Song For The North Star
Jorma KaukonenVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
They gave me money
to find the sky.
And I took it with no question, didn't even ask them why.
(then play this little riff):
E|--2---0--------|
B|--3---2---2----|
G|--2---2---3----..........
D|--------0------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
But days are open
And skies are free
And the time it took to learn that
Didn't leave its chains on me.
E)--2---0h2p0------------------------------------------------|
B}-------------3---0-------------0---3---2-------------------|
G)-------------2---0-------(0)---0---0---2---(rhythmically)--|
D)--0--------------2---(0)-----------0---2-------------------|
A)----------------(2)--------------------0-------------------|
E)-------------------------------3---------------------------|
I lived in shadow
Way from the sun.
And the tremblin' in my mind
Kept my heart and body on the run.
(Improvise a fill like the ones above and end it with A)
When freedom called us
Called out our names....
And the beckon of the highway
Saw through all our useless games
(fill ending in )
The love we wanted
Was lost in lies
And the chance that slipped on by me
Like the flashin' sorrow in her eyes
(fill ending in )
Then we took the rise together
For the first time in our lives
Feeling just like one suspended
Then we said time won't keep our strife
Our time is open
For us to see
And our freedom schemes are open
like the seagulls soaring at the sea
(fill)
And our freedom schemes are open
like the seagulls soaring at the sea.
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Readable chord sheet for Song For The North Star by Jorma Kaukonen
[D5] [Dsus4] [G] [G] [A] [D5] [Dsus4] [G] [G] [A] They gave me [D5]mon[Dsus4]ey [G] [A] to find the [D5]sky[G]. [G] [A] And I [D5]took it with no [E7]question, [G]didn't even [A]ask them [D5]why. (then play this little riff): E|--2---0--------| B|--3---2---2----| G|--2---2---3----....[G]...[A]... D|--------0------| A|---------------| E|---------------| But days are [D5]ope[Dsus4]n [G] [A] And skies are [D5]fre[Dsus4]e [G] [A] And the [D5]time it took to [E7]learn that [G]Didn't leave its [A]chains on [D5]me. E)--2---0h2p0------------------------------------------------| B}-------------3---0-------------0---3---2-------------------| G)-------------2---0-------(0)---0---0---2---(rhythmically)--| D)--0--------------2---(0)-----------0---2-------------------| A)----------------(2)--------------------0-------------------| E)-------------------------------3---------------------------| I lived in [D5]sha[Dsus4]dow [G] [A] Way from the [D5]sun[Dsus4]. [G] [A] And the [D5]tremblin' in my [E7]mind Kept my [G]heart and body [A]on the [D5]run. (Improvise a fill like the ones above and end it with A) When freedom [D5]called [Dsus4]us [G] [A] Called out our [D5]nam[Dsus4]es....[G] [A] And the [D5]beckon of the [E7]highway [G]Saw through all our [A]useless [D5]games (fill ending in [A]) The love we [D5]wan[Dsus4]ted [G] [A] Was lost in [D5]lie[Dsus4]s [G] [A] And the [D5]chance that slipped on [E7]by me Like the [G]flashin' sorrow [A]in her [D5]eyes (fill ending in [A]) [A]Then we took the rise to[D5]gether For the [A]first time in our [G]lives [A]Feeling just like one [D5]suspended Then we said [A]time won't [D5]keep [A]our [G]strife [A] Our time is [D5]ope[Dsus4]n [G] [A] For us to [D5]see[Dsus4] [G] [A] And our [D5]freedom schemes are [E7]open like the [G]seagulls soaring [A]at the [D5]sea (fill) And our [D5]freedom schemes are [E7]open like the [G]seagulls soaring [A]at the [D5]sea.