Canadian Railroad Trilogy original guitar chords by
Gordon Lightfoot

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Key: F major•

Intro 1

F

F

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Bb/D

Bb/D

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F

F

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Eb

Eb

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Bb/D

Bb/D

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C7sus4

C7sus4

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C7sus4

C7sus4

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F

F

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Verse 1
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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There was a time in this   fair land
F F 
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when the railroad did not run
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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When the wild     majestic mountains
C7sus4 C7sus4 
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C7 C7 
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stood alone      against the sun
F F 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Long before the white  man
F F 
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and long before the wheel
C C 
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When the green dark forest
Eb Eb 6
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F F 
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Cm7 Cm7 3
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was too silent to be real
F F 
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Cm7 Cm7 3
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F F 
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Verse 2
F F 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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But time has no beginnings
F F 
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and the history has no bounds
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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As to       this verdant country
C7sus4 C7sus4 
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C7 C7 
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they came      from all around
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They sailed upon her waterways
F F 
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and they walked the forests tall
Built the mines the mills
C C 
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Eb Eb 6
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F F 
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Cm7 Cm7 3
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and the factories for the good of us all
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Cm7 Cm7 3
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F F 
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Verse 3
F F 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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And when the young man's fancy
F F 
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had turned to the spring
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The railroad men
Bb/F Bb/F 
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C7sus4 C7sus4 
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grew restless for to hear
C7 C7 
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the hammers ring
F F 
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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Their minds were overflowing
F F 
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with the visions of their day
C C 
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With many a fortune to won and lost
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F F 
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and many a debt to pay

Verse 4
C C 
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For they looked in the future
Gm Gm 3
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and what did they see
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Eb7 Eb7 
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They saw an iron road runnin'
F F 
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from the sea to the sea
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Gm Gm 3
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Bringin' the goods to a young growin' land
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All up  through the seaports
F F 
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and into their hands
Eb/F Eb/F 3
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F F 
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Look away    said they
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F F 
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across  this mighty land
Eb/F Eb/F 3
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F F 
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From the eastern shore
Eb/F Eb/F 3
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F F 
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to the western strand

Verse 5
C C 
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Bring in the workers
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and bring up the rails
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Eb7 Eb7 
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We gotta lay down the tracks
F F 
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and tear up the trails
C C 
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Gm Gm 3
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Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
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Eb7 Eb7 
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Gotta get on our way
F F 
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'cause we're movin' too slow
C C 
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Bring in the workers
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and bring up the rails
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Eb7 Eb7 
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We gotta lay down the tracks
F F 
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and tear up the trails
C C 
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Gm Gm 3
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Open 'er heart let the life blood flow
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Eb7 Eb7 
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Gotta get on our way
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'cause we're movin' too slow
Eb Eb 6
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Get on our way
C C 
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'cause we're movin' too slow
C C 
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C C 
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C C 
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Bb/C Bb/C 
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Verse 6
F F 
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F7 F7 
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Bb Bb 
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C7 C7 
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Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin'
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Bb Bb 
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The stars, they come stealin'
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C C 
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C7 C7 
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at the close of the day
F F 
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F7 F7 
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Across the wide prairie
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C7 C7 
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our loved ones lie sleeping
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Beyond the dark oceans
C7 C7 
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F F 
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in a place far away

Verse 7
F7 F7 
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We are the navvies
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C7 C7 
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who work upon the railway
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Swingin' our hammers
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C C 
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C7 C7 
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in the bright blazin' sun
F F 
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F7 F7 
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Livin' on stew
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C7 C7 
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and drinkin' bad whiskey
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Bb Bb 
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Bendin' our old backs
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F F 
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'til the long days are done
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We are the navvies
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C7 C7 
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who work upon the railway
F F 
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Bb Bb 
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Swingin' our hammers
G G 
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C C 
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C7 C7 
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in the bright blazin' sun
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F7 F7 
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Layin' down track
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C7 C7 
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and buildin' the bridges
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Bb Bb 
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C7 C7 
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Bendin' our old backs 'til the railroad is

Interlude 1

F

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Cm7

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Cm7

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F

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Verse 8
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Gm Gm 3
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So over the mountains and over the plains
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F F 
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Into the muskeg and into the rain
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Gm Gm 3
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Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe
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F F 
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Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay
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Gm Gm 3
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Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down
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F F 
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Away to the bunkhouse and into the town
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Gm Gm 3
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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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Cm7 Cm7 3
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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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F F 
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We have opened up the soil
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C7 C7 
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With our teardrops and our toil

Verse 10
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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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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Bb/F Bb/F 
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When the wild     majestic mountains
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stood alone   against the sun
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Bb/F Bb/F 
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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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F F 
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was too silent to be real
When the green dark
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Eb Eb 6
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F F 
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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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ChordsF Bb/D Eb C7sus4 Bb/F...

F
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Eb
C7sus4
Bb/F
Fmaj7
C7
C
Cm7
Gm
Eb7
Eb/F
Bb/C
F7
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G
G7
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Chords

F
Bb/D
Eb
C7sus4
Bb/F
Fmaj7
C7
C
Cm7
Gm
Eb7
Eb/F
Bb/C
F7
Bb
G
G7
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