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Running Back To Saskatoon

The Guess Who

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Em
                                      A G E D   D C A
Ex: One down stroke each chord *Very quick chord changes and difficult timing if you are also singing*

[Intro]
A
Strum a steady "A" during spoken section
Spoken:
A
There's a province up in Canada that's right next door to ours.
A 
It's called Saskatchewan. And, uh, in that province there's a small town, uh, where nothing much ever happens,
called Saskatoon. This is a tune about that town. This is called "Runnin' Back To Saskatoon"

[Verse]
A                 A G E D D C A
I been hangin' around gas stations
A                 A G E D D C A
I been learnin' 'bout tires
A                 A G E D D C A
I been talkin' to grease monkeys
A                 A G E D D C A
I been workin' on cars

[Chorus]
B
Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
G            D           A
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
B
Red Deer, Terrace and Medicine Hat
G            D          A
Sing another prairie tune
G            D          A
Sing another prairie tune

[Verse]
A               A G E D D C A
I been hangin' around libraries
A               A G E D D C A
I been learnin' 'bout books
A               A G E D D C A
I been talkin' to play writers
A               A G E D D C A
I been workin' on words, phrases

[Chorus]
B
Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
G           D           A
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
B
Red Deer, Terrace and Medicine Hat
G           D           A
Sing another prairie tune
G           D           A
Sing another prairie tune

[Verse]
A               A G E D D C A
I been hangin' around hospitals
A               A G E D D C A
I been learnin' 'bout dyin'
A               A G E D D C A
I been talkin' to heart doctors
A               A G E D D C A
I been workin' on disease

[Chorus]
B
Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
G            D          A
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
B
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
G            D          A
Sing another prairie tune
G            D          A
Sing another prairie tune
E

[Bridge]
D             B
This tune is home grown
D             B
Don't come from Hong Kong
D             B
This tune is home grown
D             B
Don't come from Hong Kong

[Verse]
A               A G E D D C A
I been hangin' around grain elevators
A              A G E D D C A
I been learnin' 'bout food
A               A G E D D C A
I been talkin' to soil farmers
A               A G E D D C A
I been workin' on land

[Chorus]
B
Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
G           D           A
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
B
Red Deer, Terrace and Medicine Hat
G           D           A
Sing another prairie tune
G           D           A
Sing another prairie tune

[Verse]
A               A G E D D C A
I been hangin' around camera stores
A               A G E D D C A
I been learnin' 'bout sight
A               A G E D D C A
I been talkin' to film makers
A               A G E D D C A
I been workin' on eyes

[Chorus]
B
Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosomin too
G           D           A
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
B
Red Deer, Terrace and Medicine Hat
G           D           A
Sing another prairie tune
G           D           A
Sing another prairie tune
E

[Outro]
D             B
This tune is home grown
D             B
Don't come from Hong Kong
D             B
This tune is home grown
D             B
Don't come from Hong Kong
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