Indian song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]First came the [A]wagons,
[D]then came the tra[G]ins[C][G]
They drove the [Em]In di[Esus4]
[E]ans off of the [A]plains[D]
Then came [G]the white [C]man with
His fences an' [G]sheep[C][G]
Tore [D]up the ground [C]where
The Great Spirit sleeps
[G][C]

[Verse 2]
[G]
My Grandfather [A]Borin [D]was
a North Texas [G]man[C][G]
He [Em]was a[E] cowboy: he
loved the [A]land[D]
He fathered [G]nine [C]children an'
He raised [G]six [C]more[G]
And his Daddy [D]fought [C]in
our first civil [G]war
[C]

[Verse 3]
[G]
My Grandmother [A]Axton [D]was
part Cher[G]okee[C][G]
She kept it a [Em]secret [E]from
daddy an' [A]me[D]
For someone had [G]told [C]her
In her early child[G]hood[C][G]
"You better [D]not [C]mention your
Indian [G]blood"
[C][G]

[Verse 4]
[G]Washing[Em]ton B[A]ureau [D]of
Indian Af[G]fairs[C][G]
Yeah, the white man loves [Em]money[E]
He didn't [A]care[D]
About starving [G]people [C]an'
dying came [G]slow[C][G]
Now they have all [D]followed [C]the wild
[G]buffalo

[Outro 1]
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