The Northwest Passage
Stan Rogers
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G D Ah, for / just one / time,Em I would / take the Northwest / PassageC G To / find the hand of / Franklin,D Em Reaching / for the Beaufort / Sea.D G D Tracing / one warm / line,Em Through a / land so wide and / savage, andC D Make a Northwest / Passage, to the /G sea. / / [Verse 1]C G Westward from the / Davis Strait,D G 'Tis / there was said to / lie,C G The / sea route to the / Orient,D G For / which so many / died,C G Seeking gold and / glory,D Em Leaving / weathered broken / bones, andC D A / long forgotten / lonely cairn ofEm / stones. / / [Chorus]D G D Ah, for / just one / time,Em I would / take the Northwest / PassageC G To / find the hand of / Franklin,D Em Reaching / for the Beaufort / Sea.D G D Tracing / one warm / line,Em Through a / land so wide and / savage, andC D Make a Northwest / Passage, to the /G sea. / / [Verse 2]Continúa después del anuncioC G Three / centuries there - / after,D G I take / passage over / land,C G In the / footsteps of brave / Kelso,D Where his / "sea of flowers" be - /G gan.C G Watching / cities rise be - / fore me,D Em Then be - / hind me sink a - / gain,C G This / tardiest ex - / plorer,D Driving / hard, a - cross the /Em plains. / / [Chorus]D G D Ah, for / just one / time,Em I would / take the Northwest / PassageC G To / find the hand of / Franklin,D Em Reaching / for the Beaufort / Sea.D G D Tracing / one warm / line,Em Through a / land so wide and / savage, andC D Make a Northwest / Passage, to the /G sea. / / [Verse 3]C G And / through the night be - / hind the wheel,D G The / mileage clicking / west,C G I / think upon Mac - / kenzie,D G David / Thompson, and the / rest,C Who / cracked the mountain /G ramparts, andD Em Did / show a path for / me,C D To / race the roaring / Fraser, toEm the / sea. / / [Chorus]D G D Ah, for / just one / time,Em I would / take the Northwest / PassageC G To / find the hand of / Franklin,D Em Reaching / for the Beaufort / Sea.D G D Tracing / one warm / line,Em Through a / land so wide and / savage, andC D Make a Northwest / Passage, to the /G sea. / / [Verse 4]C G How / then am I so / different,D From the / first men through this /G way,C G Like / them, I left a / settled life,D G I / threw it all a - / way,C G To / seek a Northwest / Passage,D Em At the / call of many / men,C D To / find there, but the / roadEm back home a - / gain. / / [Chorus]D G D Ah, for / just one / time,Em I would / take the Northwest / PassageC G To / find the hand of / Franklin,D Em Reaching / for the Beaufort / Sea.D G D Tracing / one warm / line,Em Through a / land so wide and / savage, andC D Make a Northwest / Passage, to the /G sea. / /