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North to Alaska - Johnny Horton - 70 bpm

Way up
G
north (north

to A

laska)

way up
D
north (north

to A

laska)


G
North

to Al

as

ka a-go
D7
north the

rush is
G
on


G
North

to Al

as

ka a-go
D7
north the

rush is
G
on



Big
G
Sam

left Se

at

tle in the
D7
year of

ninety-
G
two


With
C
George

Pratt his

part

ner and

brother

Billy,
G
too


They
C
crossed the

Yukon

River

and

found the bo

nanza
G
gold


Be
G
low that

old White

Moun

tain just a
D7
little south

east of
G
Nome



Sam
G
crossed the ma

jestic

moun

tains to the
D7
valleys

far be
G
low


He
C
talked to his

team of

hus

kies as he

mushed on

through the
G
snow


With the
C
northern

lights a-

running

wild in the

land of the

midnight
G
sun


Yes,
G
Sam Mc

Cord was a

mighty

man in the
D7
year of

nineteen-
G
one



Where the
G
ri

ver is

win

din' big
C
nug

gets they're

fin

din'

G
North

to A

las

ka a-go
D7
north the

rush is
G
on


repeat intro

G
George

turned to

Sam

with his
D7
gold

in his
G
hand


Said
C
Sam

you're a-

lookin'

at a

lonely,

lonely
G
man


I'd
C
trade

all the

gold

that's

buried

in this
G
land


For
G
one small

band of

gold to

place on
D7
sweet little

Jenny's
G
hand



'Cause a
G
man

needs a

wo

man to
D7
love him

all the
G
time


Re
C
member

Sam a

true

love is

so

hard to
G
find


I'd
C
build for

my

Jenny

a

ho

neymoon
G
home


Be
G
low that

old White

Moun

tain just a
D7
little south

east of
G
Nome

repeat chorus

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