Phish - Alaska

phish – alaska

verse 1 & 2 :
C7
i always had to tell her to rela
x F C7
and the cat can slip in doors , through multitudes of cracks
F9 C F9 C
and its funny what theyll do , cause cracks lead outside too
D7
when i asked her where shes goin
G
she said far away from you

C7
stuck here on my own now , diggin down deep
F C7
i dont understand it , but i aint losin sleep
F9 C F9 C
im not gonna lay down , or head north out of town
D7
i dont know , but i think ill go
G
and try dog mushin with an eskimo

chorus :
C7
in alaska , alaska . . . i think ill try alaska
F G
somewhere she could wait for me , ill catch up just wait and see
C7 Em7 F
idaho , nebraska . . . i dont know ill ask her
G C7
i think ill try . . . i think ill try alaska

verse 3 & 4 :
C7
i sold my old piano for the rent
F C7
i loaded up on bug spray and i found my Daddys tent
F9 C F9 C
now im in high gear , doin forty – five
D7
im hummin a tune , i wont see the moon
G
till sometime in july

C7
i guess i couldve flown or took a train
F C7
but you wont see a moose , if youre sittin on a plane
F9 C F9 C
and now theres no more road , but i got a light load
D7
and if she isnt in alaska
G
ill stay and pan for gold
chorus :
C7
in alaska , alaska . . . i think ill try alaska
F G
somewhere she could wait for me , ill catch up just wait and see
C7 Em7 F
idaho , nebraska . . . i dont know ill ask her
G C7
i think ill try . . . i think ill try alaska

bridge :
B E
just when i thought id end up alone
A D D#7
big ol laskan mama come walkin down the road

( jam 2x over chorus , hold the last G in chorus 4x , don’t go to the last C7 )

chorus :
C7
alaska , alaska . . . ill stay right here in alaska
F G
all settled down and havin fun , here in the land of the midnight sun
C7 Em7 F
is it time to call the pastor? . . . i dont know ill ask her
G
ill stay right here . . . ill stay right here ( repeat this part 4x )