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            Northern Sky
Words and Music - Nick Drake

This is not written in the 'official' tuning and I've no idea what that even
was, or what chords Drake might have used.  This is simply a version in
standard tuning that I think sounds nice, and can be played along to the
record.

Capo 1st Fret

Chords Used:
D     xx0232
Em7   022030
Asus4 x02230
A     x02220
C     x32010
G     320003
Em7*  022033


[Intro]

| D   | Em7  | D   | Em7  |
| D   | Em7  | D   | Em7  |


[Verse 1]

D                  Em7
I never felt magic crazy as this
D                          Em7
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
D                           Em7
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
D                            Em7
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
    Asus4
But now you're here
A           C  G     D
Brighten my northern sky.


| D   | Em7  | D   | Em7  |
| D   | Em7  | D   | Em7  |


[Chorus 1]

D                              Em7
It's been a long time that I'm waiting
D                         Em7
Been a long time that I'm blown
D                          Em7
been a long time that I've wandered
D                         Em7
Through the people I have known
           Asus4
Oh, if you would and you could
A             C   G      D
Straighten my new mind's eye.


[Interlude first movement]
| D     | Em7*  | D     | Em7*  |
| D     | Em7*  | D Em7*| D     |

[Interlude second movement]
| G     | D     | G     | D     |
| G     | D     | C  G  | D     |
| C  G  | A     | A


[Chorus 2]

Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me 'til I'm dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high.


[Verse 2]

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.


[Ending first movement]
| D   | Em7  | D   | Em7 |

[Ending second movement, without drum]
| D   | Em7  | D  Em7 | D 
        

We also have 13 songs by Nick Drake

• Cello Song
• Day Is Done
• From The Morning
• Northern Sky
• One Of These Things First
• Pink Moon
• Place To Be
• River Man
• Saturday Sun
• Things Behind The Sun
• Time Has Told Me
• Way To Blue
• Which Will

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