Tuning: Open C# Capo on 1st fret Song played in key of D Most chords in this song (unless noted below) are simple barre chords. Ellis also plays the B-chord often with a single-finger sus ornament to it (3rd string, one fret up from the barre). Hammer on it as you want. D-chord Riff He plays this riff to open the song and throughout the song on the D-chord. It's a single string melody. Fret numbers listed below: |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--0--2--4--4--5--4--2--0---| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DYou (xx0232@1)take a rickety plane from Seattle up into Anchorage A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DYou (xx0232@1)step off the platform staring at the midnight sun A (x02220@1) BJump (x2444x@1)in my pickup, brother, we'll drive C#min B (x2444x@1) ABring (x02220@1)your troubles down highway nine. Emin (022032@1) BI've (x2444x@1)got a pull-out couch and a job lined up at a cannery Emin (022032@1) BYou (x2444x@1)hitch a ride to Homer, Alaska, brother, the drinks will be on me CHORUS D (xx0232@1) EminRaise (022032@1)a glass, lift a chalice A (x02220@1) BWelcome (x2444x@1)to Alice's Champagne Palace C#min B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) BThe (x2444x@1)finest bar on the strip in Homer, Alaska, Alaska D (xx0232@1) Emin (022032@1) A (x02220@1) BIf (x2444x@1)you're from New York, Dallas, you'll find a home at the Champagne Palace C#min B (x2444x@1) Emin (022032@1) A (x02220@1) BAlice'll (x2444x@1)pour you a cold one, go ahead and ask her, if you're running away Dto (xx0232@1)Alaska, Alaska A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DThe (xx0232@1)mountains rise from ocean to sky in Homer, Alaska A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DThey'll (xx0232@1)the steal your breath and your troubles in the blink of an eye A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#min B (x2444x@1) AYou'll (x02220@1)hear a band with a steel guitar, there's a window seat right at the bar Emin (022032@1) BThe (x2444x@1)whales are breaching and Alice is preaching "like a rolling stone" Emin (022032@1) BShe'll (x2444x@1)push a mason jar across the bar and say "Mister, welcome home!" CHORUS A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DYou've (xx0232@1)never been to a prettier place than Homer, Alaska A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DYou've (xx0232@1)never met a kinder face than the one behind the bar A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#min B (x2444x@1) ANow, (x02220@1)Homer is a town full of misfit toys, renegade women and runaway boys Emin (022032@1) BEveryobody's (x2444x@1)got some kind of story here in Homer town. Emin (022032@1) BGuess (x2444x@1)sometimes you gotta go to the end of the earth, just to turn yourself around CHORUS A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) DBrother, (xx0232@1)you just might stay. If you're running away to Alaska, Alaska, Alaska, Alaska C#min chord 8 9 fret x x x x 1 x x x x 3 x 3 Emin Chord 1 2 fret x x x x 1 x x x x 2 x 3 Tabs too difficult? Try these easy step-by-step video lessons and learn fast! UG plus: remove banner comments We did not receive enough feedback on this tab! Please rate: print report bad tab 1 2 3 4 5 2 comments total. 0 reply dsoleil wrote on February 4 2014, 12:23 pm The formatting of chords in the chorus got messed up. Here is the fix:C#min B (x2444x@1) Emin (022032@1) Alice'll pour you acold (x02210@1)one, go ahead and ask her, A (x02220@1) Bif you're running away Dto Alaska, Alaska 0 reply dsoleil wrote on February 4 2014, 12:25 pm Same thing for the last chord of the song. It's aD-chord (x02210@1)on the first "Alaska." I want to post comment or correction [tab] guest You may want to rate the tab now too: select rating Please do not post tabs as comments. 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