When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below) chords by Hank Snow

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Verse 1

(When it's springtime in Alaska,

it's forty below)

Verse 2
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I mushed  (C major) from Port Barren through
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a bliz (G major) zard of snow  (C major) 
Been out prospecting for
two years or so
Pulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boon
So I took a little stroll to the
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 (F major) Red Dog Saloon
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 (C major) 

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Verse 3
As I walked in the door,
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the music  (G major) was clear  (C major) 
The prettiest voice I had
heard in two years
The song she was singin' made
a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska,
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C 
it's  (F major) forty below  (C major) 
(When it's springtime in Alaska,
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C 
it's  (F major) forty  (C major) below)

Verse 4
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It was red  (C major) headed Lil who
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was singin'  (G major) so sweet  (C major) 
I reached down and took the
snowpacks off my feet
I reached for the gal who
was singin' the tune
We did the Eskimo hop
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all  (F major) around the saloon  (C major) 

Interlude 1

Verse 5
C 
With the caribou  (C major) crawl
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and the grizzly  (G major) bear hug  (C major) 
We did our dance on a Kodiak rug
The song she kept singing made
a man's blood run cold
When it's springtime in Alaska
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it's  (F major) forty be (C major) low
(When it's springtime in
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C 
Alaska it's  (F major) forty  (C major) below)

Verse 6
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I was as  (C major) innocent  (G major) as I could be  (C major) 
I didn't know Lil was Big Ed's wife to be
He took out his knife and
he gave it a throw
When it's springtime in Alaska I'll
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be six  (F major) feet below  (C major) 
(When it's springtime in Alaska he'll
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C 
be six  (F major) feet  (C major) below)
(When it's springtime in Alaska he'll
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be six  (F major) feet  (C major) below)
(When it's springtime in Alaska)