John Denver - Alaska And Me

^C - ^G - ^C - ^F - ^C - ^G - ^{C C} When I was a ^G child and I ^F lived in the ^Ccity I dreamed of ^Am Alaska ^F so far ^G away And I ^C dreamed I was flying over ^F mountains and ^Cglaciers 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 ^Cschoolin 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 ^Cwinner When I came to ^Am Alaska, the ^G land that I ^C love

^G Heres to Alaska, ^F heres to the ^Cpeople ^Am Heres to the ^Am/g wild and ^F heres to the ^G free ^C Heres to my life in a ^F chosen ^Ccountry 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^Cchatna Raised in hard ^Am times but I ^F had a good ^Glife 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 ^Criver Wake up most ^Am mornings to a ^F drizzling ^G rain We ^C live every day like the ^F first or the ^Clast 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 ^Gfree ^C Heres to my life in a ^F chosen ^Ccountry 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 ^Glights 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 ^Gfree ^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 ^Cme