Chords for CI2 - Canadian Railroad Trilogy

Idle is now in 32 countries around the world and tonight we're doing something that no Idle show has done before
playing their very own instruments to perform Gordon Lightfoot's historical masterpiece Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Please give it up for your top six!
_ _ _ _ Mr.
Lightfoot, it's an honor for us to sing to you tonight and I hope you enjoy it _ _ _
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_ There was a time [Bb] in this fair land when the [F] railroad did not run
_ [F] Where the wild majestic [Bb] mountains stood [C] alone against the sun
_ _ Long [Bb] before the white man and the lion
_ _ _ When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was too silent [F] to be real
[Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Time has [Bb] no beginnings [F] and history has no bounds
Back to this [Bb] burning country [C] they came from all around _ _
[F] They split the pond, [Bb] hold our trees and they walk the forest tall
_ Build the mines and [C] factories for the [Eb] good of us [F] all
_ _ _ _ For [C] that look at the future [Gm] and what's it'll see
[Eb] Saw an iron fool riding [F] from the sea to the sea
[C] Bringing the goods [Gm] to a young growing lad
[Eb] A halt up from the sea, [F] fools, and into that land
_ _ Look away, sail away
_ [C] Across this [F] blinding land
From [Cm] the _ eastern [F] shore
To the _ western span
_ _ [C] Bringing the world
Gotta [Gm] wake up the rest
Gotta [Eb] lay down the traps
And [F] tear up the _ [C] trails
Open a heart and [Gm] let the black blood flow
[Eb] Gotta get on our way
On [C] a quick movement to the snow _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] Behind the blue Rockies
The [Bb] sun is [C] declining
_ [F]
The stars they [Bb] come stealing [G] at the clues of the [C] _ day
_ _ _ [F] _
_ Across the white prairies
[Bb] Our loved ones [C] lie sick
_ _ [F] _ Beyond the [Bb] dark oceans
[C] In a land far [F] _
away
_ We _ _ _ are the navvies who [Bb] work [C] upon the riverway
_ [F] _ _ Swinging our hammers in the [G] bright blazing [C] sun _
_ _ [D] _ _ [F] _ Living on stew [Bb] and drinking bad [C] whiskey
_ [F] _ Bending our backs to the [C] railroad
_ _ _ _ [F] It's done
_ _ _ _ [C] So the mountain [Gm] never broke a place
[Eb] Into the musk [F] and into the rain
A [C] dollar a day [Gm] and a place for my [Eb] head
A drink to the [C] living and talk to the _ dead
[F] The hope is gone
Of the [Cm] future has been [F] stopped
All [Cm] the battle have [F] been won
On [Cm] the mountains of [F] East Bay
All [Cm] the world and our [F] command
We [Cm] have opened up the [F] stores
With our tear drops
And [C] our toll _ _ _ _ _
[F] There was a [Bb] time in this fair [F] land
When the railroad did not run
When the wild [Bb] majestic mountains [C] stood alone against us
_ _ [F] Long [Bb] before the white man and long before
_ _ _ When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was silent [F] to be reamed _
When the green [C] dark forest [Eb] was silent [F] to be _ reamed
And many [C] of the dead men
_ _ [Eb] To silence to _ _ [F] be _ _ reamed
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_ _ To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ silence _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ to _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [N] _
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_ _ _ be _ _ _ _ _ reamed
What was it like working with these kids?
_ It's been an experience
and it's been a _ learning experience for me as well
and I'm really deeply honored
that they would choose all of my material
and have a show on it
and I'm really very pleased with the work that they've done
Well, on behalf of myself, the idols, the judges
and pretty much everyone watching this show
I want to thank you for your time and your talent
and most importantly I'd like to thank you for the incredible contribution
to Canadian music, to Canadian culture and to Canada
Thank you very much Gordon _ _ _ _ _ Lightfoot _ _