Saginaw, Michigan Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][D][G]

[Verse 1]
I was [G]born [D]in Saginaw, Mic[G]higan
I grew [C]up in a house [G]on Saginaw [D]Bay
My dad [G]was a poor,
hard-working Saginaw Saginaw [C]fisherman
Too many [G]times he came
home [D]with too little pay
[G]

[Verse 2]
I loved a [D]girl in Saginaw, [G]Michigan
The [C]daughter of a [G]wealthy, wealthy [D]man
But he called [G]me that son of
a Saginaw [C]fisherman
And not good [G]enough to
[D]claim his daughter's hand
[G]

[Verse 3]
Now I'm [C]up here in Alaska,
[G]looking around for gold
Like a [D]crazy fool I'm digging in
this [G]frozen ground so cold
But with [C]each new day I pray
I'll strike it [G]rich and then
I'll go back [D]home and claim
my love in Saginaw, [G]Michigan

[Verse 4]
I wrote my [G]love [D]in Saginaw, Mic[G]higan
I said, [C]"Honey I'm coming
[G]home please wait for [D]me
And you can tell your [G]dad I'm
coming back a [C]richer man"
I hit the [G]biggest strike in [D]Klondike his[G]tory

[Verse 5]
Her dad met [G]me [D]in Saginaw, Mic[G]higan
He [C]gave me a great big party
[G]with champagne[D]
Then he said,
[G]"Son you wise young ambi[C]tious man
Will you [G]sell your father-in-law your
[D]your your Klondike claim"
[G]

[Verse 6]
Now he's [C]up there in Alaska [G]digging in the cold,
cold ground
The [D]greedy fool is looking for the
[G]gold I never found
[C]It serves him right and no one
here is [G]missing him
Least of [D]all the newlyweds of Saginaw,
[G]Michigan

[Verse 7]
We're the happiest [D]man and wife in Saginaw,
[G]Michigan

[Verse 8]
He's ashamed [D]to show his
face in Saginaw, Michigan