Kathy Mattea - True North
CAPO: 1st Fret
INTRO: C Gm7 (4x)
Am C F
He called as soon as he hit New York City
Am Am7 F C Cadd9 G
The highway was like ice and the wind was turning cold
F G
He wanted me to know how much he missed me
Am Bb G
And my picture keeps him going on the lonely road
CHORUS:
C Dm7
True north
C F
That's where my one star lies
C Dm7
True north
C F G
If only I could fly
Bb F G Am C F
My heart would be a compass leading to his side____
C Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7
Heading true north
Am C F
He called a hundred miles west of Chicago
Am Am7 F C Cadd9 G
He said it must be snowing all the way to Tennes---see
F G
I couldn't bear to say, back here it's springtime
Am Bb G
What good is this southern sun when the one for me is
CHORUS:
C Dm7
True north
C F
That's where my one star lies
C Dm7
True north
C F G
If only I could fly
Bb F G Am C F
My heart would be a compass leading to his side____
**Key Change - Up 2 Semitones**
D Am7 D Am7 D Am7 D Am7 F G Am G F
Heading true north
**Key Change - Down 2 Semitones**
Am C F
Sometimes I count the miles that run between us
Am Am7 F C Cadd9 G
I lie awake and wonder how much farther can we go
F G
He called last night from outside Seattle
Am Bb G
Said, there's a star up in the sky that our love can follow
CHORUS:
C Dm7
True north
C F
That's where my one star lies
C Dm7
True north
C F G
If only I could fly
Bb F G Am C F
I'd be the fastest bird that ever graced the sky_____
C Dm7 C Dm7
Heading true north
C Dm7 C Dm7
Heading true north
C Dm7
Heading true north
OUTRO: C Gm7 C Gm7 C Gm7