Saginaw Michigan chords by
George Jones

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Key: E major

Intro 1

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Verse 1
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A A 
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D D 
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I was born in Saginaw, Michigan
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D D 
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A A 
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I grew up in a house on Saginaw Bay
D D 
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My dad was a poor,
G G 
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hard-working Saginaw Saginaw fisherman
D D 
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Too many times he came
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home with too little pay.
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Verse 2
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D D 
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I loved a girl in Saginaw, Michigan
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D D 
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A A 
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The daughter of a wealthy, wealthy man
D D 
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But he called me that son of
G G 
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a Saginaw fisherman
D D 
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And he said I wasn't good enough to
A A 
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claim his daughter's hand.
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Verse 3
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That's why I'm up here in Alaska
D D 
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looking around for gold
A A 
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Like a crazy fool I'm digging in
D D 
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this frozen ground so cold
G G 
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But with each new day I pray
D D 
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I'll strike it rich and then
A A 
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I'll go back home and claim my
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love in Saginaw, Michigan.
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Verse 4
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Eb Eb 6
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I wrote my love in Saginaw, Michigan
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I said honey,
Eb Eb 6
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Bb Bb 
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I'm coming home please wait for me
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And you can tell your dad I'm
Ab Ab 4
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coming back a richer man
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Bb Bb 
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I hit the biggest strike in Klondike history.
Eb Eb 6
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Verse 5
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Eb Eb 6
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Her dad met me  in Saginaw, Michigan
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Eb Eb 6
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He gave me a great big party
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with champagne
Eb Eb 6
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Then he said son you're a wise,
Ab Ab 4
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young, ambitious man
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Will you sell your father-in-law
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your your your Klondike claim.
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Verse 6
Ab Ab 4
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Eb Eb 6
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So now he's up  there in Alaska diggin' in the cold,
cold ground
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The greedy fool is looking for
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the gold I never found
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And it serves him right and no
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one here is missing him
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Least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw,
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Michigan.

Verse 7

Bb

Least of all the newlyweds of Saginaw,

Eb

Michigan

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