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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Key: E
Difficulty: Novice
Chorus:
Ah, for just one time I would take the Northwest Passage
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To find the hand of Franklin Reaching for the Beaufort Sea
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Tracing one warm line Thru a land so wild and sav-age
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And make a Northwest Passage to the sea
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Verse:
Westward from the Davis Strait 'Tis there 'twas said to lie
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The sea route to the O -ri-ent For which so many died
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Seeking gold and glory Leaving weathered, broken bones
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And a long-forgotten lonely cairn of stones
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Last Updated: March 25, 2026