Saginaw, Michigan chords by Randy Travis
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Intro 1
(G major) (D major) (A minor) (D major) (G major)
Verse 1
I was born (G major)
(D major) in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan.
I grew up (C major) in a house (G major) on Saginaw (D major) Bay.
My dad was a (G major) poor hard working
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 me: (G major) "That son
of a Saginaw (C major) fisherman."
And not good (A minor) enough (G major) to
claim (D major) his daughter's hand.
(G major)
Verse 3
Now I'm up (C major) here in Alaska
(G major) looking around (D major) (G major) for gold.
Like a (D major) crazy fool I'm a digging in
this frozen (G major) ground, so cold.
But with each (C major) new day I pray I'll
strike it rich an (G major) d then,
I'll go back home (D major) and claim
my love in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan.
Verse 4
I wrote my (G major) love (D major) in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan.
I said: (C major) "Honey, I'm a coming home, (G major)
please wait for me. (D major)
"And you can tell your (G major) dad,
(D major) I'm coming (G major) back a richer (C major) man
"I've hit the biggest (G major) strike in
(D major) Klondyke history."
(G major)
Verse 5
Her dad met me (D major) in Saginaw, (G major) Michigan.
(C major) He gave me a great big party (G major)
with champagne. (D major)
Then he said: "Son, (G major) you're wise,
young ambi (C major) tious man.
"Will you sell (G major) your father- (D major) in-
law your Klondyke (G major) claim?"
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 a 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 newly- weds of Saginaw,
(G major) Michigan.
Verse 7
We're the happiest man (D major) and wife in Saginaw,
(G major) Michigan.
He's ashamed to show (D major) his face in Saginaw,
Outro 1
Michigan.
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major)
Saginaw, Michigan
Randy Travis
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