Canadian Railroad Trilogy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]There [Em]was[G][D][C][G]
[Asus4]a time in[D] this fair [G]land
when [D]the railroad did not run
When the wild majestic [Em]mountains
stood alone [Asus4]again st [A]the sun
Long [D]before the [G]white man
[Em]and [D]long before the wheel
When the green dark [A]forest
was too [C]si lent to be [D]real
But time has no beginnings
[A]an d the [D]history has no bounds
As to this verdant [Bm]country
they [A]came from [Asus4]all aroun[A]d
They [D]sailed upon her [Em]wa terw[A]ays
and they [D]walked the forest tall
Built the mines, mills,
and the [A]factories
for the [C]good of [D]us all
And when the young man's fancy
[A]was [D]a turning in the spring
The railroad men grew [Bm]restless
[G]for to [A]hear them hammers ring
Their [D]minds were overflowing
with the visions of their day
And many a fortune [A]lost and won
and [C]many a debt to [D]pay
For they looked [A]in the future
and [Em]what did they see?
They saw [C]an iron road
running from the [D]sea to the sea
Bring[A]ing the goods to a
[Em]young growing land
All [C]up from the seaports
and [D]into their hands
So [A]bring in them workers
and [Em]bring up the rails
We gotta [C]lay down the tracks
and [D]tear up the trails
[A]Open her heart and let the [Em]lifeblood flow
Gotta [C]get on our way
cause we're [D]moving too slow
Get on [G]our way
[C]cause we're [A]moving [Asus4]too slow[A]
Be[D]hind the blue
Rockies the [G]sun is declin[A]ing
[D]The stars they come [G]stealing
at the [E]close of the [A]day
Across [D]the wide prairie
our [G]loved ones lie [A]asleep in
Bey[D]ond the dark [G]forest
in a [A]place far [D]away
We are the poor boys
who [G]work upon the [A]railway
[D]Swinging our [G]hammers
in the [Em]bright blazing [A]sun
Liv[D]in' on that stew and a
[G]drinkin' bad [A]whiskey
Lay[D]in' down them [G]tracks
till the [A]long days are [D]done
Yeah, bendin' our [G]backs
till the [A]railroad [D]is [A]don[D]e[Am][D][Am][D]
Now the song of the [Am]future has been [D]sung
All the [Am]battles have [A]been [D]won,
On the moun[Em]taint[Am]ops [D]we stand,
All the [A]world at [Am]our c[D]ommand,
We have [Em]opened [A]up [D]the soil,
With our [A]teardrops [C]an [A]d our toil.
There was [D]a time in t[G]his fair land
when the [D]railroad did not run
When the wild majestic [G]mountains
stood alone [A]against the sun
Long [D]before the white man
and 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]si lent to be [D]real
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