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Saskatchewan
Written By: Dave Bidini and Martin Tielli
On the album "Melville"
riff
e|----------------|
B|------0---3--0--|
G|----0---2-------|
D|--0-------------|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
[G] The moon hung high? in the [Em] canopy of sky
        [C] Home Caroline Home  [G] 
[G] The coastline neared? and the [Em] deckhands cheered
        [C] Home Caroline Home  [G] 
[G] The mast stood tall? like the [Em] best of us all
[C] Home Caroline Home  [G] 
[G] I thought of the clear light?on your [Em] hands and on the wood
        [C] In a church? in Saskatchewan
[G] [A]
[G] On the shore appeared men? like a [Em] welcoming parade
        [C]Banners, flags, and arsenal  [G]
[G] But they were not what they [Em] appeared to be? as their white flags fell
        [C] Banners, flags, and arsenal  [G]
[G] I looked up at the moon? and at the [Em] water down below
        [C] Home Caroline Home  [G]
[G] I tried to remember things? that the [Em] pastor used to say
        [C] In a church? in Saskatchewan
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[Dm] Everyone raced onto the [C] deck [Am] [C]
[Dm] I tried to shoot but I just wretched [C] [Am] [C]
[Dm] We must wrestle back what we had sown [C] [Am] [C]
[Dm] We must wrestle back what we had left [C] [Am]
[G] I could not fire, and I [D] don't know [G] why
[C] Then I knew the truth  [G]
[G] I felt I got what [D] I de [G] served
[C] Then I knew the truth
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
[G] [Em] [C] [G]
[G] I lay on the deck? as the [Em] cannon balls soared by overhead
        [C] Home Caroline Home  [G]
[G] The hull gave in? water came [Em] rushing in across the deck
[C] Home Caroline Home  [G]
[G] I thought of the farm? and the [Em] work to be done
        [C] Home Caroline Home  [G] 
[G] I thought of the clean light? and the [Em] places that we'd hide
        [C] In a church? in Saskatchewan
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[Dm] Everyone raced onto the [C] deck [Am] [C]
[Dm] I tried to shoot but I could not [C] [Am] [C]
[Dm] We must wrestle back what we had sown [C] [Am] [C]
[Dm] We must wrestle back what we had left [C] [Am]
[G] I could not fire, and I [D] don't know [G] why
[C] Then I knew the truth  [G]
[G] I felt I got what [D] I de [G] served
[C] Then I knew the truth
[G] [A] [G] [A]
[G] [A] [G] [A]
end on [G]

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Saskatchewan

by Rheostatics

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Saskatchewan

Written By: Dave Bidini and Martin Tielli

On the album "Melville"

riff

e|----------------|

B|------0---3--0--|

G|----0---2-------|

D|--0-------------|

A|----------------|

E|----------------|

G Em

[] The moon hung high? in the [] canopy of sky

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] The coastline neared? and the [] deckhands cheered

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] The mast stood tall? like the [] best of us all

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] I thought of the clear light?on your [] hands and on the wood

[] In a church? in Saskatchewan

G A

[] []

G Em

[] On the shore appeared men? like a [] welcoming parade

C G

[]Banners, flags, and arsenal []

G Em

[] But they were not what they [] appeared to be? as their white flags fell

C G

[] Banners, flags, and arsenal []

G Em

[] I looked up at the moon? and at the [] water down below

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] I tried to remember things? that the [] pastor used to say

[] In a church? in Saskatchewan

G A G A

[] [] [] []

Dm C Am C

[] Everyone raced onto the [] deck [] []

Dm C Am C

[] I tried to shoot but I just wretched [] [] []

Dm C Am C

[] We must wrestle back what we had sown [] [] []

Dm C Am

[] We must wrestle back what we had left [] []

G D G

[] I could not fire, and I [] don't know [] why

C G

[] Then I knew the truth []

G D G

[] I felt I got what [] I de [] served

[] Then I knew the truth

G Em C G

[] [] [] []

G Em C G

[] [] [] []

G Em

[] I lay on the deck? as the [] cannon balls soared by overhead

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] The hull gave in? water came [] rushing in across the deck

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] I thought of the farm? and the [] work to be done

C G

[] Home Caroline Home []

G Em

[] I thought of the clean light? and the [] places that we'd hide

[] In a church? in Saskatchewan

G A G A

[] [] [] []

Dm C Am C

[] Everyone raced onto the [] deck [] []

Dm C Am C

[] I tried to shoot but I could not [] [] []

Dm C Am C

[] We must wrestle back what we had sown [] [] []

Dm C Am

[] We must wrestle back what we had left [] []

G D G

[] I could not fire, and I [] don't know [] why

C G

[] Then I knew the truth []

G D G

[] I felt I got what [] I de [] served

[] Then I knew the truth

G A G A

[] [] [] []

G A G A

[] [] [] []

end on []

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