Alaska or Bust

{name: Verse 1} G Am Margie, won't you listen to an old man's wish? Bm C Well, They say it's mighty pretty in Alaska G Am My daddy used to talk about those deep-sea fish Bm C So there's something, darling, that I want to ask you G C So don't you turn me down G C Don't start now {name: Verse 2} G Am In the morning we would listen to the cattle calling Bm C Lowing in the lands of Okeechobee G Am Where it's flatter than the cardboard on the carport floor Bm C And the cattails seem to wave just like they know me F Ah, but Enoch in the tackle shop D C Goes on about the salmon caught B/G C2 The time he and his brother sailed to Juneau {name: Chorus} C D So get in, I'll do the drive C G Your bag's already packed and in the truck C D So Margie get in, put down those dishes Am C C#/C The town will see us go if we're in luck D G C G C So come on it's Alaska or bust {name: Verse 3} G Am I've been holding down this farm that daddy left me, darling Bm C The kids have married off and moved away G Am And the doctor says I'm healthy for an old man dying Bm C I'm well enough to seize a few more days {name: Chorus 2} C D So get in, I'll do the drive C G Your bag's already packed and in the truck C D So Margie get in, these bones are dry Am Bm C C#/C I've been running but the cancer's catching up D G C G C So come on, it's Alaska or bust {name: Verse 4} G Am There were days when I imagined that the clouds were mountains Bm C Towering above the rolling ocean G And I was sailing on my tractor Am Turning hay out in the pasture Bm C Catching salmon of my own while I was mowing {name: Chorus 3} C D So get in, I'll do the drive C G Your bag's already packed and in the truck C E So Margie get in, there's not much time Am Bm C I've been running but the cancer's catching up Am Bm C C#/C The town will see us go if we're in luck D G So come on, it's Alaska or bust C G Alaska or bust C G So don't you turn me down C G Don't start now