Biography:
The Rankin Family is a Canadian folk music family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
The Rankins come from a family of 12, all of whom would entertain the neighbours musically every third weekend as part of a ceilidh.
Five of the siblings began performing professionally in 1989. The Rankins released their own independent cassettes The Rankin Family (1989) and Fare Thee Well Love (1990) featuring original songs and a combination of traditional jigs, reels and Celtic folk songs.
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[VERSE]
G D Am Em
When the waves roll on over the waters And the ocean cries
G D Am Em
We look to our sons and daughters To explain our lives
B Em A
As if a child could tell us why
G D
That as sure as the sunrise As sure as the sea
G D
As sure as the wind in the trees
[CHORUS]
C G C D
We rise again In the faces of our children
C G C D
We rise again In the voices of our song
C G C D
We rise again In the waves out on the ocean
C D G
And then we rise again
[VERSE]
G D Am Em
When the light goes dark with the forces of creation Across a stormy sky
G D Am Em
We look to reincarnation To explain our lives
B Em A
As if a child could tell us why
G D
That as sure as the sunrise As sure as the sea
G D
As sure as the wind in the trees
[CHORUS]
C G C D
We rise again In the faces of our children
C G C D
We rise again In the voices of our song
C G C D
We rise again In the waves out on the ocean
C D G
And then we rise again
[CODA] (Key Change)
D A D E
We rise again In the faces of our children
D A D E
We rise again In the voices of our song
D A D E
We rise again In the waves out on the ocean
D E A
And then we rise again
Tabbed by Michael Oxner
[email protected]
May 7, 2014
G D Am Em
When the waves roll on over the waters And the ocean cries
G D Am Em
We look to our sons and daughters To explain our lives
B Em A
As if a child could tell us why
G D
That as sure as the sunrise As sure as the sea
G D
As sure as the wind in the trees
[CHORUS]
C G C D
We rise again In the faces of our children
C G C D
We rise again In the voices of our song
C G C D
We rise again In the waves out on the ocean
C D G
And then we rise again
[VERSE]
G D Am Em
When the light goes dark with the forces of creation Across a stormy sky
G D Am Em
We look to reincarnation To explain our lives
B Em A
As if a child could tell us why
G D
That as sure as the sunrise As sure as the sea
G D
As sure as the wind in the trees
[CHORUS]
C G C D
We rise again In the faces of our children
C G C D
We rise again In the voices of our song
C G C D
We rise again In the waves out on the ocean
C D G
And then we rise again
[CODA] (Key Change)
D A D E
We rise again In the faces of our children
D A D E
We rise again In the voices of our song
D A D E
We rise again In the waves out on the ocean
D E A
And then we rise again
Tabbed by Michael Oxner
[email protected]
May 7, 2014
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