{"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":963997,"song":"Long Gone To Saskatchewan","artist":"Corb Lund","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/963997-long-gone-to-saskatchewan-chords-by-corb-lund/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/963997?type=chord","rating":4.25017,"votes":8,"content":"Fantastic song by a good Alberta boy.  After the 2009 Grey Cup, the flat province\r\nneeds something to smile about!\r\n\r\nThe song is played capo 3, and the chords are written relative to the capo (i.e.\r\nthe song is actually in G)\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I'm long gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere the gettin's good if you're gettin' gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back on.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nCause I'm long gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell it's a hell of a battle to try to raise cattle[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn the prettiest place on the hoof[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B7[/ch]\r\nOil refiners and lot sub-dividers[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGot land prices right through the roof[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey got value's distorted and my brow's all contorted\r\nWith the words that the banker just wrote\r\nMe and the missus, we love the cow business\r\nTook jobs just to keep us afloat\r\n\r\nThe old lady's a waitress in three different places\r\nAnd still can't afford her own car\r\nI've been drivin' grader, I'm a smooth operator\r\nWonderin' where all the gravel roads are\r\n\r\nI like Alberta, but dang ain't ya hearda\r\nHow much it can cost to buy oats?\r\nI'll always love her and think kindly of her\r\nBut I got no money left over for smokes\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I'm long gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere the gettin's good if you're gettin' gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nAdios, goodbye, farewell, so long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm long gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n\r\nShe's a little bit flatter but the cows are as fatter\r\nSo I think I'm gonna get me a tent\r\nCuz I can buy up an acre beside a nice lake here\r\nFor what it costs me at home to just rent\r\n\r\nSure, the winters are tough and roads get rough\r\nAnd we might have to feed a bit more\r\nAnd it's further to ship'em, but damned if it isn't\r\nGood cow country this, that's for sure\r\n\r\nI can miss my foothills here and still drink my pilsner\r\nAnd bitch and complain and surmise\r\nAbout missin' the mountain, buy hey, look, who's countin'\r\nMy place here is five times the size\r\n\r\nWell I'm long gone to Saskatchewan\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan\r\nWhere the gettin's good if your gettin' gone\r\nI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back on\r\nAdios, goodbye, farewell, so long\r\nI'm long gone to Saskatchewan\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan\r\n\r\nSolo (Play chorus chords)\r\n\r\nNow i gotta give honours to Stompin' Tom Connors\r\nFor \"Roll on Saskatchewan\" first\r\nAnd Hus put his toque on in \"Long Gone to the Yukon\"\r\nI figured he owed us a verse\r\n\r\nBut I've been comin' out bringin' my t-shirts and singin'\r\nTo my good eastern neighbours so long\r\nAnd you put up with dumb jokes about your province and so I figured hey, I owed you a song\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWell I'm long gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere the gettin's good if you're gettin' gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back on[/tab]\r\nRaise my cows like my grand daddy done\r\nWhere the birch trees grow and the sharp tail roam\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAdios, goodbye, farewell, so long[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm long gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLong gone to Saskatchewan[/tab]","plain_text":"Fantastic song by a good Alberta boy.  After the 2009 Grey Cup, the flat province\nneeds something to smile about!\n\nThe song is played capo 3, and the chords are written relative to the capo (i.e.\nthe song is actually in G)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThey got value's distorted and my brow's all contorted\nWith the words that the banker just wrote\nMe and the missus, we love the cow business\nTook jobs just to keep us afloat\n\nThe old lady's a waitress in three different places\nAnd still can't afford her own car\nI've been drivin' grader, I'm a smooth operator\nWonderin' where all the gravel roads are\n\nI like Alberta, but dang ain't ya hearda\nHow much it can cost to buy oats?\nI'll always love her and think kindly of her\nBut I got no money left over for smokes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShe's a little bit flatter but the cows are as fatter\nSo I think I'm gonna get me a tent\nCuz I can buy up an acre beside a nice lake here\nFor what it costs me at home to just rent\n\nSure, the winters are tough and roads get rough\nAnd we might have to feed a bit more\nAnd it's further to ship'em, but damned if it isn't\nGood cow country this, that's for sure\n\nI can miss my foothills here and still drink my pilsner\nAnd bitch and complain and surmise\nAbout missin' the mountain, buy hey, look, who's countin'\nMy place here is five times the size\n\nWell I'm long gone to Saskatchewan\nLong gone to Saskatchewan\nWhere the gettin's good if your gettin' gone\nI'm gonna put my boots and my hat back on\nAdios, goodbye, farewell, so long\nI'm long gone to Saskatchewan\nLong gone to Saskatchewan\n\nSolo (Play chorus chords)\n\nNow i gotta give honours to Stompin' Tom Connors\nFor \"Roll on Saskatchewan\" first\nAnd Hus put his toque on in \"Long Gone to the Yukon\"\nI figured he owed us a verse\n\nBut I've been comin' out bringin' my t-shirts and singin'\nTo my good eastern neighbours so long\nAnd you put up with dumb jokes about your province and so I figured hey, I owed you a song\n\n\n\n\n\nRaise my cows like my grand daddy done\nWhere the birch trees grow and the sharp tail roam","chords":["G","E","F#","A","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}