Written by David Hadfield, Performed by David and Chris Hadfield, 2012

IN CANADA

Written by David Hadfield, performed by David and Chris Hadfield, 2012

1, 2 / 1, 2 /

[G] / [G] / [C][G] / [D] /

[G] Canada / [G] / [C] [G] / [D] what’s with

[G] Canada / [G] / [C] [G]/ [D] / [D]

[G] We got great big cities but a [C] lot of [G] trees and [D] rocks

[G] Yeah the winter’s cold here [C] wear two [G] pairs of [D] socks

There’s [G] half the world’s fresh water to [C] paddle [G] your ca-[D]noe

Or [G] camp along the shoreline, it’s [C] what we [G] like to [D] do

In [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

I’m livin’ in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Float my boat in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Bait my hook in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D] / [D]

We [G] tend to do things different, we [C] each have [G] our rou-[D]tine

[G] Some of us eat kubasa, [C] some of [G] us pou-[D]tine (oo-j’aime poutine)

[G] But we have traditions that [C] help us [G] stick to-[D]gether

Our [G] milk comes in a bag and [C] mosquitos [G] eat at [D] leisure

[Em] Playing in a snowsuit, the [D] true north strong and free

[Am] Hockey Night on Saturday, [D] there on CB-[D]C (or now on [D] Sportsnet)

In [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Center ice in [G] Canada / [G] (coming to you coast to coast) / [C][G] /

He [D] shoots he scores in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

I’m a player in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D] / [D]

We pro-[G]nounce the letter R, like we’re [C] pirates [G] on a [D] ship

And we’ll [G] drive two thousand miles, for a [C] summer [G] camping [D] trip

We [G] wear Sorels in winter, while [C] plugging [G] in the [D] car

We [G] eat the holes from donuts, we [C] love Na-[G]naimo [D] bars

[Em] And we do possess a word, that [D] lubricates our [D] speech

“It’s pretty [Am] good, eh” (pretty [Am] good, eh)

And it’s [D] always within [D] reach [D]

In [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

How’s it goin’ in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Out and about in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Drop your G in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D] / [D] Oh / [D] (Oh) / [D] Oh

I’ve [Em] slept out in a forest, [D] scared I’ve heard a [D] bear

I’ve [Am] climbed a Rocky Mountain, [D] just because it’s [D] there

[Em] Crossed the great St Lawrence, [D] said merci beau-[D]coup

[Am] Pardon me (I’m [D] sorry) ex-[Am]cuse me (after [D] you)-[D]ou-[D]ou [D]

In [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Politely in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Line-up here in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

You don’t butt in, in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D] / [D] /

[G] Every city empties on the [C] twenty-[G]fourth of [D] May (Queen’s birthday)

And [G] if we say “Not bad!” (not bad) we’re [C] better [G] than o-[D]kay (not bad)

There’s [G] workman’s comp and pogie

For [C] when we’re [G] shown the [D] door

There’s [G] Canadian Tire money in at [C] least one [G] kitchen [D] drawer

[Em] And we have a golden rule that [D] runs between these [D] shores [D]

[Am]¯ You stay out of my face, [D]¯ I’ll stay out of [D] yours [D]

In [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Get along in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] / [D]

Kiss the cod in [G] Canada / [G] / [C] oh [G] oh

The [D] Friendly Giant in [G] Canada / [G] / [C][G] /

[D] Oh [D] (oh) [D] ¯ oh ¯ oh [D] ¯ oh ¯ oh [G] Canada… [G]¯

Bonne fête Canada! Happy Canada Day from the Hadfield family!