Suzzy Roche - To Alaska With Love
[Verse 1]
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She tried to push him away
C
With a ten foot pole
Bb C
Saying, "I'm just a crusty old doughnut
F
Without any hole"
Weary and bewildered bachelor
C
How could he know
Bb C
She'd move her suitcase to his place
F
A year ago
[Verse 2]
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There he stood in the doorway
C
No clothes wearing
G
Asking permission to give all his
C
Love and his caring
Love and care
[Verse 3]
Theirs is a real thing
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A dish in the sink
C
A dog in the stairwell
F
Making a stink
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They got a true love
G F C F C
So real you can feel it
[Verse 4]
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For Christmas he gave her
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A silver and gold Jewish star
Bb C
He put it on top of the tree
F
And said, "There you are"
She giggled and cried
C
And rolled on the living room floor
Bb C
And laughed at all of his jokes
F
So he told her some more
[Verse 5]
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There he stood in the doorway
C
Crumpled and daring
G
Asking permission to give all his
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Love and his caring
Love and care
[Verse 6]
Theirs is a real thing
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A working man's shoe
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Worn through at the sole
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As good as new
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They got a true love
G F C F C
So real you can feel it
[Bridge]
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Five o'clock by the window pane, watching the rain
F C D
New York city blues
Bb
Oh, the rain's coming down hard, it's dark out there
F C
You gotta have something to do
[Verse 7]
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So one day she said, "I must go to Alaska this winter"
Bb C
He yelled and kicked the table
G
His toe got a splinter
F C
Still he escorted her up to the gate at the airport
Bb C F
Saying, "Damn it, I don't understand what you have to go there for"
[Verse 8]
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Calendar pages were flipping
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He stayed home waiting
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Saying, "Oh, this woman I love is
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So irritating"
[Verse 9]
Theirs is a real thing
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A welcome home kiss
C
The smell of his whiskers
F
That she did miss
E7 F
They got a true love
G F C
So real you can feel it