Alaska Or Bust Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Margie, won't you listen to
[Am]an old man's wish
[G]They say it's [Bm]mighty pretty [C]in Alaska
My [G]daddy used to talk about
those [Am]deep sea fish
So there's [Bm]something, darling,
that I wanna [C]ask you
So [D]don't you turn me [G]down
[C][G]

[Verse 2]
[C]
In [G]the morning we would listen
to [Am]the cattle calling
[G]Lowing in the land of Okeecho[C]bee
Where it's [G]flatter than the cardboard
on [Am]the carport floor
And the cat[G]tails seem to
wave just like [C]they know me
[D]Ah, but

[Verse 3]
[F]Enoch in the tackle shop
Goes [D]on about the salmon caught
The [G]time he and his brother
sailed to [C]Juneau

[Verse 4]
[D]
So get [C]in, I'll do [D]the driving
[C]The bag's already packed
and in the [G]truck
Margie, get [C]in,
put down [D]those dishes
[Am]The town will see us go
[G]if we're in luc[C]k[C#dim]
So [D]come on, it's Alaska or [G]bust

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][G][C]

[Verse 5]
I've been [G]holding down this farm that daddy [Am]left me,
darling
[G]The kids have married off
and [C]moved away
An[Am]d th[G]e doctor says I'm
healthy for an [Am]old man dying
Well [G]enough to seize an[C]other [D]day

[Verse 6]
So get [C]in, I'll do the driv[D]ing
[C]Your bag's already packed
and in the [G]truck
Margie get [C]it, these [D]bones are dry
I've been [Am]running,
but [G]the cancer's catch[C]ing up[C#dim]
So [D]come on, it's Alaska [F]or

[Interlude 2]
bust
[F][D][G][Bm][G][C]

[Verse 7]
There were [G]days when I [D]imagined [C]that
the [Am]clouds were mountains
[G]Towering above the rolling [C]ocean
And I [D]was [G]sailing on my tractor,
turning [Am]hay out in the pasture
Catching [G]salmon of my own
while I was mow[C]ing[D]

[Verse 8]
So get [C]in, I'll do the driv[D]ing
[C]Your bag's already packed
and in the [G]truck
[Bm]Margie [G]get [C]in, there's not much [E]time
I've been [Am]running,
but [G]the cancer's catch[C]ing up
The [Am]town will see us [G]go if
we're [C]in [C#dim]luck
So [D]come on,

[Verse 9]
it's Alaska or

[Outro 1]
bust
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