Biography:
Tom Cochrane, D.Mus (hon), (born May 14, 1953) is a Canadian singer and songwriter, whose story-telling songs have earned him the nickname "The thinking man's rocker." His best known song is the hit single "Life Is a Highway." He has also performed with the band Red Rider (alternatively known as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)
Cochrane was born in Lynn Lake, Manitoba to Violet and Tuck Cochrane, a bush pilot. The family relocated to Etobicoke, Ontario in the West Deane Park area when Tom was four years old.
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NORTHERN STAR
Intro
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E
Standing there like a scarecrow
A
Cold wind blows I know where to go
E
I been all around here like a
A
Thin man looking for a room
G#m C#m A
The more I see the less I know that I know
E B
I've been here I been there
A
I've won and I've lost my share
E B
Been on top and I've been tossed
A
I've been like the underdog
G#m C#m
Whether I've won or lost
A
You were always my cause
G#m B
No matter where you are
A
You're like the northern star
E-A
E
Stand proud there my beauty
A
Don't foget your love nor duty
E
Down each passage and avenue
A
You take what you can and in time you know what's true
E
I hate long goodbyes now
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So I'm gonna stand outside
E
And Iet the sun shine down on me
A
Smile not think about how far away you'll be
G#m C#m A
I wonder sometimes how the brighter light's outshone by the weaker one
E B
I've been here I been there
A
I've won and I've lost my share
E B
Been on top and I've been tossed
A
I've been like the underdog
G#m C#m
Whether I've won or lost
A
You were always my cause
G#m B
No matter where you are
A
You're like the northern star
E - A
E B
I've been here I been there
A
I've won and I've lost my share
E B
Been on top and I've been tossed
A
I've been like the underdog
G#m C#m
Whether I've won or lost
A
You were always my cause
G#m B
No matter where you are
G#m C#m
No matter where you are
G#m B
No matter where you are
A
You're like the northern star
E - A
E - A
Intro
E - A
E
Standing there like a scarecrow
A
Cold wind blows I know where to go
E
I been all around here like a
A
Thin man looking for a room
G#m C#m A
The more I see the less I know that I know
E B
I've been here I been there
A
I've won and I've lost my share
E B
Been on top and I've been tossed
A
I've been like the underdog
G#m C#m
Whether I've won or lost
A
You were always my cause
G#m B
No matter where you are
A
You're like the northern star
E-A
E
Stand proud there my beauty
A
Don't foget your love nor duty
E
Down each passage and avenue
A
You take what you can and in time you know what's true
E
I hate long goodbyes now
A
So I'm gonna stand outside
E
And Iet the sun shine down on me
A
Smile not think about how far away you'll be
G#m C#m A
I wonder sometimes how the brighter light's outshone by the weaker one
E B
I've been here I been there
A
I've won and I've lost my share
E B
Been on top and I've been tossed
A
I've been like the underdog
G#m C#m
Whether I've won or lost
A
You were always my cause
G#m B
No matter where you are
A
You're like the northern star
E - A
E B
I've been here I been there
A
I've won and I've lost my share
E B
Been on top and I've been tossed
A
I've been like the underdog
G#m C#m
Whether I've won or lost
A
You were always my cause
G#m B
No matter where you are
G#m C#m
No matter where you are
G#m B
No matter where you are
A
You're like the northern star
E - A
E - A
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