Chords for Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy (Lyrics )

Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

Eb

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy  (Lyrics ) chords
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[F]
There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
Then the wild [Bb] majestic mountains stood alone against the [Gm] Sun
[F]
Long before [Bb] the white [F] man and long before the wheel
Then the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent to [F] be real
[F]
[Cm] [F] But time has no beginnings and the history has no bounds
As to this verdant [Bb] country they came from all around
[C] They sailed upon her waterways and [F] they walked the forest tall
Built the mines [C] mills and the factories [Eb] for the good of [F] us all
[Cm] [F]
And when the young man's fancy was turning to the string
The railroad men grew [Bb] restless for to hear the hammers ring
[C]
[G] Their minds were [Bb] overflowing [F] with the visions of their days
And many a [C] fortune lost and [Eb] one and many a debt to [F] pay
For [C] they looked in the future and [Gm] what did they see?
The [Eb] sun iron road running from [F] the sea to the sea
[C] Bringing the goods to [Gm] a young grown man
[Eb] All up from the seaboard [F] and into their hands
[C] The way they fade across this mighty land
From the eastern shore to the [F] western strand
[C] Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We gotta [Eb] lay down the tracks [C] and tear up the trails
Open their [Gm] hearts and let the lifeblood flow
[Eb] Gotta get on our way cause we're [F] moving too slow
[C] Bring in the workers [Gm] and bring up the rails
We gotta [Eb] lay down the tracks [F] and tear up the trails
[C]
Open their hearts and let the [Gm] lifeblood flow
[Eb] Gotta get on our way [C] cause we're moving too slow
[Eb] Get on our way cause we're moving too slow
[F] Behind the blue [Bb] Rockies the sun is [C] declining
The [F] [Bb] stars they come stealing [G] at the close of [C] the day
[F] Across the wide prairie our [Bb] loved ones lie sleeping
[F] Beyond [Bb] the dark oceans in [C] a place far [F] away
[F]
We are the navvies who [Bb] work upon the [C] railway
[F] Swinging our [Bb] hammers in [G] the bright blazing [C] sun
[F] Living on stew [F] and drinking [Bb] [G] bad whiskey
[F] Bending [Bb] our backs till [C] the long [F] days are done
We are the navvies [Bb] who work upon the [C] railway
[F] Swinging our [Bb] hammers in the [G] bright blazing [C] sun
[F] Laying down track and [Bb] building [F] the bridges
[G] [F] Bending [Bb] our backs till the railroad [C] [C]
[F] is done
[Cm]
[F]
[F] [C] Over the mountains [Gm] and over the plains
[Eb] Into the [F] muskeg and into the rain
[C] Up the St.
Lawrence [Gm] all the way to Gaspé
[Eb] Swinging our hammers [C] and drawing our pay
Laying them in and [Gm] tying them down
[Eb] Away to the [F] bunkhouse and into the town
[C] A dollar a day [Gm] and a place for my head
[Eb]
A drink to the living [C] and a toast to the dead
[F] Oh the dawn of the [Cm] future has been sung
All the battles have [F] been won
[C] On the [Cm] mountaintops we stand
All the world at our [F] command
[C] We have opened up [F] the soil
With [C] our teardrops and our [C] toil
[D] Oh [F] there was a time in this fair land
When the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic [Bb] mountains stood alone against the sun
[F] Long before the white men and long before the wheel
When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent [G] to be real
[F] When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent to be [F] real
And many of the [C] dead men
Too silent to [F] be real
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Gordon Lightfoot - Canadian Railroad Trilogy chords, practice the chord sequence Gm, Eb, F, C, F, Bb and C. Start with a comfortable 68 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 137. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: C Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
_ Then the wild [Bb] majestic mountains stood alone against the [Gm] Sun
_ _ [F] _
Long before [Bb] the white [F] man and long before the wheel _
_ Then the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent to [F] be real
_ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ But time has no beginnings and the history has no bounds _
As to this verdant [Bb] country they came from all around
[C] _ _ They sailed upon her waterways and [F] they walked the forest tall
_ _ Built the mines [C] mills and the factories [Eb] for the good of [F] us all
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ And when the young man's fancy was turning to the string
_ _ The railroad men grew [Bb] restless for to hear the hammers ring
[C] _ _
[G] Their minds were [Bb] overflowing [F] with the visions of their days
_ And many a [C] fortune lost and [Eb] one and many a debt to [F] pay _ _ _ _
_ For [C] they looked in the future and [Gm] what did they see?
The [Eb] sun iron road running from [F] the sea to the sea
[C] Bringing the goods to [Gm] a young grown man
[Eb] All up from the seaboard [F] and into their hands
_ _ [C] The way _ they fade _ across this mighty land _
From the _ eastern shore to the [F] western strand
[C] Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
We gotta [Eb] lay down the tracks [C] and tear up the trails
Open their [Gm] hearts and let the lifeblood flow
[Eb] Gotta get on our way cause we're [F] moving too slow
[C] Bring in the workers [Gm] and bring up the rails
We gotta [Eb] lay down the tracks [F] and tear up the trails
[C]
Open their hearts and let the [Gm] lifeblood flow
[Eb] Gotta get on our way [C] cause we're moving too slow
[Eb] Get on our way cause we're moving too slow _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] Behind the blue _ _ [Bb] Rockies the sun is [C] declining
The [F] _ _ [Bb] stars they come stealing [G] at the close of [C] the day _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ Across the wide prairie our [Bb] loved ones lie sleeping _ _
[F] _ Beyond [Bb] the dark oceans in [C] a place _ far [F] away
_ _ [F] _ _
_ _ We are the navvies who [Bb] _ work upon the [C] railway _ _
[F] _ Swinging our [Bb] _ hammers in [G] the bright blazing [C] _ sun _ _
_ [F] _ _ Living on stew _ [F] and drinking [Bb] _ [G] bad whiskey _
[F] _ _ Bending [Bb] our backs till [C] the long _ [F] days are done _ _
_ _ _ We are the navvies [Bb] who work upon the [C] railway _
_ [F] _ Swinging our [Bb] _ hammers in the [G] bright blazing [C] sun _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ Laying down track and [Bb] building [F] the bridges
[G] _ _ [F] _ Bending [Bb] our backs till the railroad [C] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] is done
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Over the mountains [Gm] and over the plains
[Eb] Into the [F] muskeg and into the rain
[C] Up the St.
Lawrence [Gm] all the way to Gaspé
[Eb] Swinging our hammers [C] and drawing our pay
Laying them in and [Gm] tying them down
[Eb] Away to the [F] bunkhouse and into the town
[C] A dollar a day [Gm] and a place for my head
[Eb]
A drink to the living [C] and a toast to the dead _ _
[F] Oh the dawn of the [Cm] future has been sung
All the battles have [F] been won
[C] On the _ [Cm] mountaintops we stand
All the world at our [F] command
[C] We have opened up [F] the soil
With [C] our teardrops _ and our [C] _ toil
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh [F] there was a time in this fair land
When the railroad did not run _
When the wild majestic [Bb] mountains stood alone against the sun
_ _ [F] Long before the white men and long before the wheel
_ When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent [G] to be real _
[F] When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent to be [F] real
And many of the [C] dead men
Too _ silent _ to _ _ _ [F] be real
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Gordon Lightfoot.

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