Chords for Pima Jack - A song about the old west - Bird Youmans
Tempo:
113.8 bpm
Chords used:
Am
C
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N]
[A]
[Am]
[F]
[Am]
He [C] rode out of Indian Nation [Am] back in 1843, [C] heard his ma was Pima Indian and his dad a [A] Cherokee.
[F] But he never got to know them cause a [C] white man shot him down as he lay beneath the blanket
[Am] on the Arizona ground.
[F]
[C] Arizona ground.
[Am]
Found by [C] Chiricahua raiders [Am] headed up by Captain Jack, [C] who wore an army jacket taken from a [Am] captain's bag.
But [F] two silver bars were shining [C] in the Mescalero sun, was the downfall of this leader [Am] picked
off by an army gun.
He [C] was raised among Apache in the [A] Chiricahua Hills, where [C] a man could die from heat or
freeze to death from [Am] midnight chills.
They [F] all branded him an outcast with [C] the blue coat on his back.
He was known throughout the nation [Am] as the Loner Pima Jack.
[F]
Loner [C] Pima Jack.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
He [C] spelled death to any outlaw [Am] running from a ranger man.
[C] Only those who never knew him dared to ride [Am] into his land.
Though [F] he never harmed a settler with [C] a baby and a wife, he could cut a bandit's heart
out [Am] with his silver bladed knife.
Silver [C] bladed knife.
[Am]
And [C] the army never caught him if [Am] they really ever tried.
[C] He was thought by some to be the devil fighting on [Am] their side.
If [F] they knew where he was camping, [C] no one dared to make a slip, for the Loner Pima Jack
couldn't make [Am] it their last final trip.
Their [F] last [C] final trip.
[Am]
[A]
[C] In the year of 65, the West [Am] began to settle down, [C] when a ranger out of Texas came upon
an [Am] Indian mound.
No [C] one knew who lay beneath it.
If they did, they never spoke.
Cause upon a cross above it [Am] hung a faded army coat.
[F]
Faded army coat.
[A] [Am]
[A]
[Am]
[F]
[Am]
He [C] rode out of Indian Nation [Am] back in 1843, [C] heard his ma was Pima Indian and his dad a [A] Cherokee.
[F] But he never got to know them cause a [C] white man shot him down as he lay beneath the blanket
[Am] on the Arizona ground.
[F]
[C] Arizona ground.
[Am]
Found by [C] Chiricahua raiders [Am] headed up by Captain Jack, [C] who wore an army jacket taken from a [Am] captain's bag.
But [F] two silver bars were shining [C] in the Mescalero sun, was the downfall of this leader [Am] picked
off by an army gun.
He [C] was raised among Apache in the [A] Chiricahua Hills, where [C] a man could die from heat or
freeze to death from [Am] midnight chills.
They [F] all branded him an outcast with [C] the blue coat on his back.
He was known throughout the nation [Am] as the Loner Pima Jack.
[F]
Loner [C] Pima Jack.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
He [C] spelled death to any outlaw [Am] running from a ranger man.
[C] Only those who never knew him dared to ride [Am] into his land.
Though [F] he never harmed a settler with [C] a baby and a wife, he could cut a bandit's heart
out [Am] with his silver bladed knife.
Silver [C] bladed knife.
[Am]
And [C] the army never caught him if [Am] they really ever tried.
[C] He was thought by some to be the devil fighting on [Am] their side.
If [F] they knew where he was camping, [C] no one dared to make a slip, for the Loner Pima Jack
couldn't make [Am] it their last final trip.
Their [F] last [C] final trip.
[Am]
[A]
[C] In the year of 65, the West [Am] began to settle down, [C] when a ranger out of Texas came upon
an [Am] Indian mound.
No [C] one knew who lay beneath it.
If they did, they never spoke.
Cause upon a cross above it [Am] hung a faded army coat.
[F]
Faded army coat.
[A] [Am]
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_ _ He [C] rode out of Indian Nation [Am] back in _ 1843, _ _ _ [C] heard his ma was Pima Indian and his dad a [A] Cherokee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] But he never got to know them cause a [C] white man shot him down as he lay beneath the blanket
[Am] on the Arizona ground.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] Arizona ground.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Found by [C] Chiricahua raiders [Am] headed up by Captain Jack, _ _ _ _ [C] who wore an army jacket taken from a [Am] captain's bag. _ _
_ _ _ But [F] two silver bars were shining [C] in the Mescalero sun, was the downfall of this leader [Am] picked
off by an army gun. _ _
He [C] was raised among Apache in the [A] Chiricahua Hills, _ _ _ _ where [C] a man could die from heat or
freeze to death from [Am] midnight chills. _ _ _ _
They [F] all branded him an outcast with [C] the blue coat on his back.
He was known throughout the nation [Am] as the Loner Pima Jack.
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Loner [C] Pima Jack.
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[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ He [C] spelled death to any outlaw [Am] running from a ranger man.
_ _ _ [C] Only those who never knew him dared to ride [Am] into his land. _ _ _ _
Though [F] he never harmed a settler with [C] a baby and a wife, he could cut a bandit's heart
out [Am] with his silver bladed knife. _ _ _ _
Silver [C] bladed _ knife.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And [C] the army never caught him if [Am] they really ever tried. _ _
_ [C] He was thought by some to be the devil fighting on [Am] their _ side.
_ _ If [F] they knew where he was camping, [C] no one dared to make a slip, for the Loner Pima Jack
couldn't make [Am] it their last final trip.
Their _ _ [F] last [C] final trip.
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[C] In the year of 65, the West [Am] began to settle down, _ _ _ [C] when a ranger out of Texas came upon
an [Am] Indian mound. _
_ _ _ No [C] one knew who lay beneath it.
If they did, they never spoke.
Cause upon a cross above it [Am] hung a faded army coat. _ _
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Faded army coat.
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_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He [C] rode out of Indian Nation [Am] back in _ 1843, _ _ _ [C] heard his ma was Pima Indian and his dad a [A] Cherokee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] But he never got to know them cause a [C] white man shot him down as he lay beneath the blanket
[Am] on the Arizona ground.
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] Arizona ground.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Found by [C] Chiricahua raiders [Am] headed up by Captain Jack, _ _ _ _ [C] who wore an army jacket taken from a [Am] captain's bag. _ _
_ _ _ But [F] two silver bars were shining [C] in the Mescalero sun, was the downfall of this leader [Am] picked
off by an army gun. _ _
He [C] was raised among Apache in the [A] Chiricahua Hills, _ _ _ _ where [C] a man could die from heat or
freeze to death from [Am] midnight chills. _ _ _ _
They [F] all branded him an outcast with [C] the blue coat on his back.
He was known throughout the nation [Am] as the Loner Pima Jack.
_ _ _ _ _ [F]
Loner [C] Pima Jack.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ He [C] spelled death to any outlaw [Am] running from a ranger man.
_ _ _ [C] Only those who never knew him dared to ride [Am] into his land. _ _ _ _
Though [F] he never harmed a settler with [C] a baby and a wife, he could cut a bandit's heart
out [Am] with his silver bladed knife. _ _ _ _
Silver [C] bladed _ knife.
[Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
And [C] the army never caught him if [Am] they really ever tried. _ _
_ [C] He was thought by some to be the devil fighting on [Am] their _ side.
_ _ If [F] they knew where he was camping, [C] no one dared to make a slip, for the Loner Pima Jack
couldn't make [Am] it their last final trip.
Their _ _ [F] last [C] final trip.
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[C] In the year of 65, the West [Am] began to settle down, _ _ _ [C] when a ranger out of Texas came upon
an [Am] Indian mound. _
_ _ _ No [C] one knew who lay beneath it.
If they did, they never spoke.
Cause upon a cross above it [Am] hung a faded army coat. _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
Faded army coat.
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