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Wiscasset Schooners

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[Intro]
B  G#m  E  F#  E  F#  B
[Verse]
Do you remember riding G#mhome before a Edying summer F#breeze
Your Etops'ls gleaming F#golden, setting Bsun among the F#trees
And the Bosprey wheeling G#mslowly through the Eshadows by the F#shore
Where the Etowering cliffs of F#granite plunge ten Bfathoms deep or F#more
And the Eeddies swirl and F#flow down beBlow
[Verse]
You were solid-built of G#mDouglas fir and Eoak and yellow F#pine
Two Ehundred feet, F#sailed by a crew that Bnumbered only F#nine
Hauling Blumber through your G#mtimberports, and Edyewood from the F#south
ERunning home from F#Norfolk, bearing Bcoal to heat the F#north
And whatEever they could F#stow down beBlow
{Chorus]
But the winter F#is uBpon you Enow, and C#mtime is passing F#slow
And the C#mtides ebb and F#flow down beBlow
[Verse]
You served them well for G#mfifteen years, your Ecanvas all unF#furled
When New EEngland sailing F#ships were found in Bports around the F#world
But Bspars gave way to G#msmokestacks, clouds of Ewhite to black and F#grey
There was Enothing left for F#you to do, but Bwaste your time aF#way
And the Erot was spreading F#slow, down beBlow
{Chorus]
But the winter F#is uBpon you Enow, and C#mtime is passing F#slow
And the C#mtides ebb and F#flow down beBlow
[Verse]
From Wiscasset to the G#mChina Lakes, the ENarrow Gauge did F#run
And to Epush it northward F#to Quebec was Bold Frank Winter's F#plan
And the Bschooners were to G#mbring his cargoes Ein to meet the F#train
When he Efound you idle F#by the dock, he Bbrought you down to F#Maine
Where the Etides ebb and F#flow down beBlow
[Verse]
You know he tried the best he G#mcould, but he just Ecouldn't make it F#pay
So he Eran you both aF#ground, and turned aBround and walked aF#way
You've been Bwaiting here for G#mfifty years, but Eno one set you F#free
Now you're Ebroken down and F#dying, lying Bopen to the F#sea
And the Etides ebb and F#flow down beBlow
{Chorus]
And the winter F#is uBpon you Enow, and C#mtime is passing F#slow
And the C#mtides ebb and F#flow down beBlow
[Verse]
Now the people come to G#mstare at you with Ewonder in their F#eyes
For Etimes have changed since F#men knew how to Bwork a ship your F#size
And the Bseas you sailed are G#mrunning black, in Etime we'll know our F#loss
It's Etoo late now for F#you, but is it Btoo late now for F#us?
Can you Eteach what you F#know before you Bgo?
{Chorus]
For the winter F#is uBpon you Enow, and C#mtime is passing F#slow
And the C#mtides ebb and F#flow down beBlow
{Chorus]
For the winter F#is uBpon you Enow, and C#mtime is passing F#slow
And the C#mtides ebb and F#flow down beBlow

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Wiscasset Schooners

by Gordon Bok

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G#m

C#m

[Intro]

B G#m E F# E F# B

[Verse]

G#m E F#

Do you remember riding home before a dying summer breeze

E F# B F#

Your tops'ls gleaming golden, setting sun among the trees

B G#m E F#

And the osprey wheeling slowly through the shadows by the shore

E F# B F#

Where the towering cliffs of granite plunge ten fathoms deep or more

E F# B

And the eddies swirl and flow down below

[Verse]

G#m E F#

You were solid-built of Douglas fir and oak and yellow pine

E F# B F#

Two hundred feet, sailed by a crew that numbered only nine

B G#m E F#

Hauling lumber through your timberports, and dyewood from the south

E F# B F#

Running home from Norfolk, bearing coal to heat the north

E F# B

And whatever they could stow down below

{Chorus]

F# B E C#m F#

But the winter is upon you now, and time is passing slow

C#m F# B

And the tides ebb and flow down below

[Verse]

G#m E F#

You served them well for fifteen years, your canvas all unfurled

E F# B F#

When New England sailing ships were found in ports around the world

B G#m E F#

But spars gave way to smokestacks, clouds of white to black and grey

E F# B F#

There was nothing left for you to do, but waste your time away

E F# B

And the rot was spreading slow, down below

{Chorus]

F# B E C#m F#

But the winter is upon you now, and time is passing slow

C#m F# B

And the tides ebb and flow down below

[Verse]

G#m E F#

From Wiscasset to the China Lakes, the Narrow Gauge did run

E F# B F#

And to push it northward to Quebec was old Frank Winter's plan

B G#m E F#

And the schooners were to bring his cargoes in to meet the train

E F# B F#

When he found you idle by the dock, he brought you down to Maine

E F# B

Where the tides ebb and flow down below

[Verse]

G#m E F#

You know he tried the best he could, but he just couldn't make it pay

E F# B F#

So he ran you both aground, and turned around and walked away

B G#m E F#

You've been waiting here for fifty years, but no one set you free

E F# B F#

Now you're broken down and dying, lying open to the sea

E F# B

And the tides ebb and flow down below

{Chorus]

F# B E C#m F#

And the winter is upon you now, and time is passing slow

C#m F# B

And the tides ebb and flow down below

[Verse]

G#m E F#

Now the people come to stare at you with wonder in their eyes

E F# B F#

For times have changed since men knew how to work a ship your size

B G#m E F#

And the seas you sailed are running black, in time we'll know our loss

E F# B F#

It's too late now for you, but is it too late now for us?

E F# B

Can you teach what you know before you go?

{Chorus]

F# B E C#m F#

For the winter is upon you now, and time is passing slow

C#m F# B

And the tides ebb and flow down below

{Chorus]

F# B E C#m F#

For the winter is upon you now, and time is passing slow

C#m F# B

And the tides ebb and flow down below

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