Northwest Passage
Stan Rogers
Guitar · Standard (EADGBE)
Guitar · DADGAD
Bouzouki · GDAD
Bouzouki · GDAE
Mandolin · GDAE
C/G Anglo · Jeffries · left hand
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Chorus
Ah, for GIjust one DVtime,
I would CIVtake the Northwest EmviPassage
To fCIVind the hand of GIFranklin,
Reaching Amiifor the Beaufort CIVSea.
Tracing GIone warm DVline,
Through a CIVland so wide and Emvisavage, and
CIVMake a Northwest GIPassage, DVto the sGIea.
Verse 1
CIVWestward from the GIDavis Strait,
'Tis DVthere was said to Emvilie,
The CIVsea route to the GIOrient,
For Amiiwhich so many diCIVed,
CIVSeeking gold and GIglory,
Leaving DVweathered broken Emvibones, and
A CIVlong forgotten GIlonely DVcairn of Emvistones.
Chorus
Ah, for GIjust one DVtime,
I would CIVtake the Northwest EmviPassage
To fCIVind the hand of GIFranklin,
Reaching Amiifor the Beaufort CIVSea.
Tracing GIone warm DVline,
Through a CIVland so wide and Emvisavage, and
CIVMake a Northwest GIPassage, DVto the sGIea.
Verse 2
Three CIVcenturies there— GIafter,
I take DVpassage over Emviland,
In the CIVfootsteps of brave GIKelso,
Where his Amii"sea of flowers" be— CIVgan.
Watching CIVcities rise beGIfore me,
Then be— DVhind me sink a— Emvigain,
This CIVtardiest ex— GIplorer,
Driving DVhard, a— cross the Emviplains.
Chorus
Ah, for GIjust one DVtime,
I would CIVtake the Northwest EmviPassage
To fCIVind the hand of GIFranklin,
Reaching Amiifor the Beaufort CIVSea.
Tracing GIone warm DVline,
Through a CIVland so wide and Emvisavage, and
CIVMake a Northwest GIPassage, DVto the sGIea.
Verse 3
And CIVthrough the night be— GIhind the wheel,
The DVmileage clicking Emviwest,
I CIVthink upon Mac— GIkenzie,
David AmiiThompson, and the CIVrest,
Who CIVcracked the mountain GIramparts, and
Did DVshow a path for Emvime,
To CIVrace the roaring GIFraser, DVto the GIsea.
Chorus
Ah, for GIjust one DVtime,
I would CIVtake the Northwest EmviPassage
To fCIVind the hand of GIFranklin,
Reaching Amiifor the Beaufort CIVSea.
Tracing GIone warm DVline,
Through a CIVland so wide and Emvisavage, and
CIVMake a Northwest GIPassage, DVto the sGIea.
Verse 4
How CIVthen am I so GIdifferent,
From the DVfirst men through this Emviway,
Like CIVthem, I left a GIsettled life,
I Amiithrew it all a— CIVway,
To CIVseek a Northwest GIPassage,
At the DVcall of many Emvimen,
To CIVfind there, but the GIroad back DVhome a— Emvigain.
Chorus
Ah, for GIjust one DVtime,
I would CIVtake the Northwest EmviPassage
To fCIVind the hand of GIFranklin,
Reaching Amiifor the Beaufort CIVSea.
Tracing GIone warm DVline,
Through a CIVland so wide and Emvisavage, and
CIVMake a Northwest GIPassage, DVto the sGIea.