Chords for Indian Reservation - Marvin Rainwater (1959) - The Pale Faced Indian

_ _ _ They took the _ [E] whole Cherokee Nation, _ and put us on [B] this reservation.
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Oon-yay-oo-yay-oo-yay, _ oon-yay-oo-yay-oo. _ _ _ _
_ _ They took away our [Em] way of life, _ _ our Tommy Hawk and the [Bm] hunting life, _
and the old teepee [Em] we all love so, _ _ they're using now just for [Bm] a show. _ _ _ _ _ _
They put our papples [Em] in a crib, _ _ and took the buckskin [Bm] from our rib,
_ _ and they took away our [Em] native [Em] tongue, _ _ and taught their English to [Bm] our young. _
_ _ [B] _ _ [F#] Hi-ya, [B] hi-ya, ho!
_ _ Hi-ya, hi!
Hi-ya, ho!
Hi-ya, hi-ya, hi-ya, ho!
[Bm] Oon-yay-oo-yay-oo-yay, _ oon-yay-oo-yay-oo. _ _ _
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_ Although they've changed our [Em] ways of old, _ _ they'll never change our heart [Bm] and soul,
_ _ [G] and though I [Em] wear a white man's tie, _ _ I'll be a red man [Bm] till I _ die.
_ [B] _ _ Hi-ya, hi-ya, ho!
_ Hi-ya, hi!
Hi-ya, ho!
Hi-ya, hi-ya, hi-ya, ho!
Oon-yay-oo-yay-oo-yay, _ oon-yay-oo-yay-oo. _
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All the beads we made [Em] by hand, _ _ are nowadays made [Bm] in Japan.
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_ _ _ _ _ Hi-ya, hi-ya, ho!
_ Hi-ya, hi!
Hi-ya, ho!
Hi-ya, hi-ya, hi-ya, ho!
[Bm] Oon-yay-oo-yay-oo-yay, oon-yay-oo-yay-oo. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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