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Bluenose by Stan Rogers
Bluenose
4/4
Standard Tuning No Capo
Intro:
/ Am / C
Once a - / gain with the tide, she / slips her lines,
/ C / Am
Turns her / head and comes a - / wake,
/ Am / C
Where she / lay so still there at / Privateers Wharf,
/ F / Am
Now she / quickly gathers / way,
/ Am / / C
She will / range far / south of the / harbour mouth, and
/ C / D / /
Re - / joice with every / wave, / /
Am / C / F / /
Who will know the / Bluenose in the / sun.
/ Am / C
Feel her / bow rise free of / Mother sea,
/ C / Am
In a / sunburst cloud of / spray,
/ Am / C
That / stings the cheek, while the / rigging will speak
/ F / Am
Of / sea miles gone a - / way,
/ Am / C
She is / always best under / full press,
/ C / D / /
Hard / over as she'll / lay. / /
Chorus: @2
Am / C / Am / /
Who will know the / Bluenose in the / sun,
/ Am / C
The / proud past queen of the / Grand Banks fleet,
/ C / Am
Port - / rayed on every / dime,
/ Am / D
Knew / hard work in her / time,
/ F / Am
Hard / work in every / line.
/ Am / C
The / rich man's toys o' the / Gloucester boys,
/ C / Am
With their / token bit of / cod,
/ Am / C
They / snapped their spars and / strained to pass
/ C
her / by,
/ F / Am
But she / left them all be - / hind,
/ D
Now her namesake / daughter re - mains,
/ F / Am
To / show what she has / been.
/ C
What every / school boy remembers, and
F / Am
Will not come a - / gain,
/ Am / C
To / think she's the last of the / Grand Bank
schooners,
/ Am / D / /
That / fed so many / men. / /
Chorus: @2
Am / C / F / /
Who will know the / Bluenose in the / sun./ /
Break: Fiddle
/ Am / C
So does she / not take wing like a / living thing,
C / Am
Child of the moving / tide
/ Am / C
See her / pass with grace on the / water's face
/ F / Am
With / clean and quiet / pride
/ Am / C
Our / own tall ship of / great renown,
/ Am / D / /
Still / lifts unto the / sky./ /
Am / C / F /
Who will know the / Bluenose in the / sun? /
Am / C / Am /
Who will know the / Bluenose in the / sun? /
Am / C / Am
Who will know the / Bluenose in the / sun?
/ C / Am
Know the / Bluenose in the / sun, @ 3 ?
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version 2
Intro: Am
Am G
Once again with the tide, she slips her lines,
F
Turns her head and comes awake,
Am G
Where she lay so still there at Privateers Wharf,
F
Now she quickly gathers way,
C Em
She will range far south of the harbour mouth, and
Am D
Rejoice with every wave,
Am C Am
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am G
Feel her bow rise free of Mother sea,
F
In a sunburst cloud of spray,
Am G
That stings the cheek, while the rigging will speak
F
Of sea miles gone away,
C Em
She is always best under full press,
Am D
Hard over as she'll lay.
Am C F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am C F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am C
The proud past queen of the Grand Banks fleet,
Em Am
Portrayed on every dime,
Em Am
Knew hard work in her time,
Em N/C
Hard work in every line.
Am C
The rich man's toys of the Gloucester boys,
Em Am
With their token bit of cod,
Am D G
They snapped their spars and strained to pass her by,
Em
But she left them all behind,
Am G
Now her namesake daughter remains,
F
To show what she has been.
Am G
What every school boy remembers, and
F
Will not come again,
C Em
To think she's the last of the Grand Bank schooners,
Am D
That fed so many men.
Am C F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am C F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Break: Fiddle
Am C F
Am C D
Am C F
Am C D
Am G
So does she not take wing like a living thing,
F
Child of the moving tide,
Am G
See her pass with grace on the water's face,
F
With clean and quiet pride,
C Em
Our own tall ship of great renown,
Am D
Still lifts unto the sky.
Am C F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am C F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am
Know the Bluenose in the sun
Am Em Am
Know the Bluenose in the sun
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version 3
Am G
Once again with the tide she slips her lines
F G
Turns her head and comes awake
Am G
Where she lay so still there at Privateer's Wharf
F
Now she quickly gathers way
C
She will range far south
E
From the harbor mouth
Am D
And rejoice with every wave
Am G F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
Am G
Feel her bow rise free of mother sea
F G
In a sunburst cloud of spray
Am
That stings the cheek
G
While the rigging will speak
F G
Of sea miles gone away
C E
She is always best under full press
Am D
Hard over as she'll lay
Am G F G
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
Am G F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
D G
The proud fast queen of the Grand Banks fleet
C E
Portrayed on every dime
Am D
Knew hard work in her time
Am G D
Hard work in every line
D G
The rich men's toys are the Gloucester boys
C E
With their token bit 'o cod
Am G Am
They snap their spars and strain to pass her by
G D
But she left them all behind
Am G
Now only her namesake daughter remains
F G Am
To show what she has been
G
What every schoolboy remembers
F
And will not come again
C E
To think she's the last of the Grand Banks schooners
Am D
That fed so many men
Am G F G
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
Am G F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
(break)
Am
So does she not take wing
G
Like a living thing
F G
Child of the moving tide
Am
See her fast swift grace
G
On the water's face
F
With gleamin' quiet pride
C E
Our own tall ship of great renown
Am D
Still lifts unto the sky
Am G F G
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
Am G F G
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
Am G F
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun
Am G D
know the Bluenose in the sun
C G Am
know the Bluenose in the sun
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version 4
Chords: Am/G = 3x2210
Fmaj7 = 133210
E7 = 012230 or 010200
Dsus4 = xx0233
Intro: Am Am/G Fmaj7 G
Am Am/G Fmaj7 G
Am Am/G
Once again with the tide, she slips her lines,
Fmaj7 G
Turns her head and comes awake
Am Am/G
Where she lay so still there at Privateers Wharf,
Fmaj7
Now she quickly gathers way,
G C E7
She will range far south of the harbour mouth, and
Am D Dsus4 D
Rejoice with every wave,
Am G F G
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Feel her bow rise free of Mother sea,
In a sunburst cloud of spray,
That stings the cheek, while the rigging will speak
Of sea miles gone away,
She is always best under full press,
Hard over as she'll lay.
Am G F G
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Am G Am
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
D G
The proud past queen of the Grand Banks fleet,
C E7
Portrayed on every dime,
Am D
Knew hard work in her time,
Am N/C
Hard work in every line.
D G
The rich man's toys of the Gloucester boys,
C E7
With their token bit of cod,
Am D G
They snapped their spars and strained to pass her by,
E7
But she left them all behind,
Now her namesake daughter remains,
To show what she has been.
What every school boy remembers, and
Will not come again,
To think she's the last of the Grand Bank schooners,
That fed so many men.
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Break:
Am C F
Am C D
Am C F
Am C D
So does she not take wing like a living thing,
Child of the moving tide,
See her pass with grace on the water's face,
With clean and quiet pride,
Our own tall ship of great renown,
Still lifts unto the sky.
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Who will know the Bluenose in the sun.
Know the Bluenose in the sun
Know the Bluenose in the sun
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