The Northern Lights of Aberdeen - The Alexander Brothers
(orig. in the key of E) See it on You-Tube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SNODgG0Fd4)
Intro: F C Am D G C
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C Em F C F G C
When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad, my mother said to me,
C Em F C F G C
"Come see the Northern Lights my boy, they're bright as they can be."
F C F E
She called them the heavenly dancers, merry dancers in the sky,
C Em F C G G7 C
I'll never forget that wonderful sight, they made the heavens bright.
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C Em F C F G C
I've wandered in many far-off lands, and travelled many a mile,
C Em F C F G C
I've missed the folks I've cherished most, the joy of a friendly smile.
F C F E
It warms up the heart of the wand'rer, the clasp of a welcoming hand,
C Em F C G G7 C
To greet me when I return, home to my native land.
C G C F C
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
F C Am D D7 G G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C G C F C
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
F C Am D G C D G C
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
