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Breakfast In Hell

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[Intro]
Am   C  G  C G/B   Am
[Verse]                          C  
In the melting snows of Ontario
Where the Gwind'll make you Amshiver
'Twas the month of May up in CGeorgian Bay
Near the Gmouth of the Musquash AmRiver
Where the Cbears prowl and the Gcoyotes howl
And you can Chear the G/Bosprey scAmream
Back in 'GNinety-Nine we were cutting pine
And Csending it G/Bdown the stAmream
Young Sandy Gray came to CGo Home Bay
All the Gway from P.E.AmI.
Where the weather's rough and it Cmakes you tough
GAnd no man's afraid Amto die
Sandy Ccame a-smiling, Thirty GThousand Islands
Was the Cplace to G/Bclaim his glAmory
Now GSandy's gone, but his name lives on
CThis is G/BSandy's stAmory
[Chorus]
Young CSandy Gray lives Amon today in the Cechoes of a mighty Amyell
GListen close and you'll hear a ghost
In this Cstory G/Bthat I teAmll, boys
This Cstory G/Bthat I teAmll
Now Sandy Gray was boss of the Cmen who tossed
The Gtrees on to the Amshore
They'd come and go 'til they'd Cbuilt a floe
A hundred Gthousand logs or Ammore
Then he'd Cride 'em down toward GSevern Sound
To cut 'em Cup in the G/Bmills for tiAmmber
And Gships would haul, spring, summer and fall
'Til the Cice came G/Bin DeceAmmber
One Sabbath day, big CSandy Gray
Came into Gcamp with a peavey on his Amshoulder
With a thunder crack he Cdropped his axe
And the Groom got a little bit Amcolder
Said, “CCome on all you, we got Gwork to do
We gotta Cgive her G/Ball we can giAmve her”
“There's a Gjam of logs at the little jog
Near the Cmouth of the G/BMusquash RiAmver”
With no time to pray on the CLord's day
They were Ghoping for god's forAmgiveness
But the jam was high in a Ctroubled sky
And they Gset out about their Ambusiness
They Cpoked with their poles and Gran with the rolls
And Ctried to G/Bstay on their feAmet
Every Gtrick they tried, and one man cried
“This Clog jam's G/Bgot us beAmat!”
[Chorus]
But CSandy Gray was Amnot afraid and he Clet out a mighty Amyell
“GI'll be damned, we'll break this jam
Or it's Cbreakfast G/Bin HeAmll, boys”C  
“BreakG/Bfast in HeAmll!”
[Instrumental]
Am  C  G   Am  C  G   Am  C  G  C G/B   Am   G   C G/B   Am   C G/B   Am
[Verse]                                 C  
Now every one of the men did the work of ten
And GSandy scrambled up to the Amtop
He's working like a dog, heaving Cthirty foot logs
And it Glooked like he'd never Amstop
And they Cstruggled on, these Gmen so strong
'Til the Cjam beG/Bgan to swAmay
Then they Gdove for cover to the banks of the river
All exCcept for G/BSandy GrAmay
Now with thoughts of death, they Cheld their breath
As they Gsaw their friend go Amdown
They all knew, in a Csecond or two
He'd be Gcrushed or frozen or Amdrowned
Then they Csaw him fall, they Gheard him call
Just Conce, G/Bthen it was ovAmer
Young GSandy Gray gave his life that day
Near the Cmouth of the G/BMusquash RiAmver
[Chorus]
But CSandy Gray was Amnot afraid and he Clet out a mighty Amyell
“GI'll be damned, we'll break this jam
Or it's Cbreakfast G/Bin HeAmll, boys”C  
“BreakG/Bfast in HeAmll!”C  G  C  G/B  Am  
[Verse]
East of Giant's Tomb there's Cplenty of room
There's no Gfences and no Amwalls
And if you listen close, Cyou'll hear a ghost
GDown by Sandy Gray AmFalls
Through the Ctops of the trees, you'll Ghear in the breeze
The Cechoes of a G/Bmighty yeAmll
“GI'll be damned, we'll break this jam
Or it's Cbreakfast G/Bin HeAmll!”
[Chorus]
And CSandy Gray lives Amon today in the Cechoes of  a mighty Amyell
“GI'll be damned, we'll break this jam
Or it's Cbreakfast G/Bin HeAmll, boys”C  
“BreakG/Bfast in HeAmll!”
[Outro]
C  G  Am  G  Am  G  Am

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Breakfast In Hell

by Slaid Cleaves

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/B

[Intro]

Am C G C G/B Am

[Verse]

In the melting snows of Ontario

G Am

Where the wind'll make you shiver

'Twas the month of May up in Georgian Bay

G Am

Near the mouth of the Musquash River

C G

Where the bears prowl and the coyotes howl

C G/B Am

And you can hear the osprey scream

Back in 'Ninety-Nine we were cutting pine

C G/B Am

And sending it down the stream

Young Sandy Gray came to Go Home Bay

G Am

All the way from P.E.I.

Where the weather's rough and it makes you tough

G Am

And no man's afraid to die

C G

Sandy came a-smiling, Thirty Thousand Islands

C G/B Am

Was the place to claim his glory

Now Sandy's gone, but his name lives on

C G/B Am

This is Sandy's story

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

Young Sandy Gray lives on today in the echoes of a mighty yell

Listen close and you'll hear a ghost

C G/B Am

In this story that I tell, boys

C G/B Am

This story that I tell

Now Sandy Gray was boss of the men who tossed

G Am

The trees on to the shore

They'd come and go 'til they'd built a floe

G Am

A hundred thousand logs or more

C G

Then he'd ride 'em down toward Severn Sound

C G/B Am

To cut 'em up in the mills for timber

And ships would haul, spring, summer and fall

C G/B Am

'Til the ice came in December

One Sabbath day, big Sandy Gray

G Am

Came into camp with a peavey on his shoulder

With a thunder crack he dropped his axe

G Am

And the room got a little bit colder

C G

Said, “Come on all you, we got work to do

C G/B Am

We gotta give her all we can give her”

“There's a jam of logs at the little jog

C G/B Am

Near the mouth of the Musquash River”

With no time to pray on the Lord's day

G Am

They were hoping for god's forgiveness

But the jam was high in a troubled sky

G Am

And they set out about their business

C G

They poked with their poles and ran with the rolls

C G/B Am

And tried to stay on their feet

Every trick they tried, and one man cried

C G/B Am

“This log jam's got us beat!”

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

But Sandy Gray was not afraid and he let out a mighty yell

“I'll be damned, we'll break this jam

C G/B Am C

Or it's breakfast in Hell, boys”

G/B Am

“Breakfast in Hell!”

[Instrumental]

Am C G Am C G Am C G C G/B Am G C G/B Am C G/B Am

[Verse]

Now every one of the men did the work of ten

G Am

And Sandy scrambled up to the top

He's working like a dog, heaving thirty foot logs

G Am

And it looked like he'd never stop

C G

And they struggled on, these men so strong

C G/B Am

'Til the jam began to sway

Then they dove for cover to the banks of the river

C G/B Am

All except for Sandy Gray

Now with thoughts of death, they held their breath

G Am

As they saw their friend go down

They all knew, in a second or two

G Am

He'd be crushed or frozen or drowned

C G

Then they saw him fall, they heard him call

C G/B Am

Just once, then it was over

Young Sandy Gray gave his life that day

C G/B Am

Near the mouth of the Musquash River

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

But Sandy Gray was not afraid and he let out a mighty yell

“I'll be damned, we'll break this jam

C G/B Am C

Or it's breakfast in Hell, boys”

G/B Am C G C G/B Am

“Breakfast in Hell!”

[Verse]

East of Giant's Tomb there's plenty of room

G Am

There's no fences and no walls

And if you listen close, you'll hear a ghost

G Am

Down by Sandy Gray Falls

C G

Through the tops of the trees, you'll hear in the breeze

C G/B Am

The echoes of a mighty yell

“I'll be damned, we'll break this jam

C G/B Am

Or it's breakfast in Hell!”

[Chorus]

C Am C Am

And Sandy Gray lives on today in the echoes of a mighty yell

“I'll be damned, we'll break this jam

C G/B Am C

Or it's breakfast in Hell, boys”

G/B Am

“Breakfast in Hell!”

[Outro]

C G Am G Am G Am

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