[instrumental intro], [acoustic rhythm guitar], [accoustic lead solo guitar], [rim taps and high hat], [build up to first verse], [no harmonica] [Chant] Ay-ohh Ay-ohh [more drums and bass], [lead guitar eases off and intro chord progression for first verse] [Verse 1] It’s beautiful here three months of the year The beer stays cold and the skies stay clear Yeah it gets humid, but the water’s fine From Tofino's waves to Fundy’s tide We ride the trails with dust in our teeth ATVs hum through the poplar and peat Campfires crackle where the loons call back And we don’t miss the beaten track ⸻ [Chorus] Ay-ohh! Raise your glass, don’t wait Ay-ohh! These northern nights are great Firelight, friends, and freedom drums Another Canadian summer! ⸻ [Verse 2] We don’t need to fly south, we’ve got it made Stampede nights and the pride parade Another high-five when the Blue Jays win, A moose tracks past as the beaver swims. We'll skip the crowds and avoid the traps But we don't mind giving you directions chap We’ll map the falls, and Gros Morne’s view But that secret lake? That’s just for a few ⸻ [Chorus] ⸻ [Verse 3] Canoes slice clean through silent dawns We cast for pike ’til the daylight’s gone With sunburnt arms and an old plaid shirt We carry no shame in a little dirt Crabbing pots off the West Coast lines A hike through Banff or the Bruce’s pines Reality fades with each sunset glow There’s no place else we’d rather go ⸻ [lead guitar solo], [no harmonica] ⸻ [Chorus] ⸻ [Verse 4 -final verse], [don't skip this] We’ve walked with bones from another age Out in Drumheller, where the badlands blaze Okanagan reds by candlelight Then dove in the lake come morning light From Lake of the Woods to the Mall’s wild rides We chase the sun with prairie skies History sleeps in our ancient stone But every road still leads back home ⸻ [Chorus] ⸻ [Bridge – slower, reflective] Now we know it gets loud a few miles south But we’ll keep calm, won’t run our mouths We’ll wait it out with grace and peace By the water’s edge in the northern breeze With patience in our bones and a cooler full of beer We’ll still be here next year ⸻ [Chorus – big final round], [more “Ay-ohh”], [repeat chorus again] [end on a final major chord]
