{"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":2530266,"song":"When Its Springtime In Alaska Its Forty Below","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2530266-when-its-springtime-in-alaska-its-forty-below-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2530266?type=chord","rating":4.79743,"votes":7,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI mushed from Port Barrow through a blizzard of snow[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBeen out prospecting for two years or so[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nPulled into Fairbanks, the city was a boon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo I took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYes he took a little stroll to the Red Dog Saloon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I walked in the door, the music was clear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nPrettiest voice I had heard in two years[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe song she kept singing would make a man's blood run cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt was red headed Luie that was singing so sweet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI reached down and took the snow packs off of my feet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI reached for the gal that was singing the tune[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe did the Eskimo hop all around the saloon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere the caribou crawl and the grizzly bear hug[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe did our dance on a Kodiak rug[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                            [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe song she kept singing would make a man's blood run cold[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, I was as innocent as I could be[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nI didn't know that Luie was big Ed's wife to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe took out his knife and he gave it a throw[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, I'll be six feet below[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen it's springtime in Alaska, he's    six feet below[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]}}}