Chords for Bobby Bare-Saginaw Michigan
Tempo:
139.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [C]
I was born [G]
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
I [F] grew up in [C] a house on [G] Saginaw Bay.
My [C] dad was a poor, hard-working [F] Saginaw fisherman.
Too [C] many times he came home [G] with too little [C] pay.
I loved a girl [G] in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
The [F] daughter [C] of a wealthy, [G] wealthy man.
But he [C] called me that son of a [F] Saginaw fisherman and said [C] I wasn't good [G] enough for his [C] daughter's hand.
That's why [F] I went up to Alaska, [C] searching around for gold.
[G] Like a crazy fool I was digging [C] in the frozen grounds of coal.
[F] But with each new day I prayed I'd strike [C] it rich and then I'd go [G] back home and claim my love in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
I wrote my love [G] in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
I [F] said, honey, I'm coming [C] home, please wait [G] for me.
And you can tell [C] your dad I'm coming back [F] a richer man.
I hit [C] the biggest strike [G] in Klondike [C] history.
So her dad met me [G]
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
He gave [F] me a great big [C] party and he served [G] champagne.
Then he [C] said, son, now you're a wise, young, [F] ambitious man.
Now won't [C] you sell your father [G]-in-law your [C] Klondike claim?
So now [F] he's up there in Alaska [C] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[G] While the greatest fool is looking for [C] the gold I never found.
[F] It serves him right, no one here [C] is missing him.
[G] Least of all the newlyweds of [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
[G] Least of all us newlyweds of [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
[G]
[C]
[Em] [C]
I was born [G]
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
I [F] grew up in [C] a house on [G] Saginaw Bay.
My [C] dad was a poor, hard-working [F] Saginaw fisherman.
Too [C] many times he came home [G] with too little [C] pay.
I loved a girl [G] in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
The [F] daughter [C] of a wealthy, [G] wealthy man.
But he [C] called me that son of a [F] Saginaw fisherman and said [C] I wasn't good [G] enough for his [C] daughter's hand.
That's why [F] I went up to Alaska, [C] searching around for gold.
[G] Like a crazy fool I was digging [C] in the frozen grounds of coal.
[F] But with each new day I prayed I'd strike [C] it rich and then I'd go [G] back home and claim my love in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
I wrote my love [G] in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
I [F] said, honey, I'm coming [C] home, please wait [G] for me.
And you can tell [C] your dad I'm coming back [F] a richer man.
I hit [C] the biggest strike [G] in Klondike [C] history.
So her dad met me [G]
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
He gave [F] me a great big [C] party and he served [G] champagne.
Then he [C] said, son, now you're a wise, young, [F] ambitious man.
Now won't [C] you sell your father [G]-in-law your [C] Klondike claim?
So now [F] he's up there in Alaska [C] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[G] While the greatest fool is looking for [C] the gold I never found.
[F] It serves him right, no one here [C] is missing him.
[G] Least of all the newlyweds of [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
[G] Least of all us newlyweds of [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
[G]
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ I was born _ _ [G] _
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
_ I [F] grew up in [C] a house on [G] Saginaw Bay. _ _
My [C] dad was a poor, _ hard-working _ [F] Saginaw fisherman. _ _
Too [C] many times he came home [G] with too little [C] pay. _ _
I loved a girl _ _ [G] in _ _ [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
_ The _ _ [F] _ daughter [C] of a wealthy, [G] wealthy man. _ _ _
But he [C] called me _ that son of a [F] Saginaw fisherman _ _ and said [C] I wasn't good [G] enough for his [C] daughter's hand. _ _ _
That's why [F] I went up to _ Alaska, _ [C] searching around for gold.
_ [G] Like a crazy fool I was digging _ [C] in the frozen grounds of coal.
_ [F] But with each new day I prayed I'd strike [C] it rich and then _ I'd go [G] back home and claim my love in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
_ _ I wrote my love [G] in _ _ [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _ _
I [F] said, honey, I'm coming [C] home, please wait [G] for me.
_ _ And you can tell [C] your dad _ I'm coming back [F] a richer man. _ _
I hit [C] the biggest strike [G] in Klondike [C] history.
_ _ _ So her dad met me _ [G] _
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
He gave [F] me a great big [C] party and he served [G] champagne. _ _ _
Then he [C] said, son, now you're a wise, young, [F] ambitious man. _ _
Now won't [C] you sell your father [G]-in-law your [C] Klondike claim? _ _ _
So now [F] he's up there in Alaska _ _ [C] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[G] _ While the greatest fool is looking for [C] the gold I never found.
_ [F] It serves him right, no one here [C] is missing him. _ _
_ [G] Least of all the newlyweds of [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
_ [G] Least of all us _ newlyweds of _ [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ I was born _ _ [G] _
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
_ I [F] grew up in [C] a house on [G] Saginaw Bay. _ _
My [C] dad was a poor, _ hard-working _ [F] Saginaw fisherman. _ _
Too [C] many times he came home [G] with too little [C] pay. _ _
I loved a girl _ _ [G] in _ _ [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
_ The _ _ [F] _ daughter [C] of a wealthy, [G] wealthy man. _ _ _
But he [C] called me _ that son of a [F] Saginaw fisherman _ _ and said [C] I wasn't good [G] enough for his [C] daughter's hand. _ _ _
That's why [F] I went up to _ Alaska, _ [C] searching around for gold.
_ [G] Like a crazy fool I was digging _ [C] in the frozen grounds of coal.
_ [F] But with each new day I prayed I'd strike [C] it rich and then _ I'd go [G] back home and claim my love in [C] Saginaw, Michigan.
_ _ I wrote my love [G] in _ _ [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _ _
I [F] said, honey, I'm coming [C] home, please wait [G] for me.
_ _ And you can tell [C] your dad _ I'm coming back [F] a richer man. _ _
I hit [C] the biggest strike [G] in Klondike [C] history.
_ _ _ So her dad met me _ [G] _
in [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
He gave [F] me a great big [C] party and he served [G] champagne. _ _ _
Then he [C] said, son, now you're a wise, young, [F] ambitious man. _ _
Now won't [C] you sell your father [G]-in-law your [C] Klondike claim? _ _ _
So now [F] he's up there in Alaska _ _ [C] digging in the cold, cold ground.
[G] _ While the greatest fool is looking for [C] the gold I never found.
_ [F] It serves him right, no one here [C] is missing him. _ _
_ [G] Least of all the newlyweds of [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
_ [G] Least of all us _ newlyweds of _ [C] Saginaw, Michigan. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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