The Land Of The Muskeg And The Shining Birch Tree
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
C C/E Am G C
[Verse 1]
C C/G F C
Oh ye girls in the village, ye girls in the town!
C/G Dm G
It's a long time, a very long time
C C/G Dm C
For a fella who's after bein' out on his own-
F Em Am
Out on his own-
G C Em
Where the whisky jack's a-whistling cheerful and free
G C Am
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
G C
The shining birch tree.
[Verse 2]
C C/G F C
Now it's all very well in the full of the day
C/G Dm G
When there's no time, not very much time
C C/G Dm C
For a man to keep thinking of the things that don't pay-
F Em Am
The things that don't pay-
G C Em
Where the rapids are rushing so grand and so free
G C Am
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
G C
The shining birch tree.
[Verse 3]
C C/G F C
But in the quiet of the evening when the camp settles down
C/G Dm G
And the night is cold, so very cold
C C/G Dm C
And old Rory Bory starts shifting around-
F Em Am
Shifting around-
G C Em
He'll think of the warm lips and the laughter so free
G C Am
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
G C
The shining birch tree
[Verse 4]
C C/G F C
Come the in-between seasons of the freeze-up or the thaw,
C/G Dm G
And it's let's go - hey, look out let's go,
C C/G Dm C
For we're off for some fun with the girls of the town-
F Em Am
The girls in the town-
G C Em
He's a popular guy when his money flows free
G C Am
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
G C
The shining birch tree
[Verse 5]
C C/G F C
And when the huskies are a-howling in the cold winter's dawn,
C/G Dm G
Then he'll recall, oh how he'll recall
C C/G Dm C
That he spent all his money with the girls in the town-
F Em Am
The girls in the town-
G C Em
So boys save your money or you'll all be like me
G C Am
In the land of the muskeg and the shining birch tree,
G C
The shining birch tree
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