Alaska Or Bust
Andrew Peterson
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E|-------------------------------- E|-------------|NO CAPO V1:G Am Margie, won't you listen to an old man's wish?Bm Well, They say it's mighty prettyC in AlaskaG My daddy used to talk about thoseAm deep-sea fishBm So there's something, darling, thatC I want to ask youG C So don't you turn me downG C Don't start now V2:G In the morning we would listen toAm the cattle callingBm C Lowing in the lands of OkeechobeeG Where it's flatter than theAm cardboard on the carport floorBm And the cattails seem to wave justC like they know meF Ah, but Enoch in the tackle shopD C Goes on about the salmon caughtB/G The time he and his brother sailedC2 to JuneauContinues after the adCHORUSC D So get in, I'll do the driveC Your bag’s already packed and inG the truckC So Margie get in, put down thoseD dishesAm The town will see us go if we're inC C#/C luckD G C So come on it’s Alaska or bustG C V3:G I've been holding down this farmAm that daddy left me, darlingBm The kids have married off and movedC awayG And the doctor says I'm healthy forAm an old man dyingBm I'm well enough to seize a few moreC days CHORUS 2C D So get in, I'll do the driveC Your bag’s already packed and inG the truckC So Margie get in, these bones areD dryAm Bm I’ve been running but the cancer'sC C#/C catching upD G C So come on, it's Alaska or bustG C V4:G There were days when I imaginedAm that the clouds were mountainsBm C Towering above the rolling oceanG And I was sailing on my tractorAm Turning hay out in the pastureBm Catching salmon of my own while IC was mowing CHORUS 3C D So get in, I'll do the driveC Your bag’s already packed and inG the truckC So Margie get in, there's not muchE timeAm Bm I’ve been running but the cancer'sC catching upAm Bm The town will see us go if we'reC C#/C in luckD G So come on, it's Alaska or bustC G Alaska or bustC G So don't you turn me downC G Don’t start now
