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[Intro]
G Bm Em D
[Verse]
GFishing on the prairies after the fish has gone
CDon’t care for the weather, longs fDor the Gfog
Dreams of boy hood Bmdays hauling tEmraps and setting Gtrawls
HCeaded out the Ambay each day sDpring time to the fGall
[Chorus]
Catching Cfish was never Geasy, hard Dwork for boy and Emman
Where the wCind is warm and bGreezy, when its blowDing off the lGand
Its hCard to leave the iGsland, for a pDlace that he cant sEmtand
And a pCart of him is dGying, pulling oDil from the sGandD  Em  D  
[Verse]
PGeople say don’t worry, cuz he can have it all
In a Cplace like fort mcmurry, or fort SDaskatcheGwan
But in his mind he lBmingers, and Emin his heart hes tGhere
Out Cin the skiff, Amwith his dad, fDar away from Ghere
[Chorus]
Catching Cfish was never Geasy, hard Dwork for boy and Emman
Where the Cwind is warm and bGreezy, when its bDlowing off the lGand
Its hCard to leave the iGsland, for a pDlace that he cant sEmtand
And a pCart of him is dGying, pulling oDil from tGhe sandD  Em  D  
[Verse]
Now eaGch day he looks across, and the sky is everywhere
And at nCight he looks up at the starts, the nights are Doh so cGlear
It reGminds him of the ocDean, though its Emfar away from hGere
It will Cnever ever lAmeave him, oDne day he’ll go back tGhere
[Chorus]
Catching Cfish was never Geasy, hard Dwork for boy and Emman
Where the Cwind is warm and bGreezy, when its bDlowing off the lGand
Its hCard to leave the isGland, for a pDlace that he cant sEmtand
And a pCart of him is dGying, pulling oDil from the Gsand D  Em  D  G  

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Pulling Oil From The Sand

by Navigators

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G Bm Em D

[Verse]

Fishing on the prairies after the fish has gone

C D G

Don’t care for the weather, longs for the fog

Bm Em G

Dreams of boy hood days hauling traps and setting trawls

C Am D G

Headed out the bay each day spring time to the fall

[Chorus]

C G D Em

Catching fish was never easy, hard work for boy and man

C G D G

Where the wind is warm and breezy, when its blowing off the land

C G D Em

Its hard to leave the island, for a place that he cant stand

C G D G D Em D

And a part of him is dying, pulling oil from the sand

[Verse]

People say don’t worry, cuz he can have it all

C D G

In a place like fort mcmurry, or fort Saskatchewan

Bm Em G

But in his mind he lingers, and in his heart hes there

C Am D G

Out in the skiff, with his dad, far away from here

[Chorus]

C G D Em

Catching fish was never easy, hard work for boy and man

C G D G

Where the wind is warm and breezy, when its blowing off the land

C G D Em

Its hard to leave the island, for a place that he cant stand

C G D G D Em D

And a part of him is dying, pulling oil from the sand

[Verse]

Now each day he looks across, and the sky is everywhere

C D G

And at night he looks up at the starts, the nights are oh so clear

G D Em G

It reminds him of the ocean, though its far away from here

C Am D G

It will never ever leave him, one day he’ll go back there

[Chorus]

C G D Em

Catching fish was never easy, hard work for boy and man

C G D G

Where the wind is warm and breezy, when its blowing off the land

C G D Em

Its hard to leave the island, for a place that he cant stand

C G D G D Em D G

And a part of him is dying, pulling oil from the sand

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