The Legend Of Alcatraz Chords by Tom Fogerty
Tempo:
111.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
In the [C] days of [G]
1890, [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, who sat upon [Em] the rocks to [D] prophesy.
[G] And he spoke [C] of [G] golden ridges [C] and a black cloud [G] up above, and the [Em] birds in the water [C] and the [D] circle from [G] the sky.
And he [D] went down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] everyone he'd meet.
[G] But no one would believe [Em] him,
[D] no [G] one would believe [Em] him.
[C]
[D] [G] In the [C] year of [G]
1970, [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, who sat [Em] upon the rocks to [D] criticize.
And he [G] saw [C] the [G] golden ridges [C] and the black cloud up [G]
above, and the birds [Em] in the water [C] and the circle [D] from [G] the sky.
[C] [G]
And he went [D] down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] everyone he'd meet.
But no one [G] would believe [Em] him, [C]
[D] no one would [Em] believe him.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [C] Why [D]
[G] don't you [Em] tell me, [C] who [D] is the winner?
[G] [Em] Tell me, [C] who is the [G] winner?
[Em] [D]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
In the [C] days of [G]
1890, [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, who sat upon [Em] the rocks to [D] prophesy.
[G] And he spoke [C] of [G] golden ridges [C] and a black cloud [G] up above, and the [Em] birds in the water [C] and the [D] circle from [G] the sky.
And he [D] went down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] everyone he'd meet.
[G] But no one would believe [Em] him,
[D] no [G] one would believe [Em] him.
[C]
[D] [G] In the [C] year of [G]
1970, [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, who sat [Em] upon the rocks to [D] criticize.
And he [G] saw [C] the [G] golden ridges [C] and the black cloud up [G]
above, and the birds [Em] in the water [C] and the circle [D] from [G] the sky.
[C] [G]
And he went [D] down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] everyone he'd meet.
But no one [G] would believe [Em] him, [C]
[D] no one would [Em] believe him.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [C] Why [D]
[G] don't you [Em] tell me, [C] who [D] is the winner?
[G] [Em] Tell me, [C] who is the [G] winner?
[Em] [D]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
G
C
D
Em
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ In the [C] days of _ [G]
1890, _ [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, _ who sat upon [Em] the rocks to [D] prophesy. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And he spoke [C] of [G] golden ridges [C] and a black cloud [G] up above, and the [Em] birds in the water [C] and the [D] circle from [G] the sky. _ _ _
_ And he [D] went down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] _ _ everyone he'd meet.
[G] But no one would believe [Em] him, _ _
_ [D] no [G] one would believe [Em] him.
_ [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] In the [C] year of [G] _
1970, [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, _ _ who sat _ [Em] upon the rocks to [D] criticize. _ _ _ _
_ And he [G] saw [C] the [G] golden ridges [C] and the black cloud up [G]
above, _ and the birds [Em] in the water [C] and the circle [D] from [G] the sky.
[C] _ _ [G] _
And he went [D] down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] _ _ everyone he'd meet.
But no one [G] would believe [Em] him, _ [C] _
[D] no one would [Em] believe him.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] Why _ [D] _
[G] don't you [Em] tell me, [C] who [D] is the winner?
[G] _ [Em] Tell me, [C] who is the [G] winner?
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ In the [C] days of _ [G]
1890, _ [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, _ who sat upon [Em] the rocks to [D] prophesy. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] And he spoke [C] of [G] golden ridges [C] and a black cloud [G] up above, and the [Em] birds in the water [C] and the [D] circle from [G] the sky. _ _ _
_ And he [D] went down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] _ _ everyone he'd meet.
[G] But no one would believe [Em] him, _ _
_ [D] no [G] one would believe [Em] him.
_ [C] _
_ [D] _ [G] In the [C] year of [G] _
1970, [C] there lived an Indian boy [G] I'm told, _ _ who sat _ [Em] upon the rocks to [D] criticize. _ _ _ _
_ And he [G] saw [C] the [G] golden ridges [C] and the black cloud up [G]
above, _ and the birds [Em] in the water [C] and the circle [D] from [G] the sky.
[C] _ _ [G] _
And he went [D] down to the valley, and he [C] went down through [G] the trees, and he [D] went down to the people, telling [C] _ _ everyone he'd meet.
But no one [G] would believe [Em] him, _ [C] _
[D] no one would [Em] believe him.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ [C] Why _ [D] _
[G] don't you [Em] tell me, [C] who [D] is the winner?
[G] _ [Em] Tell me, [C] who is the [G] winner?
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _