Alaska Or Bust chords by Andrew Peterson
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Verse 1
(G major) Margie, won't you listen to
an old (A minor) man's wish
They say (G major) it's (B minor) mighty pretty in Alaska (C major)
My (G major) daddy used to talk about
those (A minor) deep sea fish
So there's (B minor) something, darling,
that I wanna ask (C major) you
So (D major) don't you turn me (G major) down
(C major) (G major)
Verse 2
(C major)
In the morn (G major) ing we would listen
to the cattle (A minor) calling
(G major) Lowing in the land of Okeecho (C major) bee
Where it's (G major) flatter than the cardboard
on the (A minor) carport floor
And the cat (G major) tails seem to
wave just like they know (C major) me
(D major) Ah, but
Verse 3
(F major) Enoch in the tackle shop
Goes (D major) on about the salmon caught
The (G major) time he and his brother
sailed to (C major) Juneau
Verse 4
(D major)
So get (C major) in, I'll do the driv (D major) ing
The bag's (C major) already packed
and in the truck (G major)
Margie, get (C major) in,
put down those (D major) dishes
The town (A minor) will see us go
(G major) if we're in luck (C major) (C sharpdim)
So come (D major) on, it's Alaska or (G major) bust
Interlude 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 5
I've been (G major) holding down this farm that daddy left (A minor) me,
darling
The kids (G major) have married off
and moved (C major) away
An (A minor) d the doctor (G major) says I'm
healthy for an old (A minor) man dying
Well enough (G major) to seize another (C major) day (D major)
Verse 6
So get (C major) in, I'll do the driv (D major) ing
Your bag's (C major) already packed
and in the truck (G major)
Margie get (C major) it, these bones (D major) are dry
I've been running, (A minor)
but the (G major) cancer's catch (C major) ing up (C sharpdim)
So come (D major) on, it's Alaska or (F major)
Interlude 2
bust
(F major) (D major) (G major) (B minor) (G major) (C major)
Verse 7
There were days (G major) when I imagined (D major) (C major) that
the clouds (A minor) were mountains
Towering (G major) above the rolling ocean (C major)
And I was (D major) sailing (G major) on my tractor,
turning (A minor) hay out in the pasture
Catching salmon (G major) of my own
while I was mow (C major) ing (D major)
Verse 8
So get (C major) in, I'll do the driv (D major) ing
Your bag's (C major) already packed
and in the truck (G major)
(B minor) Margie get (G major) (C major) in, there's not much time (E major)
I've been (A minor) running,
but the (G major) cancer's catch (C major) ing up
The town (A minor) will see us go (G major) if
we're in (C major) luck (C sharpdim)
So (D major) come on,
Verse 9
it's Alaska or
Outro 1
bust
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
Alaska Or Bust
Andrew Peterson
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