Running Back To Saskatoon
The Guess Who
All verses are quick 1/4 note chords *1 2 3 4 r 2 3 4* Ex: One down stroke each chord *Very quick chord changes and difficult timing if you are also singing* [Intro] Strum a steady "A" during spoken section Spoken: There’s a province up in Canada that’s right next door to ours. 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] I been hangin’ around gas stations I been learnin’ ’bout tires I been talkin’ to grease monkeys I been workin’ on cars [Chorus] Moose Jaw saw a few Moosomin too Runnin’ back to Saskatoon Red Deer Terrace and Medicine Hat Sing another prairie tune Sing another prairie tune [Verse] I been hangin’ around libraries I been learnin’ ’bout books I been talkin’ to play writers I been workin’ on words phrases [Chorus] Moose Jaw saw a few Moosomin too Runnin’ back to Saskatoon Red Deer Terrace and Medicine Hat Sing another prairie tune Sing another prairie tune [Verse] I been hangin’ around hospitals I been learnin’ ’bout dyin’ I been talkin’ to heart doctors I been workin’ on disease [Chorus] Moose Jaw saw a few Moosomin too Runnin’ back to Saskatoon Red Deer Terrace and a Medicine Hat Sing another prairie tune Sing another prairie tune [Bridge] This tune is home grown Don’t come from Hong Kong This tune is home grown Don’t come from Hong Kong [Verse] I been hangin’ around grain elevators I been learnin’ ’bout food I been talkin’ to soil farmers I been workin’ on land [Chorus] Moose Jaw saw a few Moosomin too Runnin’ back to Saskatoon Red Deer Terrace and Medicine Hat Sing another prairie tune Sing another prairie tune [Verse] I been hangin’ around camera stores I been learnin’ ’bout sight I been talkin’ to film makers I been workin’ on eyes [Chorus] Moose Jaw saw a few Moosomin too Runnin’ back to Saskatoon Red Deer Terrace and Medicine Hat Sing another prairie tune Sing another prairie tune [Outro] This tune is home grown Don’t come from Hong Kong This tune is home grown Don’t come from Hong Kong
