Northern Sky Uke tab by Nick Drake

4 Chords used in the song: D, Em, A7, C

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Artist: Nick Drake

Album: A Treasury

Year: 2004

Difficulty:

2.5

(Beginner)

Key: D, G, Em, BmChords

Original key: +0.5 step(s) (original tuning)

Chord progression arranged for the Ukulele

Nick Drake - Northern Sky - Uke

D                   Em
I never felt magic crazy as this
D                           Em
I never saw moons near the meaning of the sea
D                               Em
I never held the motion in the palm of my hand
D                             Em
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of the tree
                A7           C  A7  D   Em  D  Em
But now you're here, brighten my northern sky

D                           Em
Been a long time that I'm waiting
D                            Em
Been a long time that I've blown
D                            Em
Been a long time that I've wondered
D                           Em
Through the people I have known
           A7                            C  A7 D
Oh if you would and you could straighten my new mind's eye
D Em D Em D Em D A7 D

Bridge
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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 till I'm dead
Oh if you would and you could come grow your home on high

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw the moon neath the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Felt sweet breezes in the top of the tree
But now you're here, brighten my northern sky

D  Em  D  Em  D  Em  D

Uke tab by Barn1uk, 28 Feb 2010

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whytokyo

This is lovely! -2 was easy and worked well for my voice.

22 Nov 2021

doc_akh

(Richmond)

Thank you for this! :)

10 Sep 2013

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About this song: Northern Sky

Northern Sky is a song from Nick Drake's 1970 album Bryter Layter. The song, written in DADGDG tuning, features piano, organ and celesta, performed by former Velvet Underground member, John Cale. In 2004, the NME described the song as the "greatest English love song of modern times".The Dream Academy's 1985 world-wide hit single Life in a Northern Town was inspired by and in tribute to "Northern Sky".

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