Chords for Alaska - Cacka Israelsson

_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] The [G] year was 1992.
Sam left Frisco.
It was the year [G] 92.
With [C] George, Bradham's partner,
he traveled to Alaska.
They [C] crossed the Yukon River
and found a lot of [G] gold.
Just down by White Mountain,
[D] Sam and George were lucky.
[G] _ They walked over the mountains
[D] towards the valleys in [G] the north.
[C] George was so happy
that he was able to find gold.
He was able to find gold in the mountains. _
_ [G] _ [C] Under the northern sky,
the mountains screamed
and a hungry [G] wolf.
But Sam and George found a lot of gold.
[D] It was in the [G] raftings.
Just where the river was flowing,
there was [C] gold.
There was gold.
[G] Oh, in Alaska
[D] the rumor of [G] his gold spread.
Oh, _ _ _ [D] _
in Alaska
_ [G] Oh, in Alaska
[D] the rumor of [G] his gold spread.
Big Sam had found
[D] more gold than [G] anyone else.
[C] He became the rich man,
but where was his [G] merchandise?
[C] As he said,
she would wait
until the day he came [G] back.
He said to George
that it was better to [D] be a pike than [G] gold.
All the gold he had found
[D] was in Alaska's [G] cold earth.
[C] All together he gladly exchanged
for the only [G] little word
[C] from the girl he sought
every day from his [G] meadow.
And so one evening,
just when the sun was setting,
[D] he saw a [G] view so bright.
Just where the river was flowing,
[C] the girl he sought
came [D] through [G] Alaska.
She had heard his voice.
She had heard his voice.
She had heard his voice.
_ _ _ _ [G] Through Alaska
[D] she had [G] heard his voice.
_ _ _ [N] _