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Northwest Passage chords by
Stan Rogers
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
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Ah, for just one time I would
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take the Northwest Passage
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To find the hand of Franklin reaching
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for the Beaufort Sea
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Tracing one warm line through
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a land so wild and savage

And make a Northwest
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Passage to the sea
Verse 2
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Westward from the Davis Strait
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'tis there 'twas said to lie
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The sea route to the Orient for

which so many died
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G

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Seeking gold and glory,

leaving weathered, broken bones

And a long- forgotten lonely
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cairn of stones
Verse 3
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Ah, for just one time I would
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G

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take the Northwest Passage
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G

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D

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To find the hand of Franklin reaching
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G

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for the Beaufort Sea
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Tracing one warm line through
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a land so wild and savage
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G

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And make a Northwest
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D

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Passage to the sea
Verse 4
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Three centuries thereafter,

I take passage overland
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In the footsteps of brave Kelsey,

where his Sea of Flowers began

Watching cities rise before me,

then behind me sink again

This tardiest explorer,

driving hard across the plain
Verse 5
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Ah, for just one time I would
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take the Northwest Passage
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G

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To find the hand of Franklin reaching
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for the Beaufort Sea
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Tracing one warm line through
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a land so wild and savage
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And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
Verse 6
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And through the night, behind the wheel,

the mileage clicking west
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I think upon Mackenzie,

David Thompson and the rest
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Who cracked the mountain ramparts
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and did show a path for me
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To race the roaring Fraser to the sea
Verse 7
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Ah, for just one time I would
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take the Northwest Passage
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To find the hand of Franklin reaching
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for the Beaufort Sea
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Tracing one warm line through
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a land so wild and savage
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And make a Northwest
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Passage to the sea
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How then
Verse 8
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am I so different from the

first men through this way?

Like them, I left a settled life,

I threw it all away

To seek a Northwest Passage
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at the call of many men
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To find there but the road
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back home again
Verse 9
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take the Northwest Passage
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G

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To find the hand of Franklin reaching
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G

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for the Beaufort Sea
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D

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Tracing one warm line through
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D
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a land so wild and savage
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And make a North
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west Passage to the sea

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers is D major.

The primary chords used in Northwest Passage are D, A, G.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, A, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Northwest Passage is approximately 62 beats per minute.

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