D///G///C///G///A///D CAPO 3 D G D There was a time in this fair land when the railroads did not run D G D A When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun D And long before the white man and long before the wheel A D A//D A//D When the green dark forest was too silent to be real D But time has no beginnings and hist'ry has no bounds A As to this verdant country they came from all around D They sailed upon her waterways and they walked the forests tall A D Built the mines the mills and the factories for the good of us all A//D A//D D And when the young man's fancy was turning in the spring A The railroad men grew restless for to hear the hammers ring D Their minds were overflowing with the visions of the day A D With many a fortune won and lost and many a debt to pay A Em For They ..Looked in the future and what did they see C D They saw an iron road runnin' from the sea to the sea A Em Bringin the goods to a young growin' land C D All up from the seaports and into her hands A D A D Look away said they across this mighty land A D From the eastern shore to the western strand ///A Em Bring in the workers and bring up the rails C D We've gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails A Em Open 'er heart let the lifeblood flow C D Gotta get on our way cause we're moving too slow A Em Bring in the workers and bring up the rails C D We've gotta lay down the tracks and tear up the trails A Em Open 'er heart let the lifeblood flow C D Gotta get on our way cause we're moving too slow C A Get on our way cause we're movin' too slow... A7 //// G// D G A Behind the blue Rockies the sun is declinin' D G Em A The stars they come stealin' at the close of the day D G A Across the wide prairie our loved ones lie sleeping D G A D Beyond the dark oceans in a place far away D G A We are the navvies who work upon the railway D G Em A Swingin our hammers in the bright blazing sun D G A Livin' on stew and drinking bad whiskey D G A D Bendin' our backs till the long days is done D G A We are the navvies who work upon the railway D G Em A Swingin our hammers in the bright blazing sun D G A Layin' down track and buildin' the bridges D G D A Bendin' our old backs till the railroad is done.. A//D A//D A///D tempo change A Em So over the mountains and over the plains C D Into the muskeg and into the rain A Em Up the St. Lawrence all the way to Gaspe Bay C D Swingin' our hammers and drawin' our pay A Em Drivin' 'em in and tyin' 'em down C D Away to the bunkhouse and into the town A Em A dollar a day and a place for my head C A A drink to the livin' a toast to the dead D A D Oh the song of the future has been sung, all the battles have been won A D O'er the mountain tops we stand, all the world at our command A D A We have opened up this soil with our teardrops...and our toil… For there D Was a time in this fair land when the railroads did not run A When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun D Long before the white man and long before the wheel A C D When the green dark forest was too silent to be real A C D When the green dark forest was too silent to be real A And many are the dead men… C Em D ///// Too silent... To be real