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Version 2 Version 3#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From: (roger j selverstone) North To Alaska - Mike Phillips =============================== ___ | ||C / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / |C F C C7 | | Big ||Sam left Se |- at - tle in the |year of nine -ty |two With | | ||Geo.turned to| Sam with his |gold in his |hand, Said,| __ |F / / / |/ / / / /| / / C F |C / / C7 | |George Pratt, his |part - ner and |broth - er Bil - ly |too; They | |"Sam, you're a - |look - in' at a|lone - ly, lone -ly |man; I'd _____ |F / / / | / / / / | / / / C F |C / / / | |crossed the Yu - kon |Riv - er and | found the bo - nan - za|gold. Be-| | trade all the gold___ thats bur - ied in this|land, For | ___ _____ ____ __ | / / / F | C / / / /|G7 / / / Dm7 G7 | C F C / /| |low that old White| Moun - tain, just a|lit-tle south-east of |Nome. Sam| |one small band of | gold to place on |sweet little Jennys|hand Causea ____ ____ | / / / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / | C F C C7| |crossed the Ma - jes - tic |Moun-tains to the |Val-leys far be |-low He| |man needs a |wom - an to |love him all the|time, Re| ____ ___ ____ |F / / / / | / / / / /| / / C F | C / / C7 / | |talked to his team of|hus-kies as he|mushed on through the |snow; With the| |mem - ber, Sam, a |true love is | so hard to |find, I'd | ___ ____ |F / / / | / / / / / | / / / C F | C / / / | |North-ern Lights a -|run - nin' wild in the |Land of the Mid-night|Sun, Yes| |build for my |Jen - ny a |hon - ey moon |home, Be- ___ ____ | / / / F / |C / / / / |G7 / Dm7 G7 | C F C / | |Sam Mc - Cord was a |might - y man in the |year of nine-teen |-one. | |low that old White |Moun-tain just a |lit-tle S.East of |Nome." Chorus: | ||C / / / | / G7 C / | F / / / | / / / / | | Where the||riv - er is |wind - in', big|nug - gets they're| find - in' | ___ | C / / / / | / / / / | G7. . Dm7 G7 C / / / || | North To A - |las - ka, Go | north, the rush is | on ||