Biography:
Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter.
Rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his traditional-sounding songs which were frequently inspired by Canadian history and the daily lives of working people, especially those from the fishing villages of the Maritime provinces and, later, the farms of the Canadian prairies and Great Lakes. Rogers died in a fire aboard Air Canada Flight 797 on the ground at the Greater Cincinnati Airport at the age of 33.
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Other songs:
- 45 Years
- Lies
- Make And Break Harbour
- Witch Of Westmoreland
- A Matter Of Heart
- Acadian Saturday Night
- Barretts Privateers
- Bluenose
- California
- Canol Road
- Cape St Marys
- Cliffs At Baccalieu
- Dark Eyed Molly
- Delivery Delayed
- Down The Road
- Evangeline
- Field Behind The Plow
- First Christmas
- Fishermans Wharf
- Fogartys Cove
- Forty
- Free In The Harbour
- Guysborough Train
- Harris And The Mare
- House Of Orange
- Jeannie C
- Leave Her Johnny Leave Her
- Let Me Fish Off Cape St Marys
- Lock
- Lookout Hill
- Love Letter
- Macdonnell On The Heights
- Mary Ellen Carter
- Northwest Passage
- Pharisee
- Sailors Rest
- Scarborough Settlers Lament
- Second Effort
- Song Of The Cradle
- Strings And Dory Plug
- Take It From Day To Day
- The Bluenose
- The Field Behind The Plow
- The Flowers Of Bermuda
- The House Of Orange
- The Idiot
- The Jeannie C
- The Maid On The Shore
- The Mary Ellen Carter
- The Rawdon Hills
- The White Collar Holler
- The Witch Of The Westmorland
- The Witch Of Westmorland
- Three Fishers
- Tiny Fish For Japan
- Turnaround
- White Squall
- Wreck Of The Athens Queen
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LOCK-KEEPER
Stan Rogers
Album: From Fresh Water (1984)
E
You say, "Well-met again, Lock-keeper!
C#m B A
We're laden even deeper that the time before
F#m B E
Oriental oils and tea brought down from Singapore."
E
As we wait for my lock to cycle
C#m B A
I say, "My wife has just given me a son."
F#m B E
"A son!" you cry, "Is that all that you've done?"
She wears bougainvillea blossoms
You pluck 'em from her hair and toss 'em in the tide,
Sweep her in your arms and carry her inside.
Her sighs catch on your shoulder
Her moonlit eyes grow bold and wiser through her tears
And I say, "How could you stand to leave her for a year?"
chorus:
A F#m
"Then come with me" you say, "to where the Southern Cross
B E
Rides high upon your shoulder."
C#m B
"Come with me!" you cry,
A F#m B
"Each day you tend this lock, you're one day older
C#m B A B
While your blood grows colder."
E
But that anchor chain's a fetter
C#m B A
And with it you are tethered to the foam
F#m B E
And I wouldn't trade your life for one hour of home.
Sure I'm stuck here on the Seaway
While you compensate for leeway through the Trades;
And you shoot the stars to see the miles you've made.
And you laugh at hearts you've riven,
But which of these has given us more love or life,
You, your tropic maids, or me, my wife.
chorus
Ah your anchor chain's a fetter
And with it you are tethered to the foam,
And I wouldn't trade your whole life for one hour of home.
enjoy!
Chords are easier transposed to D, capo 2, dropped D tuning optional.
All songs from Stan's first four albums are tabbed in "Songs from Fogarty's Cove",
but do not include anything from subsequent posthumous albums.
Stan Rogers
Album: From Fresh Water (1984)
E
You say, "Well-met again, Lock-keeper!
C#m B A
We're laden even deeper that the time before
F#m B E
Oriental oils and tea brought down from Singapore."
E
As we wait for my lock to cycle
C#m B A
I say, "My wife has just given me a son."
F#m B E
"A son!" you cry, "Is that all that you've done?"
She wears bougainvillea blossoms
You pluck 'em from her hair and toss 'em in the tide,
Sweep her in your arms and carry her inside.
Her sighs catch on your shoulder
Her moonlit eyes grow bold and wiser through her tears
And I say, "How could you stand to leave her for a year?"
chorus:
A F#m
"Then come with me" you say, "to where the Southern Cross
B E
Rides high upon your shoulder."
C#m B
"Come with me!" you cry,
A F#m B
"Each day you tend this lock, you're one day older
C#m B A B
While your blood grows colder."
E
But that anchor chain's a fetter
C#m B A
And with it you are tethered to the foam
F#m B E
And I wouldn't trade your life for one hour of home.
Sure I'm stuck here on the Seaway
While you compensate for leeway through the Trades;
And you shoot the stars to see the miles you've made.
And you laugh at hearts you've riven,
But which of these has given us more love or life,
You, your tropic maids, or me, my wife.
chorus
Ah your anchor chain's a fetter
And with it you are tethered to the foam,
And I wouldn't trade your whole life for one hour of home.
enjoy!
Chords are easier transposed to D, capo 2, dropped D tuning optional.
All songs from Stan's first four albums are tabbed in "Songs from Fogarty's Cove",
but do not include anything from subsequent posthumous albums.
Star Gazers
Star Vs The Forc (...)
Star Wars
Star Wars Theme
Starbomb
Stars
Stars Go Dim
Starsailor
Starset
Starship