Dido                                        Northern Skies                                     Safe Trip Home - 2008  Capo 1st Fret  Chords:                    (022100)                 (x02210)                  (xx0232) (Optional) Aadd9           (x77600) (All chords are relative to capo) Note: You can alternate between the A chord and Aadd9.  Intro:  |      |  Verse 1:      I have returned to northern skies      Where the summer hasn’t touched the clouds that pass above      I have returned to the somber grace      Of the days too early to come and too hurried to stay.  Verse 2:      Oh I have left a million stars      And an ocean light and clearly blue.      And I have left the warmth of the sun      And a million adventures not yet begun.  Chorus 1:     For once there was beauty here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies     And once there was magic here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies.  Verse 3:      I saw trees as green and this dark as blue      Heartbreak and poetry with deeper roots      Now I know this is lonely country      And it leads me only back to the sea.  Chorus 2:     For once there was beauty here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies     And once there was magic here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies.  Link:  |     |     |        |     | ()  Verse 4:      I have returned to northern skies      Where the summer hasn’t touched the clouds that pass above      I have returned to the somber grace      Of the days too early to come and too hurried to stay. Chorus 3:     For once there was beauty here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies     And once there was magic here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies     And once there was beauty here for me     Under the wide_____ northern skies     And once there was magic here for me     Under the wide_____ northern  skies  Coda:     Hmmmm______ Hmmm mmm Hmm  Hmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm______ Hmmm mmm mmm     Hmmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm______ Hmmmm mmm Hmmm Hmmm Hmmmm Hmmmm______  (The rest of the song just carries on changing from A to E and that’s it)

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le retour de l’artiste sous un ciel nordique, un paysage imprégné de mélancolie et de beauté. Elle parle de souvenirs laissés derrière elle, d'étoiles brillantes et de moments ensoleillés, tout en ressentant le poids de la solitude et des rêves non réalisés. Les images de la nature, avec ses arbres verts et sa mer, soulignent une quête de sens au milieu de la tranquillité et de l'isolement. Le contexte de cette chanson, sorti en 2008, témoigne d'une période de réflexion personnelle, où le retour aux sources et aux émotions profondes prend une place centrale. L’artiste semble naviguer entre la nostalgie d'un passé rempli de magie et les défis d'une réalité plus sombre et solitaire.