Indian Reservation Chords by Don Fardon
Tempo:
125.8 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
C
F
Fm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[Cm]
We took the whole Cherokee Nation,
[F] [Cm] brought us on this reservation.
Took away our way of [Fm] life, Tommy Hawk and the Bowie [Cm] knife.
Took away [C] our [F] native tongue, taught their English [C] to our young.
[Cm]
[F] [C] All the beads we [Cm] made by [Fm] hand [Eb] [Fm] are
[C] [F] nowadays [Cm] made in Japan.
[F] [Cm]
[F] [C] [Fm]
Cherokee people, [Cm]
Cherokee tribe, [Fm]
so proud you lived, [Dm] [G]
so proud you died.
[C]
[Cm]
[C]
We took the whole [Cm] Indian [F] Nation, [Cm] put us on this reservation.
Built houses by [Fm] the score, only [Eb] teepees [C] and maws.
[Bb]
[C] Although they've changed [Bb] our ways [F] of old, they'll [Cm] never change our [C] heart and soul.
And
[F] [Cm]
[F] [C] someday we'll [Cm] know we're [F] the [Ebm] [F] Cherokee Indian [Cm] of the times.
[G]
[Gb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[E]
[Cm]
We took the whole Cherokee Nation,
[F] [Cm] brought us on this reservation.
Took away our way of [Fm] life, Tommy Hawk and the Bowie [Cm] knife.
Took away [C] our [F] native tongue, taught their English [C] to our young.
[Cm]
[F] [C] All the beads we [Cm] made by [Fm] hand [Eb] [Fm] are
[C] [F] nowadays [Cm] made in Japan.
[F] [Cm]
[F] [C] [Fm]
Cherokee people, [Cm]
Cherokee tribe, [Fm]
so proud you lived, [Dm] [G]
so proud you died.
[C]
[Cm]
[C]
We took the whole [Cm] Indian [F] Nation, [Cm] put us on this reservation.
Built houses by [Fm] the score, only [Eb] teepees [C] and maws.
[Bb]
[C] Although they've changed [Bb] our ways [F] of old, they'll [Cm] never change our [C] heart and soul.
And
[F] [Cm]
[F] [C] someday we'll [Cm] know we're [F] the [Ebm] [F] Cherokee Indian [Cm] of the times.
[G]
[Gb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[E]
Key:Β Β
Cm
C
F
Fm
G
Cm
C
F
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We took the whole Cherokee Nation, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] brought us on this _ reservation.
_ _ _ Took _ _ _ _ _ away our way of [Fm] life, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tommy Hawk and the Bowie [Cm] knife. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away [C] our [F] native tongue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ taught their English [C] to our young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ All the beads we [Cm] made by [Fm] hand [Eb] _ [Fm] are _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ nowadays [Cm] made in Japan.
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
Cherokee people, [Cm] _ _ _ _
Cherokee _ tribe, _ [Fm] _
so proud you lived, _ [Dm] _ [G] _
so proud you died.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
We took the whole [Cm] Indian [F] Nation, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] put us on this reservation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Built houses by [Fm] the score, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ only _ [Eb] teepees [C] and maws.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ Although they've changed [Bb] our ways [F] of old, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they'll [Cm] never change our [C] heart and soul.
_ _ And _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ someday we'll [Cm] know we're [F] the _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ Cherokee _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian [Cm] of the times. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We took the whole Cherokee Nation, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Cm] brought us on this _ reservation.
_ _ _ Took _ _ _ _ _ away our way of [Fm] life, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Tommy Hawk and the Bowie [Cm] knife. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away [C] our [F] native tongue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ taught their English [C] to our young. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ All the beads we [Cm] made by [Fm] hand [Eb] _ [Fm] are _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ nowadays [Cm] made in Japan.
_ [F] _ [Cm] _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
Cherokee people, [Cm] _ _ _ _
Cherokee _ tribe, _ [Fm] _
so proud you lived, _ [Dm] _ [G] _
so proud you died.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
We took the whole [Cm] Indian [F] Nation, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] put us on this reservation. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Built houses by [Fm] the score, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ only _ [Eb] teepees [C] and maws.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] _ _ Although they've changed [Bb] our ways [F] of old, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ they'll [Cm] never change our [C] heart and soul.
_ _ And _
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ someday we'll [Cm] know we're [F] the _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ Cherokee _ _ _ _ _ _ Indian [Cm] of the times. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _