A Little Further North
John Denver
Words and Music by Graeme Conners
from The Flower That Shattered The Stone (1990)
Unusual Chords
Aadd2/E : 007760
A/C# : x4x2x0
B/D# : xx1x02
E / Aadd2/E /
E / Aadd2/E /
E
The sun sinks behind me in the west
B
This is the time of day I love best
E
Salt breezes murmur through the coconut palms
A B E
As the colors change, you set a scene of tropic calm
E
Seagulls headed back to land
B
Over the mangrove and the salt pan
E
By a lazy creek with a six pack and a fishin' line
A B E
Win back some memories and losin' track of time
A B E
I head a little further north each year
A B A/C# B/D#
Leave the cities behind, out of sight out of mind
E A
Oh, up where my troubles can all disappear
F#m B E / Aadd2/E /
I head a little further north each year
E
Feeling the night wrap around me
B
Eases my mind's serenity
E
Ocean waves are hummin' on the outer reef
A B E
These balmy days and sultry nights are a welcome relief
A B E
I head a little further north each year
A B A/C# B/D#
Leave the cities behind, out of sight out of mind
E A
Oh, up where my troubles can all disappear
F#m B E
I head a little further north each year
A B E
I head a little further north each year
A B A/C# B/D#
Taking my mind to an easier time
E A
Oh, up where there's silence and the night sky is clear
F#m B E / Aadd2/E /
I head a little further north each year
E / Aadd2/E /
E / Aadd2/E /
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