The King Of White Otter Lake

Simplificar Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste Released: 1975 Note: All these songs are also on UG as individual tabs. Most with links to the tabbed version. Tabbed by 1. This Is Canada Doheuvel 2. Workin' On The Railway Doheuvel 3. Canadian History Doheuvel 4. Mr. Reins Doheuvel 5. Ojibway Country chaddocs 6. Open Spaces Doheuvel 7. The King Of White Otter Lake Doheuvel 8. Only Way To Build A Railroad Doheuvel 9. Northern Journey Doheuvel 10. Railroad Town Doheuvel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1) This Is Canada Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyCD2uPXlHY Capo Fret 3 [Intro] G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 1] G D/F# Take a look around you, Em G The morning sun has found you, C Walking slowly down the highway, D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D To the sea. [Verse 2] G D/F# And silently you look upon, Em G The mountains high above you, C Reflect upon the knowledge, D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D That you’re free. [Chorus] G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D This is Canada, Em Bm Canada, ooh Canada, C Bm7 B7 Beauty that I see. Em If ever any man, Bm Could love you like a brother, C D G That man is me. [Intro] G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 3] G D/F# Well listening to the murmur, Em G Of the bristling running water, C D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Shining brightly like the sparkling morning dew, G D/F# Suddenly you come upon, Em G Valley falls below you, C D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Showing horizons that are new. [Chorus] G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D This is Canada, Em Bm Canada, ooh Canada, C B7 The dream can still come true. Em If ever any man, Bm Could promise me the future, C D G That land is you. [Instrumental] G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D G D/F# Em G C D G D/F# Em G C D G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Em Bm C B7 Em Bm C D G G D/F# Em G Am D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D [Verse 4] G D/F# So take a look around you, Em G The morning sun has found you, C Walking slowly down the highway, D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D To the sea. [Verse 5] G D/F# Silently you look upon, Em G The mountains high above you, C D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Reflect upon the knowledge that you’re free. [Outro] G G This is Canada. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2) Workin' On The Railway Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3C_dnbZjHY [Chords] [F6 xx3231] Capo: 1 fret [Intro] F F F F [Intro] F e|--1------------1---| B|--1--------1---1---| G|--2----0h2-----2---| D|--3--3---------3---| A|--3------------3---| E|--1------------1---| [Verse 1] F Am I got a job on a railroad track, Gm F Swinging a hammer and breaking my back, F Am The foreman likes to push the men, Gm F As soon as we’re through we’re working again. [Chorus] E Dm Am I got a girl just down a line, Bb F Who takes my money and drinks my wine, E Dm Am She’s gonna marry me some old day, Gm F But not while I’m working on the railway. [Interlude] F Am Gm F F [Verse 2] F Am The cook here is a great old guy, Gm F We loath his singing but we love his pie, F Am And every time that the train rolls in, Gm F He buys supplies and he guzzles his gin. [Chorus] E Dm Am He’s got a girl just down the line, Bb F Who takes my money and drinks my wine, E Dm Am She’s gonna marry him some old day, Gm F But not while I’m working on the railway. [Interlude] F Am Gm F F [Verse 3] F Am The men I work with are all good souls, Gm F They mend the track where the diesel rolls, F Am They work in summer and in winter snow, Gm F Way up in Northwest Ontario. [Chorus] E Dm Am And they got women just down the line, Bb F Who take their money and drinks their wine, E Dm Am They’re gonna marry them some old day, Gm F But not while they’re working on the railway. [Interlude] F Am Gm F F Am Gm F E Dm Am Gm F E Dm Am Gm F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F I’ve been working on the railway, F F6 F F F6 F I’ve been working on the rails, F F6 F F F6 F I’ve been working on the railway, F F6 F F F6 F I’ve been working on those rails, F F6 F F F6 F I’ve been working on the railway . . ., F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F F F6 F (Fade Out) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3) Canadian History Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-khA0Mfoqs Note: In the YouTube Link provided the song starts at 5:50 Worked out the lyrics to this song as not on the internet. If any corrections please let me know and I will correct. Thanks Capo: 4 fret [Intro] G Cmaj7 G Cmaj7 [Verse 1] G I walked down, Cmaj7 Down to the station, G Cmaj7 To watch that old train go by, G Cmaj7 As it rumbles up and down the nation, G Cmaj7 With the smoke blown up to the sky. [Verse 2] Am I was thinking of leaving, Am The door unbreathin’, (?) Am When the whistle blew my name, F And the looks for a leaf, F Through about my mother, F And I missed that Blue man train, G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Cmaj7 It was on my mind, G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Cmaj7 The federation signed. [Verse 3] Am Hold me down. Am With the screams of empires, Am And fighting of the railway blues, F Walking down the line, F With this bottle of wine, F Wondering what it’s gonna loose, G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Cmaj7 Without a doubt, G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Cmaj7 What’s the end result? [Verse 4] Am Now the people are crying, Am The leaders trying, Am For the great big Canadian Plan, F But it looks like putting, F It stands soothin’, F We’ll be in hot Uncle Sam, G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Cmaj7 What have we won? G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Cmaj7 What have we done? [Outro] Cmaj7 Wo ooh ooh, Am Do do do . . . F Do do do . . . G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), G Canadian history, Cmaj7 (Aaah aah aaah), Cmaj7 Here comes that train, G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), G Cmaj7 Do do do . . . (pssshhh), (Fade Out) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4) Mr. Reins Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TExsZ7CA-r0 [Chords] [E6 022120] Capo: No [Intro] E6 E6 E6 E6 [Verse 1] E6 E I wish I was a cowboy, E6 E Living on the plains, E6 E And I had a pony, E6 E Whose name was Mr. Reins, F#m We would ride to the Rockies, F#m All the way, E6 To British Columbi a a a. [Pre-Chorus 1] F#m And when they came in sight, F#m We’d say: E6 Yippy ka yo ka ye (ka yo ka ye, ka yo ka ye). [Chorus 1] Am E But it’s only just a dream, Am (But it’s only just a dream), E Mr. Reins is just a name, G#m (Mr. Reins is just a name), G#m And the Rockies just deceive, F#m (Aah aah aah aah aah), B7 B7 In a picture frame. [Interlude] E Aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah, E Aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah, F#m Aah, F#m Aah aah aah aah aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah aah, E Aan aah aah aah aah aah aah, F#m Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah. [Verse 2] E6 E6 I wish I was a painter, E6 E6 Living in my dreams, E6 E6 I’d paint me a portrait, E6 E6 Of me and Mr. Reins, F#m And I’d step into that picture, F#m And away, E6 E6 Away we’d go o oo. [Pre-Chorus 2] F#m And if you’d listen good, F#m You’d hear, E6 Yippy ka ye ka yo, (ka yo ka ye, ka yo ka ye). [Chorus 2] Am E But it’s only just a dream, Am (But it’s only just a dream), E Mr. Reins is just a name, G#m (Mr. Reins is just a name), G#m And yet sometimes he seems, F#m (Aah aah aah aah aah), B7 More than just a game . . ., B7 (More more, more than just a game). [Interlude] E Aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah, E Aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah, F#m Aah, F#m Aah aah aah aah aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah aah, E Aan aah aah aah aah aah aah, F#m Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah, E Aah aah aah aah aah aah aah aah. F#m Hmm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm, E Mm . . . [Outro] F#m E6 (Whistling) F#m E6 F#m E6 F#m E6 F#m E6 E6 Mr. Rein . . . E6 E Come on Mr. Rein get in. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5) Ojibway Country Capo: No [Verse] Em Am Em Ojibway country the land of the tree G B7 Brave wild and rugged, cold and so free Em G Am Em Though I will claim you, I cannot tame you Am Em Am Em So sang the trapper, the miner, the mapper C G Am Em So sang the many who came by this way [Verse] Em Am Em Superior country your mystery calls me G B7 Time cannot date you, men cannot own Em G C Em The cold winter weather will bind us together Am Em Am Em Sang the railroader, the logger, the loader C G Am Em So sang the many who made it their home [Verse] Em Am Em What kind of man will come to this country G B7 To bear the discomfort and challenge his brain Em G C Em For it will take him, shake him, remake him Am Em Am Em So sang the schemer, the poet, the dreamer C G Am Em So sang the many who gave it their name [Verse] Em Am Em What kind of dreams provoke us to wander G B7 When is the dreaming too late for us all Em G C Em No rhyme and reason the time or the season Am Em Am Em So sang the trapper, the miner, the mapper Am Em Am Em And the railroader, the logger, the loader Am Em Am Em So sang the schemer, the poet, the dreamer C G Am Em So sang the many who answered the call * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6) Open Spaces Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kjg8aT0ojE Capo: No [Intro] Cmaj7 Fsus2 Cmaj7 Fsus2 [Verse 1] Cmaj7 Open spaces, Fsus2 Far away spaces, Cmaj7 Lakes and rivers, Fsus2 Unknown as a name. Cmaj7 That’s the country, Fsus2 Where I come from, Cmaj7 That’s the country, Fsus2 Cmaj7 Where I belong. [Interlude] Bb C (Whistling) Bb C Bb C Bb F G F G Cmaj7 Cmaj7 [Verse 2] Cmaj7 Hazy city, Fsus2 Crazy city, Cmaj7 Why they stay there, Fsus2 I’ll never know why, Cmaj7 I don’t find it, Fsus2 To my liking, Cmaj7 Fsus2 C That is why I will tell it goodbye. [Interlude] Bb C (Whistling) Bb C Bb C Bb F G F G Cmaj7 Cmaj7 [Verse 3] Cmaj7 I got no reason, Fsus2 To follow fortune, Cmaj7 Though God knows, Fsus2 It don’t have a dime, Cmaj7 But I don’t mind it, Fsus2 I’ll still find it, Cmaj7 Fsus2 In the land of the wind, C And the pines. [Interlude] Bb C (Whistling) Bb C Bb C Bb F G F G C C [Outro] C C Goodbye, C C Goodbye, C C Goodbye, C C Goodbye, (Fade Out) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 7) The King Of White Otter Lake Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9yAHBV-JOQ Capo: 3 fret [Intro] D A D D [Verse 1] D A All up and down this land, A He travelled, Bm G Looking for a home, D Bm He was all of thirty five, Em7 A7 When he sat out alone, D A His soul was burning with a fire, Bm G A curse was on his name, D A He was the king, D Dsus4 D Of White Otter lake. [Chorus] A Build me a castle she said, G D And make it three times over my head, A Glass in the windows and paint on the doors, G D A G D D Then my darling I will be yours. [Verse 2] D A For many years as seasons changed, Bm G He struggled with his tasks, D Bm No one knows how this was done, Em7 A7 No one stopped to ask, D A Higher ever, higher still, Bm G As if he began to rise, D A By the shore, D Dsus4 D Of White Otter lake. [Chorus] A Build me a castle she said, G D And make it three times over my head, A Glass in the windows and paint on the doors, G D A G D D Then my darling I will be yours. [Verse 3] D A Then one day, a message came, Bm G With words so clear and strong, D Bm A letter from his loved one read, Em7 A7 I’ve waited far too long, D A You can have your castle fine, Bm G I never shall belong, D A To the king, D Of White Otter lake. [Instrumental] D A Bm G D Bm Em7 A D A Bm G D A D D [Verse 4] D A Now the castle, stands in tribute, Bm G But it stands alone, D Bm The picket fence has fallen down, Em7 A7 The weeds around have grown, D But the man whose heart, A Bm G And hands became a legend to us all, D A Is still the king, Bm A G Of White Otter lake. D A He is the king, D Dsus4 D Of White Otter lake. [Chorus] A Build me a castle she said, G D And make it three times over my head, A Glass in the windows and paint on the doors, G D Then my darling I will be yours. [Outro] D A Bm G D Bm Em7 A7 D A Bm G D A D Dsus4 D G (Bagpipes) G (Fade Out) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 8) Only Way To Build A Railroad Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-khA0Mfoqs Note: In the YouTube Link provided the song starts at 22:55 Worked out the lyrics to this song as not on the internet. If any corrections please let me know and I will correct. Thanks Capo: 4 fret [Intro] Am [Intro] Am e|------------------1---| B|----------1---3-------| G|--2---2---------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| [Verse 1] Am Listen now, Am I wanna tell you, Em Am If you’d really like to know, Dm E About the men who worked upon the railroad, Am They cursed the job to hell, boys, Em Am Cursed the job to hell, Dm G Am ‘Cause that’s the only way to build a railroad. [Interlude] Am Am Am Am Am [Verse 2] Am It’s workin’ in the sun, boy, Em Am It’s workin’ in the sun, Dm It’s wet and wild, E The foreman takes it leisure, Am And when your work is done, boys, Em Am When your work is done, Dm G Am There’s precious little time that’s left for leisure. [Interlude] Am Am Am Am Am [Verse 3] Am It’s doing what you’re told, boy, Em Am It’s doing what you’re told, Dm The only thing to do, E Is keep on toiling, Am It’s freezing in the cold, boys, Em Am It’s freezing in the cold, Dm G Am And dreaming of the summer sun, boiling. [Interlude] Am Am Am Am Am Am G (Whistling) Am G Am G Am G Am Em Am Am Am [Verse 4] Am It’s haulin’ many times, boy, Em Am It’s haulin’ many times, Dm It’s hauling heavy ? E Bring in another car load, Am It’s fighting off the flies, boys, Em Am It’s fighting off the flies, Dm G Am But that’s the only way to build a railroad. [Interlude] Am Am Am Am Am [Verse 5] Am The foreman, Am The foreman, Em Am Who need the death of me, Dm E He keeps on yellin’ for another car load, Am The bully, Em Am The boy he’ll never let you be, Dm G E But that’s the only way to build a railroad. [Interlude] Am Am Am Am Am [Verse 6] Am So listen now, Am I’ll tell you, Em Am If you’d really like to know, Dm E About the men who worked upon the railroad, Am They cursed the job to hell, boys, Em Am Cursed the job to hell, Dm G E ‘Cause that’s the only way to build a railroad, yes, Dm G That’s the only way, Dm G That’s the only way, Dm G Am That’s the only way to build a railroad. [Outro] Am Am Am Am A * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 9) Northern Journey Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaEeLjWvPiw Note: Slightly up tuned guitar. (Could be record player turning bit too fast). But if you want to play along to the YouTube provided you will need to up tune a bit (on my Boss TU-10 tuner three small notches up). [Chords] [Cadd9 x32033] [G/B x2003x] Capo: 3 fret [Intro] Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 [Verse 1] Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Last night as I lay sleeping, Dsus2 Cadd9 The snow drifts drifting, Dsus2 Cadd9 The cold wind blowing, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 I dreamed of mighty rivers, Dsus2 Cadd9 Carried me away. [Interlude] Dsus2 Cadd9 [Verse 2] Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Far away across the frozen tundra, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 It left my soul, on the shore of the northern sea, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 So north I must, to find that silver lining, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 And north I must, to find that pot of gold, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Yes north I must, though I have left behind me, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 All that I ever had, or so I’m told. Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 yes north I must, to find that silver lining, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 And north I must, to find that pot of gold, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Yes north I must, though I have left behind me, Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 Dsus2 Cadd9 All that I ever had, or so I’m told. [Outro] Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B Dsus2 Cadd9 G/B * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 10) Railroad Town Link to the version tabbed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-khA0Mfoqs Note: In the YouTube Link provided the song starts at 29:54 Worked out the lyrics to this song as not on the internet. If any corrections please let me know and I will correct. Thanks Capo: 3 fret [Intro] E B7 E A E F#m A E B7 [Verse 1] E There is, B7 Running east, E A And rails running west, E Running north, C#m Running south, F#m B7 Like steel rivers to the seas. [Verse 2] E And I knew, B7 When I saw, E A That old freight come whistling in, E But I figured out, F#m A E B7 From the Railroad to o o own. [Chorus] E Railroad town, (railroad town), B7 Railroad town, (railroad town), E A When you let your hair hang down, E It’s long and black, C#m From the soot, F#m B7 Of some fifty years or more, E When I come home, B7 You’ll be there, E A At the crossing of the tracks, E Stand with me, F#m A E B7 In the cold winter air . . . [Verse 3] E Soon look out, B7 Soon look out, E A Everything I said I meant, E You’re a place, C#m F#m B7 Far, far away, but so close to my heart. [Verse 4] E When I am gone, B7 I feel bad, E A Staying gone makes me sad, so, E I come back, F#m A E B7 To my railroad to o o own. [Chorus] E Railroad town, (railroad town), B7 Railroad town, (railroad town), E A When you let your hair hang down, E It’s long and black, C#m From the soot, F#m B7 Of some fifty years or more, E When I come home, B7 You’ll be there, E A At the crossing of the tracks, E Stand with me, F#m A E B7 In the cold winter air . . . [Outro] E B7 E A E F#m A E B7 E B7 E A E F#m A E B7 E