Intro chords:
[(Am)] [(C)] [(G)] [(C)] [(C/B)] [(Am)]
In the [(Am)]melting snows of On[(C)]tario where the [(G)]wind’ll make you [(Am)]shiver
‘Twas the [(Am)]month of May up in [(C)]Georgian Bay near the [(G)]mouth of the Musquash[(Am)] River
Where the [(C)]bears prowl and the [(G)]coyotes howl and you can [(C)]hear the [(C/B)]osprey [(Am)]scream
Back in ‘[(G)]99 we were cutting pine and [(C)]sending it [(C/B)]down the [(Am)]stream

Young Sandy Gray came to Go Hon Bay all the way from PEI
Where the weather’s rough and it makes you tough, no man’s afraid to die
Sandy came a smilin’, 30,000 Islands was the place to claim his glory
Now Sandy’s gone but his name lives on, and this is Sandy’s story

Chorus 1:
Young [(C)]Sandy Gray lives[(Am)] on today in the [(C)]echoes of a mighty [(Am)]yell
[(G)]Listen close and you’ll hear a ghost
In this [(C)]story [(C/B)]that I [(Am)]tell, boys
This [(C)]story [(C/B)]that I [(Am)]tell

Now Sandy Gray was boss of the men who’d toss the trees onto the shore
They’d come and go till they’d built a floe of 100,000 logs or more
And he’d ride ‘em down toward Severn Sound to cut ‘em up in the mills for timber
And ships would haul, spring, summer, and fall, ‘til the ice came in December

One Sabbath Day, big Sandy Gray came into camp with a peavey on his shoulder
With a thunder crack he dropped his axe and the room got a little bit colder
Said ‘Come all you, we’ve got work to do We’ve gotta give ‘er all we can give ‘er
‘There’s a jam of logs at the little jog near the mouth of the Musquash River

With no time to pray on the Lord’s Day, they were hoping for God’s forgiveness
But the jam was high in a troubled sky and they set about their business
They poked with their poles and ran with the rolls and tried to stay on their feet
Every trick they tried and one man cried ‘This log jam’s got us beat’

Chorus 2:
But Sandy Gray was not afraid and he let out a mighty yell
‘I’ll be damned, we’ll break this jam,
Or it’s breakfast in Hell, boys’
Breakfast in Hell’

Now every one of the men did the work of ten and Sandy scrambled up to the top
He’s working like a dog heaving 30 foot logs and it looked like he’d never stop
They struggled on those men so strong till the jam began to sway
Then they dove for cover to the banks of the river all except for Sandy Gray

Now with thoughts of death they held their breath as they saw their friend go down
They all knew in a second or two he’d be crushed or frozen or drowned
They saw him fall and they heard him call, just once and then it was over
Young Sandy Gray gave his life that day near the mouth of the Musquash River

Chorus 2

East of Giant’s Tomb, there’s plenty of room, there’s no fences and no walls
And if you listen close, you’ll hear a ghost, down by Sandy Gray Falls
Through the tops of the trees, you’ll hear in the breeze, the echoes of a might yell
‘I’ll be damned, we’ll break this jam, or it’s breakfast in Hell’

Chorus 3:
And Sandy Gray lives on today in the echoes of a mighty yell
‘I’ll be damned, we’ll break this jam,
Or it’s breakfast in Hell, boys’
‘Breakfast in Hell’

[(D)]Ricky got the quarters for the table and broke
While I [(G)]pulled hard on the sorrow and smoke
[(D)]Raising up my bottle I looked for a chance
As you [(G)]set your glass down on the bar with a glance at me

Chorus 1:
[(A)]Down at the Ho[(G)]rseshoe Loun[(D)]ge
[(A)]Shuffleboard and ne[(G)]on ligh[(D)]t
[(A)]Down at the Ho[(G)]rseshoe Loun[(D)]ge
[(A)]Cigarettes and wh[(G)]iskey tonigh[(D)]t

Ricky said ‘She’s out of your league, let her go’
As I watched you pick your partner on that old dance floor
I know it didn’t work out the first time we tried
But I’d do anything to have you by my side again

Chorus 2:
Down at the Horseshoe Lounge
Peel the label off a Miller Lite
Down at the Horseshoe Lounge
I sit here thinking ‘bout you every night

Bridge:
[(G)]Were you the one who fa[(D)]ltered
Was [(A)]I the one who st[(D)]rayed
Maybe [(G)]God left us ou[(D)]t of the plans he made[(A)]

So here’s to missed beginnings and things that never start
For these are the ghosts that run around in my heart
When I see that where I’m going isn’t where I want to be
I get the urge to look you up see if you would come and meet me

Chorus 3:
Down at the Horseshoe Lounge
Hey, buddy have you got a light
Down at the Horseshoe Lounge
One more and I’ll be alright

Repeat Chorus 2

Ricky got the quarters for the table and broke
(Sing slowly) While I pulled hard on the sorrow and smoke

I know we don't deserve to be going down this way
Pushed around and bound to troubled days
And every time we stand up, dust each other off
I know we may be losin’ but we ain’t lost

Chorus:
Bring it on, bring it on
I’ve seen the rain tumblin’ down
I’ve felt the cold wind blow, I’ve seen trouble hanging ‘round
Bring it on, bring it on

Once I dreamed of riches, of happiness untold
Now hopes lie scattered, trash along a lonesome road
But I don’t ask for mercy, it just don’t work that way
Today I’m down but hope will rise another day
Chorus

All those little dreams that never came to be
Well I keep your every teardrop down inside of me
And as I watch you sleeping I hope that you still dream
Cause lately when I wake up I don’t feel anything

Chorus