Gordon Bok – Canso Strait (Guitar)
Capo 1
Key
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Chords
[Intro]
D Em7 A7 G D Em7 D
[Verse]
Em7 In Canso Strait our vessel lay A7 G D Em7 D We'd just returned from out the Bay Em7 A schooner built both stout and strong A7 D And to Gloucester she did belong
[Verse]
Em7 We were homeward bound and ready for sea A7 G D Em7 D When our drunken captain got on a spree Em7 He come on board and to us did say A7 D "Get your anchors, boys, and fill away"
[Verse]
Em7 Well, we got our anchors at his command A7 G D Em7 D And with all sail set, we left the land Em7 We left old Sand Point on our lee A7 D And headed her out against a steep head-sea
[Instrumental]
D Em7 A7 G D Em7 D
[Verse]
Em7 Well, the night come on, the dark clouds lower A7 G D Em7 D The wind did howl and the waves did roar Em7 An angry wave from the angry sky A7 D It knocked her down about half-mast high
[Verse]
Em7 Well, the jib-sheets parted, which eased her some A7 G D Em7 D She come head-to-wind and she rose again Em7 We got our jibs in and a new sheet bent A7 D And straight'way aft to our captain went
[Verse]
Em7 We kindly asked him to shorten sail A7 G D Em7 D Or we'd be lost in the heavy gale Em7 He cursed and swore, that if the wind would blow A7 D He'd show us how his old boat could go
[Verse]
Em7 Then up spoke one of our gallant men A7 G D Em7 D "There's twelve of us right here at hand Em7 We'll reef her down and to sea we'll go A7 D And if you refuse, you'll be tied below"
[Verse]
Em7 Well, the seas did roar and the wind did rave A7 G D Em7 D We never thought our lives we'd save Em7 But we reefed her down to her own success A7 D She's like a bird swinging for the nest
[Instrumental]
D Em7 A7 G D Em7 D
[Verse]
Em7 She's headed up off the Cape Shore now A7 G D Em7 D She knocks the white foam off her bow Em7 Oh, never again will I ever sail A7 D With a drunken captain and a heavy gale