Biography:
John Gale "Johnny" Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s. With them, he had several major successes, most notably in 1959 with the song "The Battle of New Orleans" (written by Jimmy Driftwood), which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.
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Other songs:
- Whispering Pines
- All For The Love Of A Girl
- All Grown Up
- All Grownup
- Alley Girl Ways
- Ballad Of The Green Berets
- Battle Of Bull Run
- Bawlin Baby
- Betty Lorraine
- Big Wheels Rolling
- Church By The Side Of The Road
- Comanche
- Counterfeit Love
- Done Roving
- Dont Use My Heart For A Stepping Stone
- Empty Bed Blues
- First Train Heading South
- Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
- Honky Tonk Man
- I Love You Baby
- Im A One Woman Man
- Im Coming Home
- Its A Long Rocky Road
- Jim Bridger
- Mean Mean Mean Son Of A Gun
- Miss Marcy
- North To Alaska
- Ole Slew Foot
- Schottische In Texas
- Sink The Bismarck
- Sleepy0Eyed John
- Take Me Like I Am
- The Battle Of Bull Run
- The Battle Of New Orleans
- The Mansion You Stole
- The Sinking Of The Reuben James
- The Woman I Need
- They Shined Up Rudolphs Nose
- When Its Springtime In Alaska Its 40 Below Acoustic
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From: [email protected] (roger j selverstone)
North To Alaska - Mike Phillips
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| ||C / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / |C F C C7 |
| Big ||Sam left Se |- at - tle in the |year of nine -ty |two With |
| ||Geo.turned to| Sam with his |gold in his |hand, Said,|
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|F / / / |/ / / / /| / / C F |C / / C7 |
|George Pratt, his |part - ner and |broth - er Bil - ly |too; They |
|"Sam, you're a - |look - in' at a|lone - ly, lone -ly |man; I'd
_____
|F / / / | / / / / | / / / C F |C / / / |
|crossed the Yu - kon |Riv - er and | found the bo - nan - za|gold. Be-|
| trade all the gold___ thats bur - ied in this|land, For |
___ _____ ____ __
| / / / F | C / / / /|G7 / / / Dm7 G7 | C F C / /|
|low that old White| Moun - tain, just a|lit-tle south-east of |Nome. Sam|
|one small band of | gold to place on |sweet little Jennys|hand Causea
____ ____
| / / / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / | C F C C7|
|crossed the Ma - jes - tic |Moun-tains to the |Val-leys far be |-low He|
|man needs a |wom - an to |love him all the|time, Re|
____ ___ ____
|F / / / / | / / / / /| / / C F | C / / C7 / |
|talked to his team of|hus-kies as he|mushed on through the |snow; With the|
|mem - ber, Sam, a |true love is | so hard to |find, I'd |
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|F / / / | / / / / / | / / / C F | C / / / |
|North-ern Lights a -|run - nin' wild in the |Land of the Mid-night|Sun, Yes|
|build for my |Jen - ny a |hon - ey moon |home, Be-
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| / / / F / |C / / / / |G7 / Dm7 G7 | C F C / |
|Sam Mc - Cord was a |might - y man in the |year of nine-teen |-one. |
|low that old White |Moun-tain just a |lit-tle S.East of |Nome."
Chorus:
| ||C / / / | / G7 C / | F / / / | / / / / |
| Where the||riv - er is |wind - in', big|nug - gets they're| find - in' |
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| C / / / / | / / / / | G7. . Dm7 G7 C / / / ||
| North To A - |las - ka, Go | north, the rush is | on ||
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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From: [email protected] (roger j selverstone)
North To Alaska - Mike Phillips
===============================
___
| ||C / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / |C F C C7 |
| Big ||Sam left Se |- at - tle in the |year of nine -ty |two With |
| ||Geo.turned to| Sam with his |gold in his |hand, Said,|
__
|F / / / |/ / / / /| / / C F |C / / C7 |
|George Pratt, his |part - ner and |broth - er Bil - ly |too; They |
|"Sam, you're a - |look - in' at a|lone - ly, lone -ly |man; I'd
_____
|F / / / | / / / / | / / / C F |C / / / |
|crossed the Yu - kon |Riv - er and | found the bo - nan - za|gold. Be-|
| trade all the gold___ thats bur - ied in this|land, For |
___ _____ ____ __
| / / / F | C / / / /|G7 / / / Dm7 G7 | C F C / /|
|low that old White| Moun - tain, just a|lit-tle south-east of |Nome. Sam|
|one small band of | gold to place on |sweet little Jennys|hand Causea
____ ____
| / / / / / | / / / / / |G7 / Dm7 / | C F C C7|
|crossed the Ma - jes - tic |Moun-tains to the |Val-leys far be |-low He|
|man needs a |wom - an to |love him all the|time, Re|
____ ___ ____
|F / / / / | / / / / /| / / C F | C / / C7 / |
|talked to his team of|hus-kies as he|mushed on through the |snow; With the|
|mem - ber, Sam, a |true love is | so hard to |find, I'd |
___ ____
|F / / / | / / / / / | / / / C F | C / / / |
|North-ern Lights a -|run - nin' wild in the |Land of the Mid-night|Sun, Yes|
|build for my |Jen - ny a |hon - ey moon |home, Be-
___ ____
| / / / F / |C / / / / |G7 / Dm7 G7 | C F C / |
|Sam Mc - Cord was a |might - y man in the |year of nine-teen |-one. |
|low that old White |Moun-tain just a |lit-tle S.East of |Nome."
Chorus:
| ||C / / / | / G7 C / | F / / / | / / / / |
| Where the||riv - er is |wind - in', big|nug - gets they're| find - in' |
___
| C / / / / | / / / / | G7. . Dm7 G7 C / / / ||
| North To A - |las - ka, Go | north, the rush is | on ||
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