Northwest Passage — Stan Rogers
Chords and lyrics for Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers (key of D).
Chorus
[D]Ah, for just one [A]time
I would [G]take the Northwest Passage
To [Bm]find the hand of [A]Franklin
Reaching [Em]for the Beaufort [G]Sea
[D]Tracing one warm [A]line
Through a [G]land so wild and savage
And [D]make a Northwest [A]Passage to the [D]sea
Verse 1
[G]Westward from the [D]Davis Strait
'Tis [A]there 'twas said to [Em]lie
The [G]sea route to the [D]Orient
For [A]which so many [D]died
[G]Seeking gold and [D]glory,
Leaving [A]weathered, broken [Em]bones
And a [G]long-forgotten [A]lonely cairn of
[Em]stones
Chorus
[D]Ah, for just one [A]time
I would [G]take the Northwest Passage
To [Bm]find the hand of [A]Franklin
Reaching [Em]for the Beaufort [G]Sea
[D]Tracing one warm [A]line
Through a [G]land so wild and savage
And [D]make a Northwest [A]Passage to the [D]sea
Verse 2
[G]Three centuries [D]thereafter
I take [A]passage [Em]overland
In the [G]footsteps of brave [D]Kelso
Where his [A]"sea of flowers" [D]began
[G]Watching cities rise [D]before me
Then [A]behind me sink [Em]again
This [G]tardiest [D]explorer
Driving [A]hard across the [Em]plain
Chorus
[D]Ah, for just one [A]time
I would [G]take the Northwest Passage
To [Bm]find the hand of [A]Franklin
Reaching [Em]for the Beaufort [G]Sea
Tracing [D]one warm [A]line
Through a [G]land so wild and savage
And [Bm]make a Northwest [A]Passage to the [D]sea
Verse 3
[G]And through the night, [D]behind the wheel
The [A]mileage clicking [Em]west
I [G]think upon [D]Mackenzie,
David [A]Thompson and the [D]rest
Who [G]cracked the mountain [D]ramparts
And did [A]show a path for [Em]me
To [G]race the roaring [A]Fraser to the [Em]sea
Chorus
[D]Ah, for just one [A]time
I would [G]take the Northwest Passage
To [Bm]find the hand of [A]Franklin
Reaching [Em]for the Beaufort [G]Sea
Tracing [D]one warm [A]line
Through a [G]land so wild and savage
And [D]make a Northwest [A]Passage to the [D]sea
Verse 4
[G]How then am I so [D]different
From [A]the first men through this [Em]way?
Like [G]them, I left a settled [D]life
I [A]threw it all [D]away
To [G]seek a Northwest [D]Passage
At the [A]call of many [Em]men
To [G]find there but the [A]road back home
[Em]again
Chorus
[D]Ah, for just one [A]time
I would [G]take the Northwest Passage
To [Bm]find the hand of [A]Franklin
Reaching [Em]for the Beaufort [G]Sea
Tracing [D]one warm [A]line
Through a [G]land so wild and savage
And [D]make a Northwest [A]Passage to the [D]sea
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