Northwest Passage Chords by Stan Rogers
Tempo:
160.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
B
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ah, for just [A] one time [B] I would take the Northwest Passage
To [D] find the hand of [A]
Franklin reaching [G] for the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one [A] warm line through [G] a land so wide and savage
And make a Northwest [A] [G] Passage [D] to the sea
[E]
Westward from the [B] Davis Strait is there it was said to lie
The sea route to the Orient for which so many died
Seeking gold and [G] glory, leaving weathered broken bones
And a long [G#]-forgotten lonely cairn of stones
Ah, for [D] just one time [G] I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of [F#] Franklin [G] reaching for the Beaufort [D] Sea
Tracing one warm [A] line through [G] a land so [A] wide and [G] savage
And make a [F#] Northwest Passage to [D] the sea
[E] Three centuries thereafter I take passage over land
In the footsteps of brave counsel where his sea of flowers began
Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again
This tardiest explorer [D] driving hard across the plain
Ah, for just [A] one time [G] I would take [Am] the Northwest [G] Passage
To find the [D] hand of [Am] Franklin reaching [G] for the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one [A] warm line through [G] a land [D] so wide and savage
[G] And make a Northwest Passage to [D] the sea
[E] And through the night behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west
I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson, and the rest
Who cracked the mountain ramparts and did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the [D#m]
sea
Ah, for [D] just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
To [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin [Em] reaching for [G] the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one
[Am] warm line through [G] a land so [A] wide [Bm] and savage
And [G] make a Northwest Passage to [D] the sea
[B] How then am I so different from the first men through this way
[Bm] Like them I left a settled life, I threw it all away
To seek a Northwest Passage at the call of many men
To find there but the road back home again
Ah, for [D]
just one [A] time I [G] would take the [E]
Northwest Passage
To [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin reaching [G] for the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one [A] warm line through [G] a land [A] so wide and [G]
savage
And make a Northwest [A] [Em] Passage to [D] the sea
To [D] find the hand of [A]
Franklin reaching [G] for the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one [A] warm line through [G] a land so wide and savage
And make a Northwest [A] [G] Passage [D] to the sea
[E]
Westward from the [B] Davis Strait is there it was said to lie
The sea route to the Orient for which so many died
Seeking gold and [G] glory, leaving weathered broken bones
And a long [G#]-forgotten lonely cairn of stones
Ah, for [D] just one time [G] I would take the Northwest Passage
To find the hand of [F#] Franklin [G] reaching for the Beaufort [D] Sea
Tracing one warm [A] line through [G] a land so [A] wide and [G] savage
And make a [F#] Northwest Passage to [D] the sea
[E] Three centuries thereafter I take passage over land
In the footsteps of brave counsel where his sea of flowers began
Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink again
This tardiest explorer [D] driving hard across the plain
Ah, for just [A] one time [G] I would take [Am] the Northwest [G] Passage
To find the [D] hand of [Am] Franklin reaching [G] for the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one [A] warm line through [G] a land [D] so wide and savage
[G] And make a Northwest Passage to [D] the sea
[E] And through the night behind the wheel, the mileage clicking west
I think upon Mackenzie, David Thompson, and the rest
Who cracked the mountain ramparts and did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the [D#m]
sea
Ah, for [D] just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
To [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin [Em] reaching for [G] the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one
[Am] warm line through [G] a land so [A] wide [Bm] and savage
And [G] make a Northwest Passage to [D] the sea
[B] How then am I so different from the first men through this way
[Bm] Like them I left a settled life, I threw it all away
To seek a Northwest Passage at the call of many men
To find there but the road back home again
Ah, for [D]
just one [A] time I [G] would take the [E]
Northwest Passage
To [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin reaching [G] for the Beaufort Sea
[D] Tracing one [A] warm line through [G] a land [A] so wide and [G]
savage
And make a Northwest [A] [Em] Passage to [D] the sea
Key:
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_ Ah, for _ just [A] one time [B] I would take the Northwest _ _ Passage
To _ [D] find the hand of [A]
Franklin reaching [G] _ for the Beaufort _ Sea
_ [D] Tracing _ one _ [A] warm line through [G] a land so wide and savage
_ And _ make a Northwest [A] _ _ [G] Passage [D] to the sea
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Westward from the [B] Davis Strait is there it was said to lie
_ The sea route to the _ Orient for which so many _ _ died
_ Seeking gold and [G] glory, _ leaving _ weathered broken bones
And a long _ [G#]-forgotten lonely cairn of _ _ stones
_ _ Ah, _ for [D] _ just one _ time [G] I would _ take the Northwest _ _ Passage
To find the hand of [F#] Franklin [G] reaching _ for the Beaufort [D] Sea
_ _ _ Tracing _ one warm [A] line through [G] a land so [A] wide and [G] savage
_ And _ make a [F#] Northwest _ Passage to [D] the sea
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Three _ centuries _ _ thereafter I take _ passage over _ land
In the footsteps of brave counsel where his sea of flowers began
_ Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink _ again
This _ tardiest _ _ explorer [D] _ driving _ hard _ across the plain
Ah, for _ just _ [A] one time [G] I would take [Am] the Northwest _ [G] _ Passage
To find the [D] hand of [Am] Franklin _ reaching [G] for the Beaufort _ Sea
_ _ [D] Tracing _ one _ [A] warm line through [G] a land [D] so wide and savage
[G] _ _ And make a Northwest _ _ Passage to [D] the _ sea
_ _ [E] _ _ _ And through the night _ behind the wheel, the mileage clicking _ west
I think upon _ Mackenzie, David _ Thompson, and the rest
Who cracked the mountain _ _ ramparts and _ did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the _ [D#m] _
sea
_ Ah, _ for _ _ [D] just one _ time I would take the Northwest _ _ Passage
To _ [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin _ [Em] reaching for [G] the Beaufort _ Sea
[D] _ Tracing _ one _
_ [Am] warm line _ through [G] a land so [A] wide [Bm] and savage _
And [G] _ make a Northwest _ _ Passage to [D] the sea _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ How then am I so different from the first men through this way
_ [Bm] Like them I left a settled life, I threw it all away
_ To seek a Northwest _ Passage at the call of many men _ _
To _ find there but the road back home _ _ again
_ _ _ Ah, for [D] _
_ just _ one [A] time _ I [G] would take the [E]
Northwest _ _ Passage
To [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin _ reaching [G] _ for the Beaufort _ Sea
_ [D] _ Tracing _ one _ [A] warm line through [G] a land [A] so wide and [G]
savage
_ _ And make a Northwest _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] Passage to _ [D] _ the sea _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
To _ [D] find the hand of [A]
Franklin reaching [G] _ for the Beaufort _ Sea
_ [D] Tracing _ one _ [A] warm line through [G] a land so wide and savage
_ And _ make a Northwest [A] _ _ [G] Passage [D] to the sea
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ Westward from the [B] Davis Strait is there it was said to lie
_ The sea route to the _ Orient for which so many _ _ died
_ Seeking gold and [G] glory, _ leaving _ weathered broken bones
And a long _ [G#]-forgotten lonely cairn of _ _ stones
_ _ Ah, _ for [D] _ just one _ time [G] I would _ take the Northwest _ _ Passage
To find the hand of [F#] Franklin [G] reaching _ for the Beaufort [D] Sea
_ _ _ Tracing _ one warm [A] line through [G] a land so [A] wide and [G] savage
_ And _ make a [F#] Northwest _ Passage to [D] the sea
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Three _ centuries _ _ thereafter I take _ passage over _ land
In the footsteps of brave counsel where his sea of flowers began
_ Watching cities rise before me, then behind me sink _ again
This _ tardiest _ _ explorer [D] _ driving _ hard _ across the plain
Ah, for _ just _ [A] one time [G] I would take [Am] the Northwest _ [G] _ Passage
To find the [D] hand of [Am] Franklin _ reaching [G] for the Beaufort _ Sea
_ _ [D] Tracing _ one _ [A] warm line through [G] a land [D] so wide and savage
[G] _ _ And make a Northwest _ _ Passage to [D] the _ sea
_ _ [E] _ _ _ And through the night _ behind the wheel, the mileage clicking _ west
I think upon _ Mackenzie, David _ Thompson, and the rest
Who cracked the mountain _ _ ramparts and _ did show a path for me
To race the roaring Fraser to the _ [D#m] _
sea
_ Ah, _ for _ _ [D] just one _ time I would take the Northwest _ _ Passage
To _ [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin _ [Em] reaching for [G] the Beaufort _ Sea
[D] _ Tracing _ one _
_ [Am] warm line _ through [G] a land so [A] wide [Bm] and savage _
And [G] _ make a Northwest _ _ Passage to [D] the sea _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ How then am I so different from the first men through this way
_ [Bm] Like them I left a settled life, I threw it all away
_ To seek a Northwest _ Passage at the call of many men _ _
To _ find there but the road back home _ _ again
_ _ _ Ah, for [D] _
_ just _ one [A] time _ I [G] would take the [E]
Northwest _ _ Passage
To [G]
find the hand [B] of Franklin _ reaching [G] _ for the Beaufort _ Sea
_ [D] _ Tracing _ one _ [A] warm line through [G] a land [A] so wide and [G]
savage
_ _ And make a Northwest _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] Passage to _ [D] _ the sea _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _