Sawchuk chords by Ron Hynes

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  SAWCHUK
ARTIST: RON HYNES
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/36HI52GE9UI
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


           SAWCHUK
           RON HYNES

INTRO:
D G D G A
D G D G A
D A D

VESRE:
         A
His father was Ukrainian
        D
He was born Canadian
  A
1929 now boys
      D
Under Manitoba skies
A     D     G
 Hit the ice at the age of 12
        D
The first of a thousand scars he`d had
G          A
Lost a brother to a mystery pain
            G
So he brought home the bruises then

D          A
And he never rode a train before
         D
Concious of the clothes he wore
             A
A hockey jacket and his brothers pants
            D
And ten dollars pressed in his hands
A  D   G
 Omaha to Michigan
        D
Leave Winnipeg in the wind
G          A
With the Red Wings on the losing end
             G
It was Terry who changed everything


CHORUS:
D         G        D
Oh the air is sta-le, the ice is slick
            A             D
So you try to see the shot before it leaves the stick

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A         D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A         D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that

G D  G A D A D


VERSE:
          A
Terry turned them all back
      D
Wave upon wave they`d attack
           A
Foil the Rocket and frustrate Hull
            D
Take it on the chest or in the skull
A     D       G
Shoot the Hawks and the Maple Leafs
          D
Leave the haves in disbelief
 G         A
And send New York whimpering
           G    D
And break Boston`s heart again

      A
Scar piles upon scar
          D
Like he was in his own World War
            A
It would hurt just to look at him
             D
Like the gangster in the Howard Hawks film
 A              G
And then the mask that would hide his face
         D
Machine gun in a violin case
G          A
Take your best shot let it come
             G    D
`Cause his sweater reads number one


CHORUS:
 D         G
Until finally the puck feels like a brick
D           A             D
So you try to see the shot before it leaves the stick

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A         D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A         D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that


INSTRUMENTAL:
G D G A D D
G D G A D A D


VERSE:
          A
Five years and the Stanley Cup
             D
The crowd`s wild as they lift him up
            A
But when you win they stand and cheer
          D
When you lose they hiss and jeer
            G
The home town crowd got no respect
              D
You give your all this is what you get
G         A
So be careful of what you wish
              G     D
`Cause sudden death got a bitter kiss


CHORUS:
 D       G
And a hostile crowd cut you to the quick

D           A             D
So you try to see the shot before it leaves the stick

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A      D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that


INSTRUMENTAL:
G D G A D A D


VERSE:
           A
The axe falls with a Boston trade
       D
The top of a down hill grade
      A
Olympia in slow decline
           D
Or something darker biding time
        G
And he carried all that load
          D
He was the darkest horse they ever rode
G           A
An ancient game with ancient laws
              G   D
He was the best that there ever was

 D         A
And the rest was a bad dream
        D
Shffling from team to team
            A
But he was done it was all in ruin
          D
Retired warrior at 41
           G
Ballet and murder of time and space
       D
400 stitches to his face
G          A
About a week after his last game
          G      D
And Terry Sawchuks heart caves in


CHORUS:
 D             G         D
But he hears his brothers voice as he lays awake
        A             D
Try to see the shot before it leaves the stick

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A         D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A         D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that

      G      D
Only Terry Sawchuk done that
      A      D  G D G A D D  G D G A D A D
Only Terry Sawchuk ever done that