Indian Rope Man Chords by Richie Havens

Tempo:
117.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

Dm

A

F

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Richie Havens-Indian Rope Man(1969) chords
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[D]
[F]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
All dangling [D] thick, can't see the right road, streets are sick.
[Dm] The eight-day mill, [D] it might grind slow, but [A] it grinds fine.
Indian [D] rope man, while looking on, tells common plague he's heavenly born.
[Dm] Retired day man, looks on in scorn, with a [Bb] transgranted heart,
[A] kicks him quick he has to part.
[D] Yeah, [A] yeah.
[Dm]
[D] Indian rope man, [Dm] sees the times, splitting loose the edge of [D] mine.
[Dm] Catching losers in his line, in [D] his line, [A] yeah.
Kicks him quick he has to part.
[Dm] What?
[D] Yeah, yeah.
[F] [D]
Indian rope man, [Dm] flexes his eye, dissolving the fog, revealing the lie.
Indian rope man, holds my [D] drink in his [Bb]
heart, yeah.
[A] Kicks him quick he has to part.
[F] What?
[Dm] Yeah, yeah.
[D]
Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm. Oh, oh.
[Dm]
[D] [Dm]
[D] [Dm]
Indian rope man, sees the strife, cutting down eternal life,
when his soul transcends [Dm] his heart.
[Bb] Oh, oh.
[A] Kicks him quick he has [Dm] to part.
Yeah, yeah.
Key:  
D
1321
Dm
2311
A
1231
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Dm
2311
A
1231
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To start learning Richie Havens - Indian Rope Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, Dm and D in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 118 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ All dangling [D] thick, _ can't see the right road, streets are sick.
[Dm] The eight-day mill, [D] it might grind slow, _ but [A] it grinds fine.
_ _ _ Indian [D] rope man, while looking on, tells common plague he's heavenly born.
_ [Dm] Retired day man, looks on in scorn, with a [Bb] transgranted heart,
_ [A] _ kicks him quick he has to part. _
_ [D] Yeah, _ [A] _ yeah. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ Indian rope man, [Dm] sees the times, splitting loose the edge of [D] mine.
_ [Dm] Catching losers in his line, in [D] his line, [A] yeah.
Kicks him quick he has to part. _
_ [Dm] What?
_ _ [D] Yeah, _ _ yeah.
_ [F] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Indian rope man, [Dm] flexes his eye, dissolving the fog, revealing the lie.
_ Indian rope man, holds my [D] drink in his [Bb] _
heart, yeah.
[A] _ Kicks him quick he has to part.
_ _ _ [F] What?
[Dm] Yeah, _ _ yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _
Hmm, hmm, _ hmm, _ _ _ hmm, hmm, hmm, _ _ hmm. Oh, oh.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Indian rope man, sees the strife, cutting down eternal life,
_ when his soul transcends [Dm] his heart.
[Bb] Oh, oh. _
[A] _ Kicks him quick he has [Dm] to part. _
_ Yeah, _ yeah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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