Verse 1:
GAm
Margie, won't you listen to an old man's wish?
BmC
Well, They say it's mighty pretty in Alaska
GAm
My daddy used to talk about those deep-sea fish
BmC
So there's something, darling, that I want to ask you
GC
So don't you turn me down
GC
Don't start now
Verse 2:
GAm
In the morning we would listen to the cattle calling
BmC
Lowing in the lands of Okeechobee
GAm
Where it's flatter than the cardboard on the carport floor
BmC
And the cattails seem to wave just like they know me
F
Ah, but Enoch in the tackle shop
DC
Goes on about the salmon caught
B/GC2
The time he and his brother sailed to Juneau
Chorus:
CD
So get in, I'll do the drive
CG
Your bag’s already packed and in the truck
CD
So Margie get in, put down those dishes
AmCC#/C
The town will see us go if we're in luck
DGCGC
So come on it’s Alaska or bust
Verse 3:
GAm
I've been holding down this farm that daddy left me, darling
BmC
The kids have married off and moved away
GAm
And the doctor says I'm healthy for an old man dying
BmC
I'm well enough to seize a few more days
Chorus 2:
CD
So get in, I'll do the drive
CG
Your bag’s already packed and in the truck
CD
So Margie get in, these bones are dry
AmBmCC#/C
I’ve been running but the cancer's catching up
DGCGC
So come on, it's Alaska or bust
Verse 4:
GAm
There were days when I imagined that the clouds were mountains
BmC
Towering above the rolling ocean
G
And I was sailing on my tractor
Am
Turning hay out in the pasture
BmC
Catching salmon of my own while I was mowing
Chorus 3:
CD
So get in, I'll do the drive
CG
Your bag’s already packed and in the truck
CE
So Margie get in, there's not much time
AmBmC
I’ve been running but the cancer's catching up
AmBmCC#/C
The town will see us go if we're in luck
DG
So come on, it's Alaska or bust
CG
Alaska or bust
CG
So don't you turn me down
CG
Don’t start now
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