Salmon Wheel Chords & Lyrics - Misc Unsigned Bands - The Ptarmigan Family

[VERSE]
[G]Heading up north to the la[D]nd of the spruce
[Em]I'm thumbing my way to th[C]e woods filled with moose
[G]Staring at the sky I wan[D]na see the Norther[C]n Lights
[G]I made it cross the state in[D] seventeen hours
[Em]Picking me a bouquet of [C]fireweed flowers
And I'm a[G] -hopin' for the Kenai, I [D]can catch a sal[C]mon tonight

[CHORUS]
So[G] rock me Mama like a [D]salmon wheel
[Em]Rock me Mama any w[C]ay you feel
[G]Hey,[D] Mama r[C]ock me
[G]Rock me Mama in the sno[D]w and the rain
[Em]Rock me Mama on a Den[C]ali bound train
[G]Hey,[D] Mama r[C]ock me

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [C]

[VERSE]
[G]Running from the heat [D]down in the south
I was[Em] born to be fishin on a sal[C]mon stream
My[G] boys play the guitar[D] , I strum ukele[C]le now
Oh,[G] Alaska winters keep a-gettin[D]g me down
I lost my[Em] fishin pole in cribbage [C]so I had to leave town
But I[G] ain't turning back to[D] livin in an RV no mo[C]re

[CHORUS]
So[G] rock me Mama like a [D]salmon wheel
[Em]Rock me Mama any w[C]ay you feel
[G]Hey,[D] Mama r[C]ock me
[G]Rock me Mama in the sno[D]w and the rain
[Em]Rock me Mama on a Den[C]ali bound train
[G]Hey,[D] Mama r[C]ock me

[VERSE]
[G]Sittin' on the dock, [D]late in the evenin’
I caught a[Em] king on kwikfish, almost sp[C]ooled me
But[G] she’s in the smoker, and sme[D]llin’ so good
On[C] the Kenai River, Alaska
And I[G] gotta catch more be[D]fore I’m done
I hear my[Em] baby callin my name and I [C]know that she's the pretty one
And[G] if I die fishin’ at lea[D]st I won't die yo[C]ung

[CHORUS]
N.C.
So rock me Mama like a salmon wheel
N.C.
Rock me Mama any way you feel
N.C.
Hey, Mama rock me
N.C.
Rock me Mama in the snow and the rain
N.C.
Rock me Mama on a Denali bound train
Hey, Mama rock me [C]
So[G] rock me Mama like a [D]salmon wheel
[Em]Rock me Mama any w[C]ay you feel
[G]Hey,[D] Mama r[C]ock me
[G]Rock me Mama in the sno[D]w and the rain
[Em]Rock me Mama on a Den[C]ali bound train
[G]Hey,[D] Mama r[C]ock me [G] [D] [Em] [C]

[G] [D] [C] (fade)