Biography:
James Keelaghan is a Juno award-winning Canadian folk singer-songwriter born in Calgary, Alberta, now based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Many of his songs, such as "Kiri's Piano", about the interment of Japanese Canadians, "October 70", about the FLQ crisis, are inspired by events and figures in Canadian history. Known for his lilting baritone voice, his driving rhythm guitar, and a keen sense of scene and narrative, Keelaghan’s music bridges traditional folk music with Canadiana.
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Other songs:
- Boom Gone Bust
- Cold Missouri Waters
- Country Faire
- Dance As You Go
- Fires Of Calais
- Get To You
- Gladys Ridge
- Glory Bound
- Harvest Train
- Henrys Downfall
- Hillcrest Mine
- Hold Your Ground
- Hope Princeton Road
- House Of Cards
- I Would I Were
- Jack Haggerty
- Kiris Piano
- Lazarus
- Leave Town
- Lost
- Mcconnvilles
- Mirabeau Bridge
- Misty Mountain
- My Blood
- My Old Man
- My Skies
- Never Gonna Stop This Train
- Next To You
- Nothing
- Number 37
- Orion
- Rebeccas Lament
- Red River Rising
- Red
- Refugee
- Ring
- Safe Home
- Sea For The Shore
- Sinatra And I
- Since You Asked
- Sing My Heart Home
- Small Rebellion
- Snap The Line Tight
- Somewhere Ahead
- Stonecutter
- Sweet Lorraine
- Sweet Thames Flow Softly
- Sweetgrass Moon
- The Boston Burglar
- The Flower Of Magherally
- The Kiss Saskatoon
- The Ones Who Made Home
- Tomorrow Is Another Day
- Turn Of The Wheel
- Whats For You
- Who Dies
- You Know Me
- Your Secret
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James Keelaghan - Sea For The Shore
## D/F# = 200232 ##
INTRO: G D Em C-D- (4x)
G D/F# Em C
The lights of the freighters, they danced on the water
G D/F# Em C
As they tugged at the anchors that held them at bay
G D/F# Em C
And lost in her arms, boys, I too was dancing
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-G
I traded the sea for the shore
INTERLUDE: G D Em C-D- (4x)
G D/F# Em C
The light from the moon turned the wet streets to silver
G D/F# Em C
As we walked hand in hand up the road from the bay
G D/F# Em C
And me glancing backwards from where I had come, boys
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C
The lights from the streetlamps cast haloes upon us
G D/F# Em C
As we leaned by the railing at the foot of her stairs
G D/F# Em C
I touched her cheek lightly, the skies now are clearing
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-G
I traded the sea for the shore
INTERLUDE: G D Em C-D- (4x)
G D/F# Em C
The light from the sun, well it shone through the curtains
G D/F# Em C
Touched the edge of her shoulder, caught the glow in her eyes
G D/F# Em C
The horn of the freighter called, "Home, wayward sailors"
G D/F# Em C-D-
But I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em
I traded the sea for the shore
## NOTE: The song is immediately followed by an instrumental called ##
## Stephen Behind The Eight Ball, which is basically an up-tempo ##
## of the same chord sequence as above. ##
## D/F# = 200232 ##
INTRO: G D Em C-D- (4x)
G D/F# Em C
The lights of the freighters, they danced on the water
G D/F# Em C
As they tugged at the anchors that held them at bay
G D/F# Em C
And lost in her arms, boys, I too was dancing
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-G
I traded the sea for the shore
INTERLUDE: G D Em C-D- (4x)
G D/F# Em C
The light from the moon turned the wet streets to silver
G D/F# Em C
As we walked hand in hand up the road from the bay
G D/F# Em C
And me glancing backwards from where I had come, boys
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C
The lights from the streetlamps cast haloes upon us
G D/F# Em C
As we leaned by the railing at the foot of her stairs
G D/F# Em C
I touched her cheek lightly, the skies now are clearing
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-G
I traded the sea for the shore
INTERLUDE: G D Em C-D- (4x)
G D/F# Em C
The light from the sun, well it shone through the curtains
G D/F# Em C
Touched the edge of her shoulder, caught the glow in her eyes
G D/F# Em C
The horn of the freighter called, "Home, wayward sailors"
G D/F# Em C-D-
But I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em C-D-
I traded the sea for the shore
G D/F# Em
I traded the sea for the shore
## NOTE: The song is immediately followed by an instrumental called ##
## Stephen Behind The Eight Ball, which is basically an up-tempo ##
## of the same chord sequence as above. ##
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