{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2508441,"song":"Canso Strait","artist":"Gordon Bok","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11510002-canso-strait-chords-by-gordon-bok/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2508441?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nIn Canso Strait our vessel lay[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe'd just returned from out the Bay[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nA schooner built both stout and strong[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd to Gloucester she did belong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe were homeward bound and ready for sea[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen our drunken captain got on a spree[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nHe come on board and to us did say[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Get your anchors, boys, and fill away\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWell, we got our anchors at his command[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]A7[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd with all sail set, we left the land[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe left old Sand Point on our lee[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd headed her out against a steep head-sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWell, the night come on, the dark clouds lower[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe wind did howl and the waves did roar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nAn angry wave from the angry sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt knocked her down about half-mast high[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWell, the jib-sheets parted, which eased her some[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe come head-to-wind and she rose again[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe got our jibs in and a new sheet bent[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd straight'way aft to our captain went[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe kindly asked him to shorten sail[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOr we'd be lost in the heavy gale[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                            [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nHe cursed and swore, that if the wind would blow[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe'd show us how his old boat could go[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nThen up spoke one of our gallant men[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A7[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"There's twelve of us right here at hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWe'll reef her down and to sea we'll go[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A7[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd if you refuse, you'll be tied below\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nWell, the seas did roar and the wind did rave[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe never thought our lives we'd save[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nBut we reefed her down to her own success[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A7[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe's like a bird swinging for the nest[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch]   [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nShe's headed up off the Cape Shore now[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nShe knocks the white foam off her bow[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nOh, never again will I ever sail[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith a drunken captain and a heavy gale[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nD     Em7   A7  G D  Em7 D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD   Em7   A7  G D  Em7 D\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nD   Em7   A7  G D  Em7 D\n\n[Verse]","chords":["D","Em7","A7","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}