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	                         GORDON LIGHTFOOT - Canadian Railroad Trilogy
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Tabbed by: ClassicManiac


DIAGRAMS for the maj7-chords:

   Dmaj7 (xx0222@1)  Cmaj7 (x32000@1)  

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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)    Am (x02210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D   Am (x02210@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
too silent...     to be real



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