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-Alaska- 
-Dr. Dog-
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               A                 C#m          G  G-G#-A  
Well how're the mountains off the harbor?
       A               C#m         D*Riff 1    
And how far are you from shore?
AAnd when your C#mship, oh when Gyour ship comes into port
Would you Acall?   DOh, would you Acall?D  
       A        C#m          G  G-G#-A  
In that cabin in Montana,
        A              C#m        D*Riff 1
Was that donkey getting drunk?
AWell it's C#mbeen hell back in GPhilidelphia
Now New AYork  Dain't what it wAasD  
No, You know EGrandpa's washing dishes
He C#mdoes it when he can
                A/    G#  F#m  
Tryin' to get this fire started 
                      C#m      D*Riff 2
And I could really use a hand
The Edog is barking out back
He C#mthinks he's in the band
                A/    G#  F#m  
Trying to get this fire started
                      C#m      D*Riff 2
And I could really use a hand
And I C#mdreamt where we're at the sF#mtation 
        C#m                      Riff 3
And you asked me if you could go
And I Anever really had the chance to say Eno
*Riff 4
Well it's night time in Alaska
I hear it's dark until the spring
Well it's been hell back in Philidelphia
Now New York ain't what it was
No, You know grandpa's washing dishes
He does it when he can
Tryin' to get this fire started 
And I could really use a hand
The dog is barking out back
He thinks he's in the band
Trying to get this fire started
And I could really use a hand
Well I dreamt where we're at the station 
And you asked me if you could go
And I never really had the chance to say no
Riffs:
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Riff 1
e|--------------------|
B|--7----7b8-7-5------|
G|--7------------7-6--|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Riff 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--------4----------|
D|--7p4-7---7-7-7/8--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--2/12----7--------------------------------|
D|--------7---4------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

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Alaska

by Dr. Dog

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C#m

F#m

-Alaska-

-Dr. Dog-

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A C#m G G G# A

Well how're the mountains off the harbor?

A C#m D

*Riff 1

And how far are you from shore?

A C#m G

And when your ship, oh when your ship comes into port

A D A D

Would you call? Oh, would you call?

A C#m G G G# A

In that cabin in Montana,

A C#m D

*Riff 1

Was that donkey getting drunk?

A C#m G

Well it's been hell back in Philidelphia

A D A D

Now New York ain't what it was

No, You know Grandpa's washing dishes

C#m

He does it when he can

A G# F#m

Tryin' to get this fire started

C#m D

*Riff 2

And I could really use a hand

The dog is barking out back

C#m

He thinks he's in the band

A G# F#m

Trying to get this fire started

C#m D

*Riff 2

And I could really use a hand

C#m F#m

And I dreamt where we're at the station

C#m Riff 3

And you asked me if you could go

A E

And I never really had the chance to say no

*Riff 4

Well it's night time in Alaska

I hear it's dark until the spring

Well it's been hell back in Philidelphia

Now New York ain't what it was

No, You know grandpa's washing dishes

He does it when he can

Tryin' to get this fire started

And I could really use a hand

The dog is barking out back

He thinks he's in the band

Trying to get this fire started

And I could really use a hand

Well I dreamt where we're at the station

And you asked me if you could go

And I never really had the chance to say no

Riffs:

------

Riff 1

e|--------------------|

B|--7----7b8-7-5------|

G|--7------------7-6--|

D|--------------------|

A|--------------------|

E|--------------------|

Riff 2

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|--------4----------|

D|--7p4-7---7-7-7/8--|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

Riff 3

e|-------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------|

G|--2/12----7--------------------------------|

D|--------7---4------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|

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