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Arctic Mistress

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A fantastic song by Les Stround that makes you fall into a trance... You can feel the arctic air.
Capo IV
[Throat singing intro]
N/C
[Intro]
  Am    C    G   Fx4
[Verse]
    AmI wCanted to Gfeel the
Dwind blow across my fAmace
   AmI wanCted to sGee
her bDeautiful northern lAmights
   AmI waCnted to kGnow
If Dthere was a reason to Amlove
a plCace so pGure
and sDo full of emptinAmess
[Chorus]
  AmBreaCth..G. the arctic Fair
  AmBreaCth..G. the arctic Fair
[Verse]
   AmI dCon't want to Gsee
the Dend of her frozen woAmrld
   AmShe sChows me the sGnow
and Dglaciers that melt into teAmars
  AmShe caClls me back hoGme
and lDays like a beauty Amupon
her bCed of iGce
this cDold arctic mistress
[Chorus]
  AmBreaCth..G. the arctic Fair
  AmFeelC...   Gwhat she shFares
  AmBreaCth..G. the arctic Fair
[Throat singing/instrumental]
  Am    C    G    Dx4
[Chorus]
  AmBreaCth..G. the arctic Fair
  AmFeelC...   Gwhat she shFares
  AmBreaCth..G. the arctic Fair
  AmSee.C..    Ghow she cFares

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Arctic Mistress

by Les Stroud

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A fantastic song by Les Stround that makes you fall into a trance... You can feel the arctic air.

Capo IV

[Throat singing intro]

N/C

[Intro]

Am C G F

[Verse]

Am C G

I wanted to feel the

D Am

wind blow across my face

Am C G

I wanted to see

D Am

her beautiful northern lights

Am C G

I wanted to know

D Am

If there was a reason to love

C G

a place so pure

D Am

and so full of emptiness

[Chorus]

Am C G F

Breath... the arctic air

Am C G F

Breath... the arctic air

[Verse]

Am C G

I don't want to see

D Am

the end of her frozen world

Am C G

She shows me the snow

D Am

and glaciers that melt into tears

Am C G

She calls me back home

D Am

and lays like a beauty upon

C G

her bed of ice

this cold arctic mistress

[Chorus]

Am C G F

Breath... the arctic air

Am C G F

Feel... what she shares

Am C G F

Breath... the arctic air

[Throat singing/instrumental]

Am C G D

[Chorus]

Am C G F

Breath... the arctic air

Am C G F

Feel... what she shares

Am C G F

Breath... the arctic air

Am C G F

See... how she cares

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