{t:Canoeing My Troubles Away}{st:Shelley Posen}{c:|ntro: [G] / [G7] / [C] / [C]}When [C]life in the city is [G]wearing me down,It’s [G7]hot and it’s smelly, the [C]air’s turnin’ brown,I’m [C7]tired of the traffic, [F]tired of the town,While the [C]sun shines, I [Am]wanna make [G]hay [G]Get [C]out to the country, find a [G]lake or a stream,Where the [G7]blue waters glisten, the [C]granite rocks gleam,[C7]Out of a nightmare, [F]into a dreamCa-[G]noeing my [G7]troubles a-[C]way [C]Ca-[F]noeing my [G7]troubles a-[C]way [C]On a [F]lake or a [F#dim7]river, I could [C]paddle all [G]day,I’d get [C]endless en-[C7]joyment from [F]fulltime em-[C]ploymentCa-[G]noeing my [G7]troubles a-[C]way [C] / [G7] / [G7] / [C] / [C]On a [C]warm summer’s night paddling [G]under the moon,The [G7]shush of my paddle, the [C]cry of the loon,[C7]Moonlight and starlight up-[F]on the lagoon,My ca-[Am]noe’s a cathedral to [F]pray [G]And while [C]steering through rapids midst the [G]boil and the hiss,It’s [G7]“Look out! Bow rudder!” a-[C]nother near miss,I think [C7]“Lord, it just doesn’t get [F]better than [F#dim7]this!”Ca-[G]noeing my [G7]troubles a-[C]way [C]Ca-[F]noeing my [G7]troubles a-[C]way [C]Give me [F]flat or white [F#dim7]water, I can [C]paddle all [G]day,I’d trade a [C]month down in [C7]Boca for an [F]hour in Mus-[C]kokaCa-[G]noeing my [G7]troubles a-[C]way [C] / [G] / [G] / [C] / [A]Where Lake [D]Kashagawigamog [A]beckons to me,Lake [A7]Rosseau, Lake Joseph, Wasse-[D]sosa and Tea,The [D7]French and Grand Rivers like-[G]wise the SourisThey’re all [Bm]blooms in the paddler’s bou-[G]quet [A]I [D]feel my heart lighten as I [A]head up the lake,My [A7]worries get smaller with [D]each stroke I takeDisap-[D7]pear in the eddies that [G]swirl in my wakeCa-[A]noeing my [A7]troubles a-[D]way [D]Ca-[G]noeing my [A7]troubles a-[D]way [D]In [G]shallows or [Em]white caps I can [D]paddle all [A]dayYou can [D]bet your sweet [D7]fanny, when I’m [G]on the Na-[D]hanniI’m ca-[A]noeing my [A7]troubles, they’re [D]bursting like [B7]bubbles,Ca-[Em]noeing my [A7]troubles a-[D]way [D]↓{t:Canoeing My Troubles Away}
