Song For The Bowdoin Chords & Lyrics - Gordon Bok

[INTRO]
[G] [D] [Am] [D] [C] [D] [D7] [G]

[VERSE]
You sailed the cold waters of the [Am]great Northern Bays [D7]
Ice in your rigging and your [G]rail in the waves
And the snow on your canvas like a [Am]winter-gull's wing
[D7]Lord, the times you've been [G]through

[CHORUS]
But [Em]now you've got hard times and [Bm]now you lie still
And you're [C]fast to the [G/B]anchor and [Am]chain
[Em]Broken and tired and the [Am]winds pass you by
You're [D7]bound to go sailing a[G]gain [Am] [D] [D7] [G]

[VERSE]
They sailed out of Boothbay on a [Am]soft Southern swell
The [D7]wind on your quarter and your [G]bow rose and fell
So many remember so much [Am]more than they'll tell
Of the [D7]hardest of times you've been [G]through

[VERSE]
[Em]Greenland and Baffin and the [Bm]white Labrador
In the [C]wind and the [G/B]terrible [Am]snows
When they [Em]carried their ice-picks just to [Am]bring you about
In the [D7]light from the lanterns [G]below

[CHORUS]
Oh, and [Em]now you've got hard times and [Bm]now you lie still
And you're [C]fast to the [G/B]anchor and [Am]chain
[Em]Broken and tired and the [Am]winds pass you by
You're [D7]bound to go sailing a[G]gain

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Em] [Bm] [C] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D] [G]

[VERSE]
So rest, lady, rest from the [Am]fog and the gales
Let the [D7]harbour protect you and the [G]wind dry your sails
And a hundred old sailors tell their [Am]foggiest tales
Of the [D7]hardest of times you've been [G]through

[VERSE]
And we'll [Em]see your masts mingle with [Bm]spruces and pines
And we'll [C]bow as we [G/B]all pass you [Am]by
For a [Em]boat is more patient than a [Am]sailor can be
With the [D7]sun and the wind in his [G]eye [Am] [D] [D7] [G]

[CHORUS]
Oh, [Em]now you've got hard times and [Bm]now you lie still
And you're [C]fast to the [G/B]anchor and [Am]chain
[Em]Broken and tired, summer [Am]winds pass you by
You're [D7]bound to go sailing a[G]gain [Am]
You're [D7]bound to go sailing a[G]gain [C] [G]