Saginaw, Michigan chords by Lefty Frizzell
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
I was born (G major) (D major) in Saginaw, Michigan (G major)
I grew up (C major) in a house (G major) on Saginaw (D major) Bay
My dad (G major) was a poor,
hard-working Saginaw Saginaw (C major) fisherman
Too many times (G major) he came
home (D major) with too little pay
(G major)
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Verse 2
I loved a girl (D major) in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan
The (C major) daughter of a wealthy, (G major) wealthy man (D major)
But he called (G major) me that son of
a Saginaw (C major) fisherman
And not good enough (G major) to
claim (D major) his daughter's hand
(G major)
Verse 3
Now I'm (C major) up here in Alaska,
look (G major) ing around for gold
Like a (D major) crazy fool I'm digging in
this frozen (G major) ground so cold
But with (C major) each new day I pray
I'll strike it rich (G major) and then
I'll go back home (D major) and claim
my love in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan
Verse 4
I wrote my love (G major) (D major) in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan
I said, (C major) "Honey I'm coming
home (G major) please wait for (D major) me
And you can tell your (G major) dad I'm
coming back a (C major) richer man"
I hit the biggest (G major) strike in Klondike (D major) his (G major) tory
Verse 5
Her dad met me (G major) (D major) in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan
He (C major) gave me a great big party
(G major) with champag (D major) ne
Then he said,
"Son (G major) you wise young ambi (C major) tious man
Will you sell (G major) your father-in-law your
(D major) your your Klondike claim"
(G major)
Verse 6
Now he's (C major) up there in Alaska (G major) digging in the cold,
cold ground
The (D major) greedy fool is looking for the
gold (G major) I never found
It serves (C major) him right and no one
here is missing (G major) him
Least of all (D major) the newlyweds of Saginaw,
(G major) Michigan
Verse 7
We're the happiest (D major) man and wife in Saginaw,
(G major) Michigan
Verse 8
He's ashamed to show (D major) his
face in Saginaw, Michigan
Saginaw, Michigan
Lefty Frizzell
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