Chords for Paul Revere and The Raiders - Indian Reservation (1971)
Tempo:
131.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
Gm
G
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] They took the whole [G] Chilokee Nation, brought us on this
[D] reservation.
Took away our ways [G] of life, the tomahawk and the [D] bow and knife.
Took away our [G] native tongue, taught their English [D] to our young.
And all the beads we made [Gm] by hand,
[G] on our days made [D] in Japan.
[Gm]
Cherokee people, [Dm]
Cherokee tribe, [Gm] so proud to live, [A] so proud to die.
[D]
They took the whole [G] Indian Nation, [Gm]
brought us on this [Dm] reservation.
Though I wear a shirt [G] and tie, [Gm]
I'm still a red man [Dm] deep inside.
[Gm] Cherokee people,
[Dm] Cherokee tribe,
[Gm] so proud to live, [A] so proud to [A] die.
[D]
[Bb] But maybe someday when they've learned, [Gm]
[A] Cherokee Nation will [D] return.
Will return, will return, will return, will return.
[G] [D]
[D] They took the whole [G] Chilokee Nation, brought us on this
[D] reservation.
Took away our ways [G] of life, the tomahawk and the [D] bow and knife.
Took away our [G] native tongue, taught their English [D] to our young.
And all the beads we made [Gm] by hand,
[G] on our days made [D] in Japan.
[Gm]
Cherokee people, [Dm]
Cherokee tribe, [Gm] so proud to live, [A] so proud to die.
[D]
They took the whole [G] Indian Nation, [Gm]
brought us on this [Dm] reservation.
Though I wear a shirt [G] and tie, [Gm]
I'm still a red man [Dm] deep inside.
[Gm] Cherokee people,
[Dm] Cherokee tribe,
[Gm] so proud to live, [A] so proud to [A] die.
[D]
[Bb] But maybe someday when they've learned, [Gm]
[A] Cherokee Nation will [D] return.
Will return, will return, will return, will return.
[G] [D]
Key:
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Gm
G
A
Dm
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ They _ _ _ _ _ took the whole [G] Chilokee Nation, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brought us on this _
[D] reservation. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away our ways [G] of life, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the tomahawk and the [D] bow and knife. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away our [G] native tongue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ taught their English [D] to our young.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ all the beads we made [Gm] by hand, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] on our days made [D] in Japan. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
Cherokee people, _ [Dm] _ _ _
Cherokee tribe, _ [Gm] _ so proud to _ live, [A] _ so proud to die.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ They _ _ took the whole [G] Indian Nation, [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ brought us on this _ [Dm] reservation. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Though I wear a shirt [G] and tie, _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm still a red man [Dm] deep inside. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ Cherokee people, _
[Dm] _ _ _ Cherokee tribe, _
[Gm] _ so proud to _ live, [A] _ so proud to [A] die. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] But maybe _ someday when they've learned, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Cherokee Nation will [D] return.
Will return, will return, will return, will return. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ They _ _ _ _ _ took the whole [G] Chilokee Nation, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ brought us on this _
[D] reservation. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away our ways [G] of life, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the tomahawk and the [D] bow and knife. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Took away our [G] native tongue, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ taught their English [D] to our young.
And _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ all the beads we made [Gm] by hand, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] on our days made [D] in Japan. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
Cherokee people, _ [Dm] _ _ _
Cherokee tribe, _ [Gm] _ so proud to _ live, [A] _ so proud to die.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ They _ _ took the whole [G] Indian Nation, [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ brought us on this _ [Dm] reservation. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Though I wear a shirt [G] and tie, _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm still a red man [Dm] deep inside. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ Cherokee people, _
[Dm] _ _ _ Cherokee tribe, _
[Gm] _ so proud to _ live, [A] _ so proud to [A] die. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] But maybe _ someday when they've learned, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Cherokee Nation will [D] return.
Will return, will return, will return, will return. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _