Chords for Johnny Horton ~ Go North! (North To Alaska alternate)
Tempo:
78.6 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
Big Sam had left Seattle [G] in the year of [C] 92 [F] With George Pratt, his partner, and Brother
[C] Billy too [F] And just a few years later they found the Bonanza
[C] gold Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little
southeast of [Am] Nome He [C] crossed the majestic mountains [Gm] to the
valleys [C] far below [F] Sam talked to his team of huskies as he
bushed on [C] through the snow [F] With the northern lights a-running wild in
the land of the midnight [C] sun Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the [Gm] year
of [C] 91 [Am] [C] Where the river is wide [F] and thick nuggets
they're finding [C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is
on [F]
[C] [A]
[C] How George turned to Sam with [G] his gold in
his hand [F] Said, Sam, you're looking at a lonely, lonely
[C] [F] man I trade all this gold that's buried in [C] this
land For one small band of gold to place [G] on sweet
little [C] Jenny's hand Cause a man needs a woman [G] to love him all
[C] the time [F] Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard [C] to
find [F] I'll build for my Jenny a honeymoon [C] home
Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little southeast [C] of Nome
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
[C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the rush [C] is on
[F]
[C] [Am] [A]
[C] It took mighty men like Sam McCord [G] to tame a town [C] like Nome
[F] The Yukon breed of fighting men had a code all [C] their own
[F] They'd stand up to a grizzly bear and put him in [C] his place
What's so tough in Nome, Alaska, that [G] canary bird [C] sang bass?
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
Go [C] North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska
[G] [C] [N]
Big Sam had left Seattle [G] in the year of [C] 92 [F] With George Pratt, his partner, and Brother
[C] Billy too [F] And just a few years later they found the Bonanza
[C] gold Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little
southeast of [Am] Nome He [C] crossed the majestic mountains [Gm] to the
valleys [C] far below [F] Sam talked to his team of huskies as he
bushed on [C] through the snow [F] With the northern lights a-running wild in
the land of the midnight [C] sun Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the [Gm] year
of [C] 91 [Am] [C] Where the river is wide [F] and thick nuggets
they're finding [C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is
on [F]
[C] [A]
[C] How George turned to Sam with [G] his gold in
his hand [F] Said, Sam, you're looking at a lonely, lonely
[C] [F] man I trade all this gold that's buried in [C] this
land For one small band of gold to place [G] on sweet
little [C] Jenny's hand Cause a man needs a woman [G] to love him all
[C] the time [F] Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard [C] to
find [F] I'll build for my Jenny a honeymoon [C] home
Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little southeast [C] of Nome
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
[C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the rush [C] is on
[F]
[C] [Am] [A]
[C] It took mighty men like Sam McCord [G] to tame a town [C] like Nome
[F] The Yukon breed of fighting men had a code all [C] their own
[F] They'd stand up to a grizzly bear and put him in [C] his place
What's so tough in Nome, Alaska, that [G] canary bird [C] sang bass?
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
Go [C] North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska
[G] [C] [N]
Key:
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Am
Gm
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Big Sam had left Seattle [G] in the year of [C] 92 [F] With George Pratt, his partner, and Brother
[C] Billy too [F] And just a few years later they found the Bonanza
[C] gold Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little
southeast of [Am] Nome He [C] crossed the majestic mountains [Gm] to the
valleys [C] far below [F] Sam talked to his team of huskies as he
bushed on [C] through the snow [F] With the northern lights a-running wild in
the land of the midnight [C] sun Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the [Gm] year
of [C] 91 [Am] [C] Where the river is wide [F] and thick nuggets
they're finding [C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is
on _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ How George turned to Sam with [G] his gold in
his hand [F] Said, Sam, you're looking at a lonely, lonely
[C] [F] man I trade all this gold that's buried in [C] this
land For one small band of gold to place [G] on sweet
little [C] Jenny's hand Cause a man needs a woman [G] to love him all
[C] the time [F] Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard [C] to
find [F] I'll build for my Jenny a honeymoon [C] home
Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little southeast [C] of Nome
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
[C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the rush [C] is on
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ It took mighty men like Sam McCord [G] to tame a town [C] like Nome
[F] The Yukon breed of fighting men had a code all [C] their own
[F] They'd stand up to a grizzly bear and put him in [C] his place
What's so tough in Nome, Alaska, that [G] canary bird [C] sang bass?
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
Go [C] North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ Big Sam had left Seattle [G] in the year of [C] 92 [F] With George Pratt, his partner, and Brother
[C] Billy too [F] And just a few years later they found the Bonanza
[C] gold Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little
southeast of [Am] Nome He [C] crossed the majestic mountains [Gm] to the
valleys [C] far below [F] Sam talked to his team of huskies as he
bushed on [C] through the snow [F] With the northern lights a-running wild in
the land of the midnight [C] sun Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man in the [Gm] year
of [C] 91 [Am] [C] Where the river is wide [F] and thick nuggets
they're finding [C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is
on _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ How George turned to Sam with [G] his gold in
his hand [F] Said, Sam, you're looking at a lonely, lonely
[C] [F] man I trade all this gold that's buried in [C] this
land For one small band of gold to place [G] on sweet
little [C] Jenny's hand Cause a man needs a woman [G] to love him all
[C] the time [F] Remember, Sam, a true love is so hard [C] to
find [F] I'll build for my Jenny a honeymoon [C] home
Below Old White Mountain, [G] just a little southeast [C] of Nome
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
[C] Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the rush [C] is on
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ It took mighty men like Sam McCord [G] to tame a town [C] like Nome
[F] The Yukon breed of fighting men had a code all [C] their own
[F] They'd stand up to a grizzly bear and put him in [C] his place
What's so tough in Nome, Alaska, that [G] canary bird [C] sang bass?
Where the river is wide and [F] thick nuggets they're finding
Go [C] North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska, [G] go North, the [C] rush is on
Go North to Alaska
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _