Sugar Trade Chords & Lyrics - James Taylor

[VERSE 1]

Now [D]back when this ear[G]th was a s[C]ilver blue j[D]ewel
And back when your g[G]randfather's [C]fathers were y[D]oung
[Bm]Men of these s[E]hores made and ga[A]ve up their liv[D]es
[Bm]Pulling up fi[E]sh from the se[A]a

[VERSE 2]

While [D]down in the African sl[C/D]avery trade
[D]Stealing young men to [C/D]cut sugar cane
R[D]um to New Bed[C]ford and co[G/B]dfish f[C]rom Mai[D]ne
They were building a wal[C]l that will a[Bb]lways [C]rema[D]in

[VERSE 3]

Oh, the crown and the cross, the m[C/D]usket and the chain
The w[D]hite man's religion, the [C/D]family name
Two hun[D]dred years la[C]ter and who[G/B] is to[C] blame?[D]
The captain or the [C]cargo or the ju[Bb]ice of the sugar cane?[C] [D]

[VERSE 4]

The d[D]oryman he kn[G]ows when the ri[C]ptides will ru[D]n
He sets out his nets[G] and he wa[C]its in the su[D]n
He t[Bm]hinks of his f[E]amily and drink[A]s of his rum[D]
And he w[Bm]aits for the codf[E]ish to come[A]

[VERSE 5]

It's the s[D]ame goddamn ocean that keep[C/D]s them alive
It will s[D]wallow you up, it will le[C/D]t you survive
It will h[D]eal you and steal[C] you and tak[G/B]e you [C]awa[D]y
Like a note in a bot[C]tle with noth[Bb]ing [C]to s[D]ay

[VERSE 6]

Now [D]back when this e[G]arth was a sil[C]ver blue je[D]wel
Back when your gr[G]andfather's f[C]athers were yo[D]ung
M[Bm]en of these sh[E]ores made and gave[A] up their live[D]s
P[Bm]ulling up fis[E]h from the sea[A] [Em/G] [Dm/F] [G] [D]