Rogers Stan

Rogers Stan - Cliffs At Baccalieu guitar chord

Cliffs of Baccalieu     4/4     Stan Rogers

          D

We were / bound home in Oct - / ober,

           A                   D

From the / shores of Labra - / dor,

            G                     A

Trying to / head a strong Nor?- / easter and

       D

snow / too,

          D

But the / wind swept down up- / on us, and

      A                 D

The / day was dark as / night,

            G

Just be - / fore we made,

         A              D

The / land at Bacca - / lieu,

          D

Now  we / tried to clear the / island,

        A                     D

As we / brought her further / south,

          G

But the / wind from up,

      A                   D

The / Nor?east stronger / blew,

                           D

Till our lookout soon he / shouted, and

A                    D

There lay dead a - / head,

           G

Though a / snow squall,

             A                  D

Loomed the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu

             D

But it was / hard down by the / tiller,

        A                    D

As we / struggled with the / sheets,

             G                   A              D

Tryin? our / best ?to haul ?em / in a foot or / two,

           D

Till our / decks so sharply / tilted,

           A                 D

We could / barely keep our / feet,

        G

As we / struggled,

         A                  D

On the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu.

          D

Now the / combers beat her / under, and

    A                     D

I / thought she?d never / rise, and

      G                   A                 D

Her / main boom, it was / bending nigh in / two,

           D

With her / lee rails two foot / under,

        A                D

Three / hands upon the / wheel,

          G

Sure we / hauled her,

           A                  D

From the / Rocks at Bacca - / lieu.

Break:  One verse Instrumental with

              Fiddle

     D                                        

To / leeward was the / island,

     A                 D

To / leeward was the / shore, and

       G

That / blinding sleet could,

A                     D

Cut you through and / through,

          D

But our / hearts were beating / gladly,

         A                 D

For no / longer could we / gaze,

          G

Down to / leeward,

         A                   D

At the / Rocks of  Bacca - / lieu,

          G

Down to / leeward,

         A                   D

At the / Rocks of  Bacca - / lieu,

G        A                   D

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