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Coureur d'étoile
Capo (+4)
[Intro]
Am   G   Am   G   Am   G    F    G    Am
[Verse]
AmBig boat going Gdown the St. Lawrence
AmOut to that eastern Gsea
From Amdeep inland to the GAtlantic shore
FSo many Gmiles of Amhistory
AmTrans Canada train Gpassing again
AmIron rail rhythm, all aGboard
AmNorth to South, Geast to west
FSo many Gmiles, so many Ammore
[Chorus]
The Cwater, the rail, the Gwide open sky
Those Ftrucks gearing Amdown
That Ctrain whistle cry, that Gjet flying high
That Fbig ship warning Amsound
DmThrough this country’s wilderness, Fthrough the heat and the Amsnow
DmBurning ashphalt to Eice covered roads
From Ccoureur de bois to Gcoureur d'étoile
There’s Fstill so Gmany miles to Amgo
[Instrumental]
   C     G     F    Am-     C     G     F     G      Am  
[Verse]
AmPassing plane Gthrough the Western sky
AmOver the mountains and Gtrees
Am500 miles an hour aGbove the clouds
F3,000 mGiles sea to Amsea
AmBig truck on the GTrans Canada
AmHear that diesel Groar
AmSmoke from the stack, Gdon’t look back
FSo many Gmiles, so many Ammore
[Chorus]
The Cwater, the rail, the Gwide open sky
Those Ftrucks gearing Amdown
That Ctrain whistle cry, that Gjet flying high
That Fbig ship warning Amsound
DmThrough this country’s wilderness, Fthrough the heat and the Amsnow
DmBurning ashphalt to Eice covered roads
From Ccoureur de bois to Gcoureur d'étoile
There’s Fstill so Gmany miles to Amgo
[Instrumental]
   C     G     F    Am-     C     G     F     G    Am-     F     G    Am-    F     G  Am  

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Coureur Détoile

by John and Sheila Ludgate

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Coureur d'étoile

Capo (+4)

[Intro]

Am G Am G Am G F G Am

[Verse]

Am G

Big boat going down the St. Lawrence

Am G

Out to that eastern sea

Am G

From deep inland to the Atlantic shore

F G Am

So many miles of history

Am G

Trans Canada train passing again

Am G

Iron rail rhythm, all aboard

Am G

North to South, east to west

F G Am

So many miles, so many more

[Chorus]

C G

The water, the rail, the wide open sky

F Am

Those trucks gearing down

C G

That train whistle cry, that jet flying high

F Am

That big ship warning sound

Dm F Am

Through this country’s wilderness, through the heat and the snow

Dm E

Burning ashphalt to ice covered roads

C G

From coureur de bois to coureur d'étoile

F G Am

There’s still so many miles to go

[Instrumental]

C G F Am C G F G Am

[Verse]

Am G

Passing plane through the Western sky

Am G

Over the mountains and trees

Am G

500 miles an hour above the clouds

F G Am

3,000 miles sea to sea

Am G

Big truck on the Trans Canada

Am G

Hear that diesel roar

Am G

Smoke from the stack, don’t look back

F G Am

So many miles, so many more

[Chorus]

C G

The water, the rail, the wide open sky

F Am

Those trucks gearing down

C G

That train whistle cry, that jet flying high

F Am

That big ship warning sound

Dm F Am

Through this country’s wilderness, through the heat and the snow

Dm E

Burning ashphalt to ice covered roads

C G

From coureur de bois to coureur d'étoile

F G Am

There’s still so many miles to go

[Instrumental]

C G F Am C G F G Am F G Am F G Am

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