2 acessos
Dm [Verse 1] Dm C Am Dm When first I did appear upon this native soil Dm Gm C Dm All up and down this country at labor I did toil Dm C Am Dm I slumbered in the moonlight and I rose with the sun Dm Gm C Dm I rambled through the canyons where the cold rivers run [Verse 2] Dm C Am Dm When first I did come down where the land meets the sea Dm Gm C Dm The people said who are you and what would your name be Dm C Am Dm I said I have no home and I am no man's son Dm Gm C Dm 'Twas inland I was born and from inland that I come [Chorus] Am Dm In the good land I was young and I was strong Am Dm No one dared to call me son Am Happy just to see my day's work done Dm See my day's work done [Interlude] C Am Dm [Verse 3] Dm C Am Dm So I swung an axe as a timberjack and I worked the Quebec mines Dm Gm C Dm And on the golden prairie I rode the big combines Dm C Am Dm I sailed the maritime waters of many a seaport town Dm Gm C Dm Built the highways and the byways to the western salmon grounds [Interlude] Am Dm [Verse 4] Dm C Am Dm I've gazed upon the good times I've seen the bad times, too Dm Gm C Dm Felt many a cold and bitter wind and many a mornin' dew Dm C Am Dm I've watched the country growin' like a fair and mighty thing Dm Gm C Dm And on the still of a summer night I've heard the mountains ring [Chorus] Am Dm In the good land I was young and I was strong Am Dm No one dared to call me son Am Happy just to see my day's work done Dm See my day's work done [Interlude] C Am Dm [Verse 5] Dm C Am Dm But now the seeds are planted and the gates are open wide Dm Gm C Dm The old ways are forgotten there's no place left to hide Dm C Am Dm And the legacy I'm leavin' you is not very hard to find Dm Gm C Dm You'll see it all around you at this crossroads of time C Dm In the sweet soil it's a-growin' at the crossroads of time