Canadian Railroad Trilogy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][D]
[C][G][A][A]
[D]

[Verse 1]
There [D]was a time in [G]this fair land
when the [D]railroad did not run
When the wild majestic [G]mountains
stood a[A]lone against the sun
[D]Long before the [G]white man
and [D]long before the wheel
When the green dark [A]forest
was too [C]silent to be [D]real[Am]
[D][Am][D]

[Verse 2]
But [D]time has no be[G]ginnings
and the [D]history has no bounds
As to this verdant [G]country
they [A]came from all around
They [D]sailed upon her [G]waterways
and they [D]walked the forests tall
Built the mines the mills
and the [A]factories for the [C]good of us [D]all[Am]
[D][Am][D]

[Verse 3]
And [D]when the young man's [G]fancy
had [D]turned to the spring
The railroad men
grew [G]restless for to [A]hear
the hammers ring
Their [D]minds were over[G]flowing
with the [D]visions of their day
With many a fortune to [A]won and lost
and [C]many a debt to [D]pay

[Verse 4]
For they [A]looked in the future
and [Em]what did they see
They saw an [C]iron road runnin'
from the [D]sea to the sea
[A]Bringin' the goods to a [Em]young growin' land
All [C]up through the seaports
and [D]into their hands
Look a[C]way said t[D]hey
a[C]cross this mighty [D]land
From the [C]eastern [D]shore
to the [C]western [D]strand

[Verse 5]
[A]Bring in the workers
and [Em]bring up the rails
We gotta [C]lay down the tracks
and [D]tear up the trails
[A]Open 'er heart let the [Em]life blood flow
Gotta [C]get on our way
'cause we're [D]movin' too slow
[A]Bring in the workers
and [Em]bring up the rails
We gotta [C]lay down the tracks
and [D]tear up the trails
[A]Open 'er heart let the [Em]life blood flow
Gotta [C]get on our way
'cause we're [D]movin' too slow
[C]Get on our way
'cause we're [A]movin' too slow
[A][A][A][A]

[Verse 6]
Be[D]hind the blue Rockies the [G]sun is de[A]clinin'
[D]The stars, they come [G]stealin'
at the [E]close of the [A]day
[D]Across the wide prairie
our [G]loved ones lie [A]sleeping
[D]Beyond the dark oce[G]ans
in a place [A]far a[D]way

[Verse 7]
[D]We are the navvies
who [G]work upon the rail[A]way
[D]Swingin' our ham[G]mers
in the [E]bright [A]blazin' sun
[D]Livin' on stew
and [G]drinkin' bad [A]whiskey
[D]Bendin' our old [G]backs
'til the long [A]days are [D]done
We are the navvies
who [G]work upon the rail[A]way
[D]Swingin' our ham[G]mers
in the [E]bright [A]blazin' sun
[D]Layin' down track
and [G]buildin' the brid[A]ges
[D]Bendin' our old [G]backs 'til the rail[A]road is

[Interlude 1]
[D](done)[Am][D][Am]
[D][D]

[Verse 8]
So [A]over the mountains and [Em]over the plains
[C]Into the muskeg and [D]into the rain
[A]Up the St. Lawrence all the [Em]way to Gaspe
[C]Swingin' our hammers and [D]drawin' our pay
[A]Drivin' 'em in and [Em]tyin' 'em down
A[C]way to the bunkhouse and [D]into the town
A [A]dollar a day and a [Em]place for my head
A [C]drink to the livin' and a [A]toast to the dead

[Verse 9]
Oh the [D]song of the [Am]future has been sung
All the battles have been [D]won
On the [Am]mountain tops we stand
All the world at our com[D]mand
We have [Am]opened up the [D]soil
With our tear[Am]drops and our [A]toil

[Verse 10]
[D]was a time in [G]this fair land
when the [D]railroad did not run
When the wild majestic [G]mountains
stood a[A]lone against the sun
[D]Long before the [G]white man
and [D]long before the wheel
When the green dark [A]forest
was too [C]silent to be [D]real
When the green dark
[A]forest was too [C]silent to be [D]real
And many are the [A]dead men
too [C]silent to [D]be real