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Canol Road

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[Intro]
Am  C  Am  C
[Verse]
Well you could Amsee it in his Emeyes as they Gstrained against the Dnight
And the Ambone-white-knuckled Emgrip upon the Croad
Sixty-Gfive miles into Dtown, and a Emwinter’s thirst to Cdrown
A Gwinter still with Amtwo months left to Dgo
His Ameyes are too far Emopen, his Ggrin too hard and Dsore
His Amshoulders too far Emhigh to bring reClief
But the GKopper King is Dhot, even Emif the band is Cnot
And it Gsure beats shooting Amwhiskey-jacks and Dtrees
[Bridge]
Am  C  Am  C
[Verse]
Then he Amlaughs and says, “It Emdidn’t get me Gthis time, not toDnight
I Amwasn’t screaming Emwhen I hit the Cdoor.”
But his Ghands on the tableDtop, will their Emshaking never Cstop
Those Ghands sweep the Ambottles to the Dfloor
Now he’s a Ambear in a blood-red Emmackinaw with Ghungry dogs at Dbay
And Amspringtime thunder Emin his sudden Croar
With Gone wrong word he Dburns, and the Emtable’s overCturned
When he’s Gfinished there’s a Amdead man on the Dfloor
[Chorus]
Well, they Gwatched for him in AmCarmacks, Haines, and DCarcross
With GTeslin blocked there’s Amnowhere else to Dgo
But he Amhit the four-wheel-Emdrive in Johnson’s CCrossing
Now he’s Gthirty-eight miles Amup the Canol Droad
He’s Gthirty-eight miles Amup the Canol Droad
In the GSalmon Range at Amforty-eight beDlow
[Bridge]
Am  C  Am  C
[Verse]
Well, it’s AmGod’s own neon Emgreen above the Gmountains here toDnight
Throwing Ambrittle coloured Emshadows on the Csnow
It’s Gfour more hours til Ddawn, and the Emgas is almost Cgone
And that Gbitter Yukon Amwind begins to Dblow
Now you can Amsee it in his Emeyes as they Gglitter in the Dlight
And the Ambone-white rime of Emfrost around his Cbrow
Too Glate the dawn has Dcome, that EmYukon winter has Cwon
And he’s Ggot his cure for Amcabin fever Dnow
[Chorus]
Well they Gwatched for him in AmCarmacks, Haines, and DCarcross
With GTeslin blocked there’s Amnowhere else to Dgo
But they Amhit the four-wheel-Emdrive in Johnson’s CCrossing
Found him Gthirty-eight miles Amup the Canol Droad
They found him Gthirty-eight miles Amup the Canol Droad
In the GSalmon Range at Amforty-eight beDlow
[Outro]
They found him Gthirty-eight miles Amup the Canol Droad
Am  C  Am  C  Am

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Canol Road

by Stan Rogers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C Am C

[Verse]

Am Em G D

Well you could see it in his eyes as they strained against the night

Am Em C

And the bone-white-knuckled grip upon the road

G D Em C

Sixty-five miles into town, and a winter’s thirst to drown

G Am D

A winter still with two months left to go

Am Em G D

His eyes are too far open, his grin too hard and sore

Am Em C

His shoulders too far high to bring relief

G D Em C

But the Kopper King is hot, even if the band is not

G Am D

And it sure beats shooting whiskey-jacks and trees

[Bridge]

Am C Am C

[Verse]

Am Em G D

Then he laughs and says, “It didn’t get me this time, not tonight

Am Em C

I wasn’t screaming when I hit the door.”

G D Em C

But his hands on the tabletop, will their shaking never stop

G Am D

Those hands sweep the bottles to the floor

Am Em G D

Now he’s a bear in a blood-red mackinaw with hungry dogs at bay

Am Em C

And springtime thunder in his sudden roar

G D Em C

With one wrong word he burns, and the table’s overturned

G Am D

When he’s finished there’s a dead man on the floor

[Chorus]

G Am D

Well, they watched for him in Carmacks, Haines, and Carcross

G Am D

With Teslin blocked there’s nowhere else to go

Am Em C

But he hit the four-wheel-drive in Johnson’s Crossing

G Am D

Now he’s thirty-eight miles up the Canol road

G Am D

He’s thirty-eight miles up the Canol road

G Am D

In the Salmon Range at forty-eight below

[Bridge]

Am C Am C

[Verse]

Am Em G D

Well, it’s God’s own neon green above the mountains here tonight

Am Em C

Throwing brittle coloured shadows on the snow

G D Em C

It’s four more hours til dawn, and the gas is almost gone

G Am D

And that bitter Yukon wind begins to blow

Am Em G D

Now you can see it in his eyes as they glitter in the light

Am Em C

And the bone-white rime of frost around his brow

G D Em C

Too late the dawn has come, that Yukon winter has won

G Am D

And he’s got his cure for cabin fever now

[Chorus]

G Am D

Well they watched for him in Carmacks, Haines, and Carcross

G Am D

With Teslin blocked there’s nowhere else to go

Am Em C

But they hit the four-wheel-drive in Johnson’s Crossing

G Am D

Found him thirty-eight miles up the Canol road

G Am D

They found him thirty-eight miles up the Canol road

G Am D

In the Salmon Range at forty-eight below

[Outro]

G Am D

They found him thirty-eight miles up the Canol road

Am C Am C Am

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