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North To Alaska by Johnny Horton
North To Alaska
Capo:no capo
| ||C / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / |C F C C7
| Big ||Sam left Se |- at - tle in the |year of nine -ty |two With
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| ||Geo.turned to| Sam with his |gold in his |hand,
Said,|
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|F / / / |/ / / / /| / / C F |C / / C7
|George Pratt, his |part - ner and |broth - er Bil - ly |too; They
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|"Sam, you're a - |look - in' at a|lone - ly, lone -ly |man; I'd
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|F / / / | / / / / | / / / C F |C / /
|crossed the Yu - kon |Riv - er and | found the bo - nan - za|gold.
| trade all the gold___ thats bur - ied in this|land,
/ |
Be-|
For |
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| / / / F | C / / / /|G7 / / / Dm7 G7 | C F C
|low that old White| Moun - tain, just a|lit-tle south-east of |Nome.
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Sam|
|one small band of | gold to place on |sweet little Jennys|hand
Causea
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| / / / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / | C F C
|crossed the Ma - jes - tic |Moun-tains to the |Val-leys far be |-low
C7|
He|
|man needs a |wom - an to |love him all the|time,
Re|
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|F / / / / | / / / / /| / / C F | C / / C7
|talked to his team of|hus-kies as he|mushed on through the |snow; With
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the|
|mem - ber, Sam, a |true love is | so hard to |find, I'd
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|F / / / | / / / / / | / / / C F | C / /
|North-ern Lights a -|run - nin' wild in the |Land of the Mid-night|Sun,
|build for my |Jen - ny a |hon - ey moon |home,
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Yes|
Be-
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| / / / F / |C / / / / |G7 / Dm7 G7 | C F C /
|Sam Mc - Cord was a |might - y man in the |year of nine-teen |-one.
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|low that old White |Moun-tain just a |lit-tle S.East of |Nome."
Chorus:
| ||C / / / | / G7 C / | F / / / | / / / /
| Where the||riv - er is |wind - in', big|nug - gets they're| find - in'
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| C / / / / | / / / / | G7. . Dm7 G7 C / / /
| North To A - |las - ka, Go | north, the rush is | on
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:C
Capo:no capo
C
Way up north, (north To Alaska.)
G
Way up north, (north To Alaska.)
C
North to Alaska,
G C
They're goin' north, the rush is on.
North to Alaska,
G C
they're goin' north, the rush is on.
C G C
Big Sam left Seattle in the year of '92,
F C
With George Pratt, his partner, and brother, Billy, too.
F C
They crossed the Yukon River and found the bonanza gold.
G C
Below that old white mountain just a little south-east of Nome.
C G C
Sam crossed the majestic mountains to the valleys far below.
F C
He talked to his team of huskies as he mushed on through the snow.
F C
With the northern lights a-running wild in the land of the midnight sun,
G C
Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the year of nineteen-one.
C
Where the river is winding,
F
Big nuggets they're finding.
C
North to Alaska,
G C
They're goin' North, the rush is on.
C
Way up north, (north To Alaska.)
G
Way up north, (north To Alaska.)
C
North to Alaska,
G C
They're goin' north, the rush is on.
North to Alaska,
G C
they're goin' north, the rush is on.
C G C
George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand,
F C
Said: "Sam you're a-lookin'at a lonely, lonely man.
F C
"I'd trade all the gold that's buried in this land,
G C
"For one small band of gold to place on sweet little Ginnie's hand.
C G C
"'Cos a man needs a woman to love him all the time.
F C
"Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard to find.
F C
"I'd build for my Ginnie, a honeymoon home.
G C
"Below that old white mountain just a little south-east of Nome."
C
Where the river is winding,
F
Big nuggets they're finding.
C
North to Alaska,
G C
They're goin' North, the rush is on.
C
North to Alaska,
G C
They're goin' North, the rush is on.
C
Way up north, (north To Alaska.)
G
Way up north, (north To Alaska.)
C
Way up north, (North To Alaska.). . . .
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