Chords Req: The Ocean Ranger

Subject: Guitar Chords 'The Ocean Ranger'
From: Winters Wages
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 12:15 PM

I am trying to locate the guitar chords for a tune called "The Ocean Ranger" A song about the sinking of an oil platform off the coast of Newfoundland back in 1982. A story about it was featured on the *Weather Channel" Last evening. Sounds like a great tune. Thanks WW

Subject: RE: Guitar Chords 'The Ocean Ranger'
From: mg
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 12:36 PM

there are probably a lot of them..I even have one..I'll post words later. Tune is to a sheet music version of the Southern Cross.."we got up steam in early march and shortly did embark>"

On the 15th day of February 1982 the OCean Ranger was capsized and lost all of its crew
84 precious lives were lost on that sad and fateful day
Some were Newfoundlanders and some were CFA.

mg

Subject: RE: Guitar Chords 'The Ocean Ranger'
From: Jimmy C
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 12:55 PM

Mary, you are right, many songs were written about that tragedy. I wrote one myself, I was playing in a Newfie club at the time. I know that Michael T. Wall ( a newfoundland singer) also wrote one, as did many other people.I don't know which one Winters wages is looking for, I know it's not mine anyway. I will try to find the words to mine and submit them as well, it's been so long that I forgaot about them.

Subject: RE: Guitar Chords 'The Ocean Ranger'
From: mg
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 01:31 PM

Ron Payne I think wrote a nice one. mg

Subject: RE: Guitar Chords 'The Ocean Ranger'
From: Winters Wages
Date: 24 Jan 03 - 03:38 PM

Thanks folks. It starts out with "In the cold Canadian waters" and thats all I can get. The one I am refering to was done by a guy names Eddie Coffey WW