John Denver – Alaska And Me (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
C G C F C G C
[Verse]
C G F C When I was a child and I lived in the city Am F G I dreamed of Alaska so far away C F C And I dreamed I was flying over mountains and glaciers Am G C Somehow I knew that Id live there one day
[Instrumental]
C G C F C G C
[Verse]
G F C Well, it took me some growin and a fair bit of schoolin Am F G And a little bit of trouble to get on the move C F C And I felt like a loser, but I turned out the winner Am G C When I came to Alaska, the land that I love
[Chorus]
G F C Heres to Alaska, heres to the people Am Am/G F G Heres to the wild and heres to the free C F C Heres to my life in a chosen country G C Heres to Alaska and me
[Instrumental]
C G C F C G C
[Verse]
G F C I was born in a cabin on Little Mul chatna Am F G Raised in hard times but I had a good life C F C >From the first time I flew with my father a singin Am G C I knew that I?d wind up a bush pilots wife G F C We sleep near the sound of a slow running river Am F G Wake up most mornings to a drizzling rain C F C We live every day like the first or the last one Am G C With nothing to lose and heaven to gain
[Chorus]
G F C Heres to Alaska, heres to the people Am Am/G F G Heres to the wild and heres to the free C F C Heres to my life in a chosen country G C Heres to Alaska and me
[Verse]
Am Am/G F C Oh, for a fire on a cold winters night Am F G Once more to gaze at the great Northern lights C F C For all of the beauty my children will see G C Heres to Alaska and me
[Chorus]
G F C Heres to Alaska, heres to the people Am Am/G F G Heres to the wild and heres to the free C F C Heres to my life in a chosen country G C Heres to Alaska and me F C G C Oh, heres to Alaska and me