{t:Opeongo Line}{st:Karen Taylor}On the [Em]Opeongo lineI [D]drove a span of [Em]baysOne [Em]summer once up-[Bm]on a time,For [Bm]Hoolihan and [Em]HayesNow [G]that the bays are [D]dead and gone,And [Em]grim old age is [Bm]mine [Bm]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}A [Em]phantom team and teamsterLeave from [Bm]Renfrew rain or [Em]shine[G]Dream-[D]in’ I was [Em]teaming [Em]On the [G]O-[D]Opeongo [Em]Line [Em]{eoc}
On the [Em]Opeongo LineI wore a [D]steady trail each [Em]day[Em]Hauling lumber [Bm]from the campsAnd [Bm]looking for my [Em]payWell the [G]years went by and my [D]dreams they left me[Em]Poor as a cut jack [Bm]pine [Bm]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Now a [Em]phantom team and teamsterLeave from [Bm]Renfrew rain or [Em]shine[G]Dream-[D]in’ I was [Em]teamin’ [Em]On the [G]O-[D]Opeongo [Em]Line [Em]{eoc}
On the [Em]Opeongo LineI [D]cursed the heat and [Em]fliesI [Em]cursed the endless [Bm]winding roadThe [Bm]bosses and their [Em]liesBut I [G]knew each tree and [D]rock and hillLike [Em]they were friends of [Bm]mine [Bm]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}Now a [Em]phantom team and teamsterLeave from [Bm]Renfrew rain or [Em]shine[G]Dream-[D]in’ I was [Em]teamin’ [Em]On the [G]O-[D]Opeongo [Em]Line [Em]{eoc}
Now the [Em]Opeongo LineStill [D]winds its weary [Em]wayBut the [Em]logs go by as [Bm]fast as flightAnd the [Bm]trail is paved with [Em]greyAnd [G]now I sit here [D]all aloneJust [Em]waiting for my [Bm]time [Bm]{c:CHORUS:}
{soc}To join the [Em]phantom teamThat leaves from [Bm]Renfrew rain or [Em]shine[G]Dream-[D]in’ I was [Em]teamin’ [Em]On the [G]O-[D]Opeongo [Em]Line [Em]{eoc}
On the [Em]Opeongo LineI [D]drove a span of [Em]baysOne [Em]summer once up-[Bm]on a timeFor [Bm]Hoolihan and [Em]HayesNow [G]that the bays are [D]dead and goneAnd [Em]grim old age is [Bm]mine [Bm]{c:CHORUS final:}
{soc}A [Em]phantom team and teamsterCome to [Bm]take this soul of [Em]mine[G]Dream-[D]in’ I was [Em]teamin’ [Em]On the [G]O-[D]Opeongo [Em]Line [Em][G]Dream-[D]in’ I was [Em]teamin’ [Em]On the [G]↓ O-[D]↓Opeongo [Em]↓ Line{eoc}
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