Northwest Passage
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G D
Ah, for just one time
C Em
I would take the Northwest Passage
C G
To find the hand of Franklin
Am C
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
G D
Tracing one warm line
C Em
Through a land so wide and savage, and
C G D G
Make a Northwest Passage, to the sea
C G
Westward from the Davis Strait
D Em
'Tis there was said to lie
C G
The sea route to the Orient
Am C
For which so many died
C G
Seeking gold and glory
D Em
Leaving weathered broken bones, and
C G D Em
A long forgotten lonely cairn of stones
G D
Ah, for just one time
C Em
I would take the Northwest Passage
C G
To find the hand of Franklin
Am C
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
G D
Tracing one warm line
C Em
Through a land so wide and savage, and
C G D G
Make a Northwest Passage, to the sea
C G
Three centuries there - after
D Em
I take passage over land
C G
In the footsteps of brave Kelso
Am C
Where his "sea of flowers" be-gan
C G
Watching cities rise before me
D Em
Then be - hind me sink a -gain
C G
This tardiest ex - plorer
D Em
Driving hard, a - cross the plains
G D
Ah, for just one time
C Em
I would take the Northwest Passage
C G
To find the hand of Franklin
Am C
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
G D
Tracing one warm line
C Em
Through a land so wide and savage, and
C G D G
Make a Northwest Passage, to the sea
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C G
And through the night be - hind the wheel
D Em
The / mileage clicking west
C G
I think upon Mac - kenzie
Am C
David Thompson, and the rest
C G
Who cracked the mountain ramparts, and
D Em
Did show a path for me
C G D G
To race the roaring / Fraser, to the sea
G D
Ah, for just one time
C Em
I would take the Northwest Passage
C G
To find the hand of Franklin
Am C
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
G D
Tracing one warm line
C Em
Through a land so wide and savage, and
C G D G
Make a Northwest Passage, to the sea
C G
How then am I so different
D Em
From the first men through this way
C G
Like them, I left a settled life
Am C
I threw it all a - way
C G
To seek a Northwest Passage
D Em
At the call of many men
C G D Em
To find there, but the road back home a - gain
G D
Ah, for just one time
C Em
I would take the Northwest Passage
C G
To find the hand of Franklin
Am C
Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
G D
Tracing one warm line
C Em
Through a land so wide and savage, and
C G D G
Make a Northwest Passage, to the sea
How to play Northwest Passage
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.