Alaska and Me - John Denver

Alaska and Me chords

(C) - (G) - (C) - (F) - (C) - (G) - (C)
(C) When I was a (G) child and I (F) lived in the (C) city
I dreamed of (Am) Alaska (F) so far (G) away
And I (C) dreamed I was flying over (F) mountains and (C) glaciers
Somehow I (Am) knew that Id (G) live there one (C) day

(C) - (G) - (C) - (F) - (C) -(G) - (C)
Well, it took me some (G) growin and a (F) fair bit of (C) schoolin
And a little bit of (Am) trouble to (F) get on the (G) move
And I (C) felt like a loser, but I (F) turned out the (C) winner
When I came to (Am) Alaska, the (G) land that I (C) love

(G) Heres to Alaska, (F) heres to the (C) people
(Am) Heres to the (Am/g) wild and (F) heres to the (G) free
(C) Heres to my life in a (F) chosen (C) country
Heres to (G) Alaska and (C) me

(C) - (G) - (C) - (F) - (C) - (G) - (C)
I was born in a (G) cabin on (F) Little Mul (C) chatna
Raised in hard (Am) times but I (F) had a good (G) life
>From the (C) first time I flew with my (F) father a (C) singin
I knew that Iíd (Am) wind up a (G) bush pilots (C) wife

We sleep near the (G) sound of a (F) slow running (C) river
Wake up most (Am) mornings to a (F) drizzling (G) rain

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We (C) live every day like the (F) first or the (C) last one
With nothing to (Am) lose and (G) heaven to (C) gain

(G) Heres to Alaska, (F) heres to the (C) people
(Am) Heres to the (Am/g) wild and (F) heres to the (G) free
(C) Heres to my life in a (F) chosen (C) country
Heres to (G) Alaska and (C) me

(Am) Oh, for a (Am/g) fire on a (F) cold winters (C) night
Once more to (Am) gaze at the (F) great Northern (G) lights
For (C) all of the beauty my (F) children will (C) see
Heres to (G) Alaska and (C) me

(G) Heres to Alaska, (F) heres to the (C) people
(Am) Heres to the (Am/g) wild and (F) heres to the (G) free
(C) Heres to my life in a (F) chosen (C) country
Heres to (G) Alaska and (C) me
(F) Oh, (C) heres to (G) Alaska and (C) me