Canadian Pacific
Recorded by Hank Snow
Written by Ray Griff
KeBb 35-95
G Am
I rode your ocean liner to Newfoundland
Em D7
Where I made a living in an iron mine
C D7
When I got my fill I went to Nova Scotia
A7 D7
And I fished the salty waters for a time
G Am
Passing through Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick
Em D7
I could see the rocks and cliffs of solid stone
C D7
Listening to the seagulls calling to each other
G
Made me miss my darling and my distant home
Am D7 G
Canadian Pacific carry me 3,000 miles
C
Through the valleys and the forests
D7 G
To the sunshine of her smile
Am
Cross the plains and the rugged mountains
D7 G
Keep this wandering boy from harm
C D7 G
Canadian Pacific take me to my baby's arms
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The Atlantic disappeared on the horizon
Em D7
And Quebec lay waiting for me down the track
C D7
For a while I drove a truck to keep from starving
A7 D7
In Ontario I was a lumberjack
G Am
Manitoba and Saskatchewan then followed
Em D7
Where the wheat fields and the old Red River flowed
C D7
In the quiet hours your whistling on the prairie
G
Touched my heart and set my memories aglow
Am
I could feel the nearness of her warm sweet kisses
Em D7
When you rolled into Alberta westward bound
C D7
I worked on an oil rig to make some money
A7 D7
For a ticket to the sweetest girl around
G Am
Pushing on past Lake Louise in all its splendor
Em D7
Where the trees and Rockies touch the sky above
C D7
I got to British Columbia and heaven
G
On your track I made it back to my true love
Am D7 G
Canadian Pacific carry me 3,000 miles
C
Through the valleys and the forests
D7 G
To the sunshine of her smile
Am
Cross the plains and the rugged mountains
D7 G
Keep this wandering boy from harm
C D7 G
Canadian Pacific take me to my baby's arms
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