Biography:
The Alexander Brothers was an easy-listening folk-music duo from Scotland who begsn performing in the 1950s.
Tom Alexander (1934– 10 January 2020) and Jack Alexander (1935–2 November 2013) were born in Cambusnethan, near Wishaw. On leaving school in the early fifties, the brothers pursued a trade as painters and decorators by day, and entertainers by night, and spent most of their spare time performing for elderly people in hospitals and for various charitable institutions in and around their hometown.
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The Northern Lights of Aberdeen - The Alexander Brothers
(orig. in the key of E) See it on You-Tube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SNODgG0Fd4)
Intro: F C Am D G C
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C Em F C F G C
When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad, my mother said to me,
C Em F C F G C
"Come see the Northern Lights my boy, they're bright as they can be."
F C F E
She called them the heavenly dancers, merry dancers in the sky,
C Em F C G G7 C
I'll never forget that wonderful sight, they made the heavens bright.
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C Em F C F G C
I've wandered in many far-off lands, and travelled many a mile,
C Em F C F G C
I've missed the folks I've cherished most, the joy of a friendly smile.
F C F E
It warms up the heart of the wand'rer, the clasp of a welcoming hand,
C Em F C G G7 C
To greet me when I return, home to my native land.
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
(orig. in the key of E) See it on You-Tube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SNODgG0Fd4)
Intro: F C Am D G C
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C Em F C F G C
When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad, my mother said to me,
C Em F C F G C
"Come see the Northern Lights my boy, they're bright as they can be."
F C F E
She called them the heavenly dancers, merry dancers in the sky,
C Em F C G G7 C
I'll never forget that wonderful sight, they made the heavens bright.
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C Em F C F G C
I've wandered in many far-off lands, and travelled many a mile,
C Em F C F G C
I've missed the folks I've cherished most, the joy of a friendly smile.
F C F E
It warms up the heart of the wand'rer, the clasp of a welcoming hand,
C Em F C G G7 C
To greet me when I return, home to my native land.
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
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