SONG: OH CANADA ARTIST: MISSY HIGGINS TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] OH CANADA MISSY HIGGINS CAPO: NONE INTRO: (SPOKEN) D#m More informatiomn has come to light about 3 year old Syrian boy Alan Kurdi whose body was found recently washed up on a beach in Turkey. Refugee advocates now say his families ultimate goal was to reach asylum in Canada. VERSE: D#m C# G# He was carried from the water by a soldier D#m C# G# And the picture screams a thousand different words D#m C# G# He was running from the terror with his father D#m C# G# Who once believed that nothing could be worse D#m C# G# So he’d handed a man two thousand precious dollars D#m C# G# The way you’d rest a bird in a lion’s open jaw D#m C# G# And he told the boys that Canada was waiting B C# That there was hope upon her golden shores B C# But at night he said a quiet prayer into the wind CHORUS: B F# C# D#m Oh Canada, if you can hear me now F# B F# C# Won’t you open up your arms towards the sea? F# B F# C# D#m Oh Canada, if you can help me out F# B F# C# B F# F# C# D#m B F# C# All I ever wanted was a safe place for my fam-i-ly VERSE: D#m C# G# Well the days were long but the nights were even longer D#m C# G# And the baby boys never left their mothers’ side D#m C# G# But the boat was small and the waves were getting stronger B C# And they began to fear they’d not survive D#m C# G# So the father said “We gotta hold each other tighter D#m C# G# I’m not losing everything I love tonight D#m C# G# And we’ve come so far I know that out there somewhere B C# There’s a place where we won't have to fear for our lives” B F# C# But as he held onto the side of the boat he looked up at the sky CHORUS: F# B F# C# D#m Oh Canada, if you can hear me now F# B F# C# Won’t you open up your arms towards the sea F# B F# C# D#m Oh my Canada, if you can help me out F# B F# C# B F# C# D#m B F# C# The sea is churning I think we’re going doooooooooooooooown F# B F# C# D#m Oh Canada, if you can hear me now B F# C# Won’t you open up your arms towards me B F# C# D#m Oh, anyone please help me out B F# C# B F# C# D#m B F# C# All I ever wanted was a safe place for my familyyyyyyyyyyy OUTRO: D#m C# G# There’s a million ways to justify your fear D#m C# G# There’s a million ways to measure out your words D#m F# C# But the body of Alan being laid upon the sand B Tell me how do you live with that? ========================= CAPO: 1st FRET =========================== SONG: OH CANADA ARTIST: MISSY HIGGINS TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] OH CANADA MISSY HIGGINS CAPO: 1st FRET INTRO: (SPOKEN) Dm More informatiomn has come to light about 3 year old Syrian boy Alan Kurdi whose body was found recently washed up on a beach in Turkey. Refugee advocates now say his families ultimate goal was to reach asylum in Canada. VERSE: Dm C G He was carried from the water by a soldier Dm C G And the picture screams a thousand different words Dm C G He was running from the terror with his father Dm C G Who once believed that nothing could be worse Dm C G So he’d handed a man two thousand precious dollars Dm C G The way you’d rest a bird in a lion’s open jaw Dm C G And he told the boys that Canada was waiting Bb C That there was hope upon her golden shores Bb C But at night he said a quiet prayer into the wind CHORUS: Bb F C Dm Oh Canada, if you can hear me now F Bb F C Won’t you open up your arms towards the sea? F Bb F C Dm Oh Canada, if you can help me out F Bb F C Bb F F C Dm Bb F C All I ever wanted was a safe place for my fam-i-ly VERSE: Dm C G Well the days were long but the nights were even longer Dm C G And the baby boys never left their mothers’ side Dm C G But the boat was small and the waves were getting stronger Bb C And they began to fear they’d not survive Dm C G So the father said “We gotta hold each other tighter Dm C G I’m not losing everything I love tonight Dm C G And we’ve come so far I know that out there somewhere Bb C There’s a place where we won't have to fear for our lives” Bb F C But as he held onto the side of the boat he looked up at the sky CHORUS: F Bb F C Dm Oh Canada, if you can hear me now F Bb F C Won’t you open up your arms towards the sea F Bb F C Dm Oh my Canada, if you can help me out F Bb F C Bb F C Dm Bb F C The sea is churning I think we’re going doooooooooooooooown F Bb F C Dm Oh Canada, if you can hear me now Bb F C Won’t you open up your arms towards me Bb F C Dm Oh, anyone please help me out Bb F C Bb F C Dm Bb F C All I ever wanted was a safe place for my familyyyyyyyyyyy OUTRO: Dm C G There’s a million ways to justify your fear Dm C G There’s a million ways to measure out your words Dm F C But the body of Alan being laid upon the sand Bb Tell me how do you live with that?
