When Its Springtime In Alaska Its Forty Below

          A                        
When it's springtime in Alaska, 
  D     A
it's forty below

[verse]
A                                 
I mushed from Port Barrol through 
  E           A
a blizzard of snow
A
Been out prospecting for two years 
or so
                                E  
Pulled into Fairbanks, the city was
   A
 a boon

[chorus]
A                                
So I took a little stroll to the 
D          A
Red Dog Saloon
Yes he took a little stroll to the 
D          A
Red Dog Saloon

[verse]
A                              E 
When I walked in the door, the 
        A
music was clear
A
Prettiest voice I had heard in two 
years
The song she kept singing would make
         E         A
 a man's blood run cold

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[chorus]
A                                 
When it's springtime in Alaska, 
   D     A
it's forty below
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's
 D     A
 forty below

[verse]
A                             
It was red headed Luie that was 
  E          A
singing so sweet
A
I reached down and took the snow 
packs off of my feet
I reached for the gal that was 
 E          A
singing the tune

[chorus]
A                           D    
We did the Eskimo hop all around 
      A
the saloon
                            D      
We did the Eskimo hop all around 
    A
the saloon

[verse]
A                             
Where the caribou crawl and the 
   E           A
grizzly bear hug
A
We did our dance on a Kodiak rug
A                                 
The song she kept singing would 
           E         A
make a man's blood run cold

[chorus]
A                                 
When it's springtime in Alaska, 
    D     A
it's forty below
When it's springtime in Alaska, it's
 D     A
 forty below

[verse]
A                       E         
Well, I was as innocent as I could 
 A
be
A
I didn't know that Luie was big Ed's
 wife to be
                             E     
He took out his knife and he gave 
    A
it a throw

[chorus]
A                                 
When it's springtime in Alaska, 
      D        A
I'll be six feet below
When it's springtime in Alaska, he's
    D        A
    six feet below