Here's a song I've wanted to play on guitar for a while. Nice Canadian tune! Very patriotic!
If you find anything that should be changed, by all means correct me. Because I'm not 100% sure about the lines
in the chorus "Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers". I've had trouble with that spot. It doesn't
sound awful, but if you find something better, let me know.
Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHt1DgeRwuo
Standard tuning - No capo
Verse 1:
D G
I have walked on the strand of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland
D A
Lazed on the ridge of the Miramichi
D G
Seen the waves tear and roar on the stone coast of Labrador
D A D
Watched them roll back to the Great Northern Sea
Verse 2:
D G
I have welcomed the dawn from the fields of Saskatchewan
D A
Followed the sun to the Vancouver shore
D G
Watched it climb shiny new up the snow peaks of Caribou
D A D
Up to the clouds where the wild Rockies soar
Chorus:
A D
From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland
Bm A E7 A7
'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers
D G
From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes
D A D
Something to sing about, this land of ours
Verse 3:
D G
I have wandered my way to the wild wood of Hudson Bay
D A
Treated my toes to Quebec's morning dew
D G
Where the sweet summer breeze kissed the leaves of the maple trees
D A D
Sharing this song that I'm singing with you
Verse 4:
D G
I have felt in my heart something I thought my never start
D A
A song deep inside that I felt all along
D G
A voice of you and me that has grown into harmony
D A D
Giving this world a lesson in song
Chorus:
A D
From the Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland
Bm A E7 A7
'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers
D G
From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes
D A D
Something to sing about, this land of ours
Verse 5:
D G
Yes there's something to sing about, tune up a string about
D A
Call out in chorus or quietly hum
D G
Of a land that is still young, with a ballad that's still unsung
D A D
Telling the promise of great things to come
Chorus:
A D
I’m talkin’ Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland
Bm A E7 A7
'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers
D G
From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes
D A D
Something to sing about, this land of ours
Chorus:
A D
I’m talkin’ Vancouver Island to the Alberta Highland
Bm A E7 A7
'Cross the Prairies, the lakes to Ontario's towers
D G
From the sound of Mount Royal's chimes, up to the Maritimes
D A D
Something to sing about, this land of ours
A
Yes there’s something to sing about...
D
This land of ours!
