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Canadian Railroad Trilogy chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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1967•Folk•160 views•
5.0 (2)
Key: F major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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There was a time in this fair land
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when the railroad did not run
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When the wild majestic mountains
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stood alone against the sun
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Long before the white man
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and long before the wheel
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When the green dark forest
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was too silent to be real
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Verse 2
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But time has no beginnings
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and the history has no bounds
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As to this verdant country
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they came from all around
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They sailed upon her waterways
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and they walked the forests tall

Built the mines the mills
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and the factories for the good of us all
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Verse 3
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And when the young man's fancy
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had turned to the spring

The railroad men
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A
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grew restless for to hear

the hammers ring
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Their minds were overflowing
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with the visions of their day
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With many a fortune to won and lost
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and many a debt to pay
Verse 4
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For they looked in the future
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and what did they see
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They saw an iron road runnin'
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from the sea to the sea
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Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
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All up through the seaports
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and into their hands
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Look away said they
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across this mighty land
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From the eastern shore
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to the western strand
Verse 5
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Bring in the workers
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and bring up the rails
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We gotta lay down the tracks
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and tear up the trails
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Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
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Gotta get on our way
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'cause we're movin' too slow
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Bring in the workers
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and bring up the rails
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We gotta lay down the tracks
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and tear up the trails
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Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
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Gotta get on our way
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'cause we're movin' too slow
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Get on our way
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'cause we're movin' too slow
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Verse 6
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Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
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The stars, they come stealin'
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at the close of the day
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Across the wide prairie
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our loved ones lie sleeping
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Beyond the dark oceans
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in a place far away
Verse 7
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We are the navvies
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who work upon the railway
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Swingin' our hammers
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in the bright blazin' sun
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Livin' on stew
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and drinkin' bad whiskey
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Bendin' our old backs
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'til the long days are done

We are the navvies
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who work upon the railway
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Swingin' our hammers
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in the bright blazin' sun
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Layin' down track
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and buildin' the bridges
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Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is
Interlude 1
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(done)
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Verse 8
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So over the mountains and over the plains
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Into the muskeg and into the rain
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Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
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Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
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Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
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Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
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A dollar a day and a place for my head
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A drink to the livin' and a toast to the dead

Verse 9
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Oh the song of the future has been sung
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All the battles have been won
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On the mountain tops we stand
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All the world at our command
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We have opened up the soil
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With our teardrops and our toil
Verse 10
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was a time in this fair land
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when the railroad did not run
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When the wild majestic mountains
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stood alone against the sun
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Long before the white man
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and long before the wheel
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When the green dark forest
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was too silent to be real

When the green dark
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forest was too silent to be real
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And many are the dead men
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too silent to be real

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • C

  • A

  • Am

  • Em

  • E

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Canadian Railroad Trilogy by Gordon Lightfoot is F major.

The primary chords used in Canadian Railroad Trilogy are F, Bb, Eb, C, Fmaj7, C7.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F, Bb, Eb, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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