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Grand Coulee Dam G C 1. Now, the world holds seven wonders as the travellers always tell. D D7 G some gardens and some towers, I guess you know them well. C But now the greatest wonder is in Uncle Sam's fair land, D D7 G it’s the big Columbia river and the big Grand Coulee Dam. G C 2. She heads up the Canadian Rockies where the rippling waters glide, D D7 G comes a-roaring down the canyon for to meet that salty tide C of the great Pacific Ocean where the sun sets in the west, D D7 G in the big Grand Coulee country in the land I love the best. G C 3. In the misty crystal glitter of that wild and windward spray, D D7 G men have fought the pounding waters and met a watery grave. C While she tore their boats to splinters, she gave men dreams to dream, D D7 G of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that wild and restless stream. [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lonnie-donegan/153156.html ] G C 4. Now, Uncle Sam took up the challenge in the year of thirty three, D D7 G for the farmer and the factory and all of you and me. C He said: roll along, Columbia, you can roll down to the sea D D7 G but river, while you're rambling you can do some work for me ! G C 5. In the misty crystal glitter of that wild and windward spray, D D7 G men have fought the pounding waters and met a watery grave. C While she tore their boats to splinters, she gave men dreams to dream, D D7 G of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that wild and restless stream. G C 6. Now from Washington and Oregon you can hear the factories hum, D D7 G making chrome and making manganese and white aluminium. C Now roars the Flying Fortress for to fight for Uncle Sam, D D7 G along the roaring King Columbia by the big Grand Coulee dam. G C 7. In the misty crystal glitter of that wild and windward spray, D D7 G men have fought the pounding waters and met a watery grave. C While she tore their boats to splinters, she gave men dreams to dream, D D7 G of the day the Coulee Dam would cross that wild and restless stream. G C 8. Now, the world holds seven wonders as the travellers always tell. D D7 G some gardens and some towers, I guess you know them well. C But now the greatest wonder is in Uncle Sam's fair land, D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - G it’s the big Columbia river - - and the big Grand Coulee Dam. |