Kathy Mattea – True North (Guitar)

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Chords

INTRO: C Gm7 (4x)
   Am                C               F
He called as soon as he hit New York City

    Am               Am7         F        C   Cadd9 G
The highway was like ice and the wind was turning   cold

   F                             G
He wanted me to know how much he missed me

       Am                Bb           G
And my picture keeps him going on the lonely road
CHORUS:
C    Dm7
True north

       C                 F
That's where my one star lies

C    Dm7
True north

   C    F       G
If only I could fly

   Bb               F       G              Am   C   F
My heart would be a compass leading to his side____

        C    Gm7    C  Gm7  C  Gm7  C  Gm7  
Heading true north

   Am               C                F
He called a hundred miles west of Chicago

   Am              Am7             F      C  Cadd9 G
He said it must be snowing all the way to Tennes---see

  F                                    G
I couldn't bear to say, back here it's springtime

     Am                    Bb           G
What good is this southern sun when the one for me is
CHORUS:
C    Dm7
True north

       C                 F
That's where my one star lies

C    Dm7
True north

   C    F       G
If only I could fly

   Bb               F       G              Am   C   F
My heart would be a compass leading to his side____
**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**
        D    Am7    D  Am7  D  Am7  D  Am7  F    G    Am  G  F
Heading true north
**Key Change - Down 2 Semitones**
    Am                C                F
Sometimes I count the miles that run between us

  Am            Am7             F       C   Cadd9 G
I lie awake and wonder how much farther can we    go

   F                                G
He called last night from outside Seattle

                Am             Bb           G
Said, there's a star up in the sky that our love can follow
CHORUS:
C    Dm7
True north

       C                 F
That's where my one star lies

C    Dm7
True north

   C    F       G
If only I could fly

    Bb             F         G               Am   C   F
I'd be the fastest bird that ever graced the sky_____

        C    Dm7    C  Dm7
Heading true north

        C    Dm7    C  Dm7
Heading true north

        C    Dm7    
Heading true north
OUTRO: C Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7