A Little Further North

Words and Music by Graeme Conners
Sung by John Denver
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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