{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1705392,"song":"Alaska Or Bust","artist":"Andrew Peterson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11358947-alaska-or-bust-chords-by-andrew-peterson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1705392?type=chord","rating":4.51036,"votes":8,"content":"Alaska or Bust\r\nBy Andrew Peterson\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nNO CAPO\r\n\r\nV1:\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMargie, won't you listen to an old man's wish?[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell, They say it's mighty pretty in Alaska[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy daddy used to talk about those deep-sea fish[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo there's something, darling, that I want to ask you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo don't you turn me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't start now[/tab]\r\n\r\nV2:\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nIn the morning we would listen to the cattle calling[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLowing in the lands of Okeechobee[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWhere it's flatter than the cardboard on the carport floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the cattails seem to wave just like they know me[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]                     \r\nAh, but Enoch in the tackle shop [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGoes on about the salmon caught[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]B/G[/ch]                              [ch]C2[/ch]\r\nThe time he and his brother sailed to Juneau[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo get in, I'll do the drive[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour bag’s already packed and in the truck[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nSo Margie get in, put down those dishes [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#/C[/ch]\r\nThe town will see us go if we're in luck[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo come on it’s Alaska or bust[/tab]\r\n\r\nV3:\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI've been holding down this farm that daddy left me, darling[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe kids have married off and moved away[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the doctor says I'm healthy for an old man dying[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI'm well enough to seize a few more days[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS 2\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nSo get in, I'll do the drive[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour bag’s already packed and in the truck[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSo Margie get in, these bones are dry [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#/C[/ch]\r\nI’ve been running but the cancer's catching up [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSo come on, it's Alaska or bust[/tab]\r\n\r\nV4:\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThere were days when I imagined that the clouds were mountains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTowering above the rolling ocean [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I was sailing on my tractor[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nTurning hay out in the pasture[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCatching salmon of my own while I was mowing[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS 3\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nSo get in, I'll do the drive[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYour bag’s already packed and in the truck[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSo Margie get in, there's not much time[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’ve been running but the cancer's catching up[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C#/C[/ch]\r\nThe town will see us go if we're in luck[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nSo come on, it's Alaska or bust [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAlaska or bust[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]   \r\nSo don't you turn me down [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDon’t start now[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nListen to the song for picking and hammer-ons. Pretty simple. \r\nGreat song. Thanks for playing!","plain_text":"Alaska or Bust\nBy Andrew Peterson\n\n---------------------------------------------\n\nNO CAPO\n\nV1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nV2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS\n\n\n\n\n\n\nV3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS 2\n\n\n\n\n\n\nV4:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nListen to the song for picking and hammer-ons. Pretty simple. \nGreat song. Thanks for playing!","chords":["G","Am","Bm","C","F","D","B/G","C2","C#/C","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}