Canadian Pride

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Leavin' the island out in the Atlantic,
Travelin' westward, peace in my mind;
Crossin' the Gulf Stream into Nova Scotia,
Checkin' the country out, takin' my time.

Moved on to New Brunswick, caught up in old Moncton,
Rested in Charlottetown on old P.E.I.;
Leavin' the east coast and all of its beauty,
Not even a rich man ever could buy.

Here's to the country that I love and where I live,
I wouldn't trade it for all of your gold;
And you can cross the Rocky Mountains
And the prairies to the seas,
And you can show Canadian pride wherever you go.

Moved on to Quebec as the evening was fading,
Met up with some people who gave me a smile;
Spent the whole night there warmin' up to the language,
The flag of this country they held it up high.

Welcome to Ontario. Well, that's what the sign said,
We're keepin' it lovely so you can enjoy;
Hitchin' a ride to a place called Toronto,
Lovin' this country each and every mile.

Moved on to old Winnipeg out in Manitoba,
Took in the scenery on Portage and Main;
Then into Saskatchewan, the pride of the prairies,
Those friendly people treat you the same.

Out in Alberta the oil rigs are pumping,
Keepin' the country sliding in gold;
West Edmonton mall there, titanic of playgrounds,
It's a real wonder, site to behold.

I tasted the salt air on the docks in Vancouver,
Continuous tugs move as ships come and leave;
A breeze from the ocean kept pressin' my body,
Movin' me northward, so I believe.

From downtown in Whitehorse, up in the Yukon,
The glistening snowcaps go as far as you see;
The rock they call Yellowknife and north to Great Slave Lake,
Proudly stands up for N.W.T.

I've traveled this country one end to the other,
Met lots of people with passion to give;
The law of this land and the right to your freedom,
Is easy to see from right here where I live.

####.... Bob Porter (SOCAN) Wave The Flag; Big Newfoundland Tunes From The Banks Of Newfoundland Radio Show, Vol.2 ....####

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(Capo 4th Fret)

Intro: [E] [A] [E] [B] [E] [A] [B] [A] [E]

Leavin' the island, out in the At- [A] lantic,
Travelin' [E] westward, peace in my [B] mind; [B7]
Crossin' the [E] Gulf Stream into Nova [A] Scotia,
Checkin' the [E] country out, [B] takin' my [E] time.

Moved on to New Brunswick, caught up in old [A] Moncton,
Rested in [E] Charlottetown on old P.E. [B] I.; [B7]
Leavin' the [E] east coast and all of its [A] beauty,
Not even a [E] rich man [B] ever could [E] buy.

Chorus:
Here's to the country, that I [A] love and where I live,
I wouldn't [E] trade it, for all of your [B] gold; [B7]
And you can [E] cross the Rocky Mountains
And the [A] prairies to the seas,
And you can [E] show Canadian [B] pride where ever you [E] go.

Moved on to Quebec as the evening was [A] fading,
Met up with some [E] people who gave me a [B] smile; [B7]
Spent the whole [E] night there warmin' up to the [A] language,
The flag of this [E] country [B] they held it up [E] high.

Welcome to Ontario. Well, that's what the [A] sign said,
We're keepin' it [E] lovely so you can en- [B] joy; [B7]
Hichin' a [E] ride to a place called Tor- [A] onto,
Lovin' this [E] country [B] each and every [E] mile.

Chorus:
Here's to the country that I [A] love and where I live,
I wouldn't [E] trade it for all of your [B] gold; [B7]
And you can [E] cross the Rocky Mountains
And the [A] prairies to the seas,
And you can [E] show Canadian [B] pride where ever you [E] go.

Moved on to old Winnipeg out in Mani- [A] toba,
Took in the [E] scenery on Portage and [B] Main; [B7]
Then into Sas- [E] katchewan, the pride of the [A] prairies,
Those friendly [E] people [B] treat you the [E] same.

Out in Alberta the oil rigs are [A] pumping,
Keepin' the [E] country sliding in [B] gold; [B7]
West Edmonton [E] mall there, titanic of [A] playgrounds,
It's a real [E] wonder, [B] site to be- [E] hold.

I tasted the salt air on the docks in Van- [A] couver,
Continuous [E] tugs move as ships come and [B] leave; [B7]
A breeze from the [E] ocean, kept pressin' my [A] body,
Movin' me [E] northward, [B] so I be- [E] lieve.

From downtown in Whitehorse, up in the [A] Yukon,
The glistening [E] snowcaps go as far as you [B] see; [B7]
The rock they call [E] Yellowknife and North to Great [A] Slave Lake,
Proudly stands [E] up for, [B] N.W. [E] T.

I've traveled this country, one end to the [A] other,
Met lots of [E] people with passion to [B] give; [B7]
The law of this [E] land and the right to your [A] freedom,
Is easy to [E] see from [B] right here where I [E] live.

~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~