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Classic Canadian folk tune. Theme song from 1970 Canadian film, "Goin' Down the Road," by Bruce Cockburn.
Meter: 3/4
Progression: (Verse) I-bVII-I, (Chorus) IV-I-IV-I-IV-vi-V-IV
Rhythm: Can use slow classic Waltz strumming. I use the upbeat, syncopated 3/4 pattern above--makes this a 
fun song to sing.
[Intro]
|  D|  D|  G| x2
[Verse 1]
In the Disle of Cape DBreton
My Cfather did Dstay
And his Dfather's Cfather Dbefore
DFishing the banks and Cdigging the Dcoal
From Dmines that don't Cgive no more Dore
[Chorus]
And I'm Ggoin' down the Droad boys
GSeeking what I'm Dowed boys
And I Gknow it must get Bmbetter
The Afar enough I GgoA  G  A  D  
[Verse 2]
I re-Dmember the fishermen
Re-Cturning so Dgay
Their Dnets with the Csilver cod Dblessed
But they Dcouldn't compete
With the Ccompany fleets
Now it's Dwelfare re-Clief or go Dwest
[Chorus]
So I'm gGoin' down the rDoad boys
GSeeking what I'm Dowed boys
And I Gknow it must get Bmbetter
The Afar enough I GgoA  G  A  D  

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Goin Down The Road

by Bruce Cockburn

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Classic Canadian folk tune. Theme song from 1970 Canadian film, "Goin' Down the Road," by Bruce Cockburn.

Meter: 3/4

Progression: (Verse) I-bVII-I, (Chorus) IV-I-IV-I-IV-vi-V-IV

Rhythm: Can use slow classic Waltz strumming. I use the upbeat, syncopated 3/4 pattern above--makes this a

fun song to sing.

[Intro]

D D G

| | | | x2

[Verse 1]

D D

In the isle of Cape Breton

C D

My father did stay

D C D

And his father's father before

D C D

Fishing the banks and digging the coal

D C D

From mines that don't give no more ore

[Chorus]

G D

And I'm goin' down the road boys

G D

Seeking what I'm owed boys

G Bm

And I know it must get better

A G A G A D

The far enough I go

[Verse 2]

I re-member the fishermen

C D

Re-turning so gay

D C D

Their nets with the silver cod blessed

But they couldn't compete

With the company fleets

D C D

Now it's welfare re-lief or go west

[Chorus]

G D

So I'm goin' down the road boys

G D

Seeking what I'm owed boys

G Bm

And I know it must get better

A G A G A D

The far enough I go

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