Gordon Lightfoot - Alberta Bound (chords and lyrics)

Preview "Alberta Bound" (to help remember the tune).

Alberta Bound
(Gordon Lightfoot)

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Oh,	the	prairie	lights	are	burnin'	bright,	the

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chinook	wind	is	movin'	in.	To	morrow	night	I'll

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be	Alberta	bound.	Though	I	done	the	best	I

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could,	my	ol'	luck	ain't	been	so	good.	To	morrow

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night	I'll	be	Alberta	bound.	No	one	I	met	could

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ever	get	the	Rocky	Mountain	sunset,	it's	a

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pleasure	just	to	be	Alberta	bound.	I	long	to	see

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my	next	of	kin,	to	know	what	kind	of	shape

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they're	in.	To	morrow	night	I'll	be	Alberta	bound.

[chorus]:

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	Alberta	bound,	Alberta	bound,	it's

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	good	to	be		Alberta

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	bound.		Alberta	bound,	Alberta

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	bound,	it's	good	to	be		Alberta

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	bound.

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Oh,	the	skyline	of	Toronto	is	something	you'll

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get	onto	But	they	say	you	got	to	live	there	for

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a	while.	And	if	you	got	the	money	you	can	get

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yourself	a	honey	A	written	guaran	tee	to	make	you

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smile.	But	it's	snowin'	in	the	city	and	the

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streets	are	brown	and	gritty	And	I	know	there's

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pretty	girls	all	over	town.	But	they	never	seem

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to

find

me

and

the

one

I

left

be

hind

me

Is

the

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reason	that	I'll	be	Alberta	bound.

[chorus]

Alberta Bound                                     
(Gordon Lightfoot)                                
                                                  
Oh, the prairie lights are burnin' bright, the    
chinook wind is movin' in. Tomorrow night I'll    
be Alberta bound. Though I done the best I        
could, my ol' luck ain't been so good. Tomorrow   
night I'll be Alberta bound. No one I met could   
ever get the Rocky Mountain sunset, it's a        
pleasure just to be Alberta bound. I long to see  
my next of kin, to know what kind of shape        
they're in. Tomorrow night I'll be Alberta bound. 
                                                  
[chorus]:                                         
    Alberta bound, Alberta bound, it's            
    good to be  Alberta                           
    bound.  Alberta bound, Alberta                
    bound, it's good to be  Alberta               
    bound.                                        
                                                  
Oh, the skyline of Toronto is something you'll    
get onto But they say you got to live there for   
awhile. And if you got the money you can get      
yourself a honey A written guarantee to make you  
smile. But it's snowin' in the city and the       
streets are brown and gritty And I know there's   
pretty girls all over town. But they never seem   
to find me and the one I left behind me Is the    
reason that I'll be Alberta bound.                
                                                  
[chorus]