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Cwake up, raise the cuEmrtains
Fon your deep provinciCal eyes
Fspeak out, for i am certCain
Fthat it's no disguise
C'cause soldiers stoppiEmng traffic
Fcouldn't keep these wheeCls at bay
Ftheir guns smoked and thCe sun broke
Fand we hauled away
Cand did you get my messaEmge
Fon the peoples' radio?C  
Fi wrote it in albertaC  
Facross the prairie spine
Cand "i'd rather jump the Emborder
Fthan trail from east to Cwest."
Fthen get the booking ageCnt
Fto find another band
Cand mothers of the countEmry
Ftake two flags and make Ca sail
Fwe'll sail the big dominCion
Fthis song is falling...
Di built my rocket in a shed
i'm gonna launch it at tAhe sun
i'm gonna launch it from Dmy pad
Foh - could i get this?
Cit's my Gnorthern Cwish.
Cmeanwhile in the forestEm  
Fin a parliament of treesC  
Fthe ink will crack and dCry all up
Fbut the compass will swing, any-way
Cand we don't need mathemEmatics
Fwe don't need submarinesC  
Fto tell how far that the Cland does go
Funtil it hits the shore
Cand mothers of the countEmry
Ftake two flags and make Ca sail
Fwe'll sail the big dominCion
Fthis song is falling
Di built my rocket in a shed
i'm gonna launch it at tAhe sun
i'm gonna launch it from Dmy pad
Foh - could i get this?
Cit's my Gnorthern Cwish.
Cwake up, raise the curtaEmins
Fon your deep provincial Ceyes
Fspeak out for i am certaCin
Fthis song is overC  
the Go7 version adds a G chord between verses:
Fand we hauled away...G  
Cand mothers of the countEmry... etc.

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Northern Wish

by Rheostatics

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C Em

wake up, raise the curtains

F C

on your deep provincial eyes

F C

speak out, for i am certain

that it's no disguise

C Em

'cause soldiers stopping traffic

F C

couldn't keep these wheels at bay

F C

their guns smoked and the sun broke

and we hauled away

C Em

and did you get my message

F C

on the peoples' radio?

F C

i wrote it in alberta

across the prairie spine

C Em

and "i'd rather jump the border

F C

than trail from east to west."

F C

then get the booking agent

to find another band

C Em

and mothers of the country

F C

take two flags and make a sail

F C

we'll sail the big dominion

this song is falling...

i built my rocket in a shed

i'm gonna launch it at the sun

i'm gonna launch it from my pad

oh - could i get this?

C G C

it's my northern wish.

C Em

meanwhile in the forest

F C

in a parliament of trees

F C

the ink will crack and dry all up

but the compass will swing, any-way

C Em

and we don't need mathematics

F C

we don't need submarines

F C

to tell how far that the land does go

until it hits the shore

C Em

and mothers of the country

F C

take two flags and make a sail

F C

we'll sail the big dominion

this song is falling

i built my rocket in a shed

i'm gonna launch it at the sun

i'm gonna launch it from my pad

oh - could i get this?

C G C

it's my northern wish.

C Em

wake up, raise the curtains

F C

on your deep provincial eyes

F C

speak out for i am certain

F C

this song is over

the Go7 version adds a G chord between verses:

F G

and we hauled away...

C Em

and mothers of the country... etc.

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