Chords with lyrics
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen - The Alexander Brothers
(orig. in the key of E MajorE) See it on You-Tube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SNODgG0Fd4)
Intro: FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD D7D7 G+G G7G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
When I was a lad, a tiny wee lad, my mother said to me,
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
"Come see the Northern Lights my boy, they're bright as they can be."
FF C majorC FF E MajorE
She called them the heavenly dancers, merry dancers in the sky,
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC G+G G7G7 C majorC
I'll never forget that wonderful sight, they made the heavens bright.
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD D7D7 G+G G7G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
I've wandered in many far-off lands, and travelled many a mile,
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
I've missed the folks I've cherished most, the joy of a friendly smile.
FF C majorC FF E MajorE
It warms up the heart of the wand'rer, the clasp of a welcoming hand,
C majorC E minorEm FF C majorC G+G G7G7 C majorC
To greet me when I return, home to my native land.
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
The Northern Lights of old Aberdeen, sweet home, sweet home to me,
FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD D7D7 G+G G7G7
The Northern Lights of Aberdeen are what I long to see.
C majorC G+G C majorC FF C majorC
I've been a wand'rer all of my life and many a sight I've seen,
FF C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G C majorC
God speed the day when I'm on my way to my home in Aberdeen.