The Reach
Dan Fogelberg
The Reach by Dan Fogelberg Tab author: dbarton944 Tuning: Capo II +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research. +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Intro] Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2 Esus4 Esus4 E Esus4 It’s Maine and it’s Autumn E Esus4 Bsus4 The Birches have just begun turning E Esus4 It’s life and it’s dying E Esus4 Bsus4 The lobsterman’s boats come returning With the catch of the day in their holds And the young boys cold and complaining E Esus4 The fog meets the beaches And out on the Reach it is raining. Dsus2 Esus4 Dsus2 E Esus4 It’s father and son E Esus4 Bsus4 It’s the way it’s been done since the old days E Esus4 E Esus4 It’s hauling by hand ten miles out from the land Bsus4 B Where their chow waits And the days are all lonely and long And the seas grow so stormy and strong but... E Esus4 The Reach will sing welcome as homeward they hurry along [CHORUS] E Esus4 E And the morning will blow a - - way As the waves crash and fall E Esus4 E And The Reach like a si - ren sings As she beckons and calls E Esus4 E As the coastline recedes from view And the seas swell and grow I will take from The Reach All the she has to teach E Esus4 E To the depths of my soul Dsus4 Esus4 Dsus4 E Esus4 The wind brings a chill E Esus4 Bsus4 There’s a frost on the sill in the morning E Esus4 It creeps through the door E Esus4 Bsus4 And out on the shore ice is forming Soon the Northers will bluster and blow And the woods will be whitened with snowfall E Esus4 And The Reach will lie frozen For the lost and unchosen to row. [CHORUS] E Esus4 E And the morning will blow a - - way As the waves crash and fall E Esus4 E And The Reach like a si - ren sings As she beckons and calls E Esus4 E As the coastline recedes from view And the seas swell and grow I will take from The Reach All the she has to teach E Esus4 E To the depths of my soul Dsus4 Esus4 Dsus4 Esus4 (let ring)