Canadian Railroad Trilogy - Gordon Lightfoot Chords
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D G D
There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
Dmaj7 G A
When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
D G D
Long before the white man and long before the wheel
D A C D AmDAmD
When the green dark forest was too silent to be real
D G D
But time has no beginnings and the history has no bounds
Dmaj7 G A
As to this verdant country they came from all around
D G D
They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall
D A C D AmDAmD
Built the mines, the mills and the factories for the good of us all
D G D
And when the young man's fancy had turned into the spring
Dmaj7 G A
The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring
D G D
Their minds were overflowing with the visions of their day
D A C D
With many a fortune won and lost and many a debt to pay
A Em
For they looked in the future and what did they see
C D
They saw an iron road running from the sea to the sea
A Em
Bringing the goods to a young growing land
C D
All up from the seaports and into their hands
C D C D
Look away said they across this mighty land
A Em
Bring in the workers and bring up the rails
C D
We gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails
A Em
Open her heart let the life blood flow
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