx0232@1) we / tried to clear the / island,
        A (x02220@1)                   DAs (xx0232@1)we / brought her further / south,
          GBut (320003@1)the / wind from up,
      A (x02220@1)                 DThe (xx0232@1)/ Nor?east stronger / blew,
                           DTill (xx0232@1)our lookout soon he / shouted, and
A (x02220@1)                  DThere (xx0232@1)lay dead a - / head,
           GThough (320003@1)a / snow squall,
             A (x02220@1)                DLoomed (xx0232@1)the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu

             DBut (xx0232@1)it was / hard down by the / tiller,
        A (x02220@1)                  DAs (xx0232@1)we / struggled with the / sheets,
             G (320003@1)                 A (x02220@1)            DTryin? (xx0232@1)our / best ?to haul ?em / in a foot or / two,
           DTill (xx0232@1)our / decks so sharply / tilted,
           A (x02220@1)               DWe (xx0232@1)could / barely keep our / feet,
        GAs (320003@1)we / struggled,
         A (x02220@1)                DOn (xx0232@1)the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu.

          DNow (xx0232@1)the / combers beat her / under, and
    A (x02220@1)                   DI (xx0232@1)/ thought she?d never / rise, and
      G (320003@1)                 A (x02220@1)               DHer (xx0232@1)/ main boom, it was / bending nigh in / two,
           DWith (xx0232@1)her / lee rails two foot / under,
        A (x02220@1)              DThree (xx0232@1)/ hands upon the / wheel,
          GSure (320003@1)we / hauled her,
           A (x02220@1)                DFrom (xx0232@1)the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu.

Break:  One verse Instrumental with
              Fiddle
     DTo (xx0232@1)/ leeward was the / island,
     A (x02220@1)               DTo (xx0232@1)/ leeward was the / shore, and
       GThat (320003@1)/ blinding sleet could,
A (x02220@1)                   DCut (xx0232@1)you through and / through,
          DBut (xx0232@1)our / hearts were beating / gladly,
         A (x02220@1)               DFor (xx0232@1)no / longer could we / gaze,
          GDown (320003@1)to / leeward,
         A (x02220@1)                 DAt (xx0232@1)the / Rocks of  Bacca - / lieu,
          GDown (320003@1)to / leeward,
         A (x02220@1)                 DAt (xx0232@1)the / Rocks of  Bacca - / lieu,
G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1)