Cherokee Bend
Gordon Lightfoot
Ton : F#Capo 2
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His E5father was a m_an_ who could E5never unders_tand_
The Gshame_ on a r_ed man'sG facG5 !(355xxx)e_ G
So they E5lived_ in the h_ills_ and they Bmnever came E5down_
But to Bmtrade_ in the w_hite_ man's pE5lace_Bm E5
It was E5early in the s_pring_ when the E5snow had disapp_eared_
They came Gdown_ with a b_ag ofG skiG5 ! Gns_
In the E5fall of the y_ear_ of Bmnineteen E5ten_
[3/4]Daddy Bm !(silence)died_ by the ro_ _pe down in Cherokee_ BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ s_aid_
'Bout the B7dirty little k_id at his side_B7 Am B7
AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ d_id_
Nor the B7deal_ or the w_ay that he lied_B7 Am B7
There was E5blood on the f_loor_ of the E5government s_tore_
When the Gmen_ took his d_addy awayG_ G5 ! G
But the E5boy_ stayed_ b_ack_ till he Bmcome_ to his E5end_
[3/4]And he Bm !(silence)run_ like the wi_ _nd_ from Cherokee_ BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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Now the E5mother was al_one_ and the E5winter was at h_and_
And she prGayed_ to her s_pi_-rit_G kinG5 ! G_
It was E5warm_ in the l_odge_ in the BmKen_-tucky E5hills_
On the Bmday_ when the b_oy_ came iE5n_ Bm E5
Then a E5blizzard came_ d_own_ and it E5covered up the d_oor_
Til they Gthought_ that it n_ever wouldG endG5 ! G_
And he E5told_ her the t_ale_ of the Bmterrible afE5fair_
[3/4]In the Bm !(silence)government st_ _ore down in Cherokee_ BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ s_aid_
'Bout the B7dirty little k_id at his side_B7 Am B7
AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ d_id_
Nor the B7deal_ or the w_ay that he lied_B7 Am B7
For E5three long_ d_ays_ and E5three long_ n_ights_
They Gwept_ and they m_ourned andG theG5 ! Gn_
She reE5turned_ to her w_ork_ and her Bmwea-ea-ea_-E5ving_
[3/4]And they Bm !(silence)tried_ to forge_ _t about_ Cherokee_ BeE5nd_ Bm E5
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Now the E5boy_ wasn't b_ig_ but he E5hunted what he c_ould_
And they Glived_ for a t_ime_ that_G wayG5 ! G_
But the E5food_ run l_ow_ and the Bmmeat_ went E5bad_
And she Bmsaid_ to the b_oy_ one dE5ay_ Bm E5
I'm E5leaving_ ton_ight_ and I E5never will ret_urn_
From the Gland_ of my S_pi_-rit_G KinG5 ! G_
You must E5take_ what you n_eed_ and Bmtrade_ what you E5can_
[3/4]For a Bm !(silence)Red Man's gr_ _a-a-ve down in Cherokee_ BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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It Amwasn't very l_ong_ till she Amclosed_ her e_yes_
And he B7wrapped_ her i_-in a_ B7robe_Am B7
He Amfound_ her a p_lace_ on the Amside_ of the h_ill_
And he B7buried her_ i_n_ the_ B7snow_Am B7
E5Early in the s_pring_ he was E5se-en coming d_own_
With his Gload_ look_ing ragged andG thiG5 ! Gn_
Not a E5year had gone b_y_ till he Bmstood_ once aE5gain_
[3/4]In the Bm !(silence)government st_ _ore down in Cherokee_ BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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He was E5ten_ years_ t_all_ and a E5Red-ed-skin_ t_oo_
So he Ghadn't_ much_ f_a-ace to_G savG5 ! Ge_
And the E5men_ sat ar_ound_ and they Bmlaughed_ and they E5clowned_
At the Bmtalk_ of a c_riminal's_ gE5rave_Bm E5
Then the E5man_ from the e_ast_ didn't E5smi-ile when he s_aid_
You're the Gson of that In-d_ian dian_G scuG5 ! Gm_
If you E5va_-lue your h_ide_ then you Bmbetter abide_E5
[3/4]By the Bm !(silence)white_ man's_ ru_ _les_ here_ in Cherokee_ BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ s_aid_
'Bout the B7dirty little k_id at his side_B7 Am B7
AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ d_id_
Nor the B7deal_ or the w_ay that he lied_B7 Am B7
And he E5spit on_ the f_loor_ of the E5government s_tore_
And it Gserved_ him_ t_o no good_G endG5 ! G_
At the E5close_ of the d_ay_ they had Bmtaken him aE5way_
[3/4]To the Bm !(silence)white_ man's_ sc_ _hool_ down in Cherokee BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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Then E5twenty-one_ y_ears_ since the E5bo-oyy disapp_eared_
Where he Grun_ to_ n_obody_G knoG5 ! Gws_
But they E5say_ he fell i_n_ with a Bmman_ named_ E5Jim_
And he Bmrides_ in the r_o_-de_-oE5_ Bm E5
And they E5say_ he ret_urns_ all a-aE5lone_ to a p_lace_
Hidden Gdeep_ in the K_entucky glenG_ G5 ! G
And it's E5pretty well_ k_nown_ who hau-Bmauled up the E5stone_
[3/4]To the Bm !(silence)grave_ on the hi_ _ll above_ Cherokee BE5end_Bm E5 !_
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AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ s_aid_
'Bout the B7dirty little k_id at his side_B7 Am B7
AmDaddy didn't l_ike_ what the Amwhite_ man_ d_id_
Nor the B7deal_ or the w_ay that he lied_B7 Am B7
There was E5blood_ on the f_loor_ of the E5government s_tore_
When the Gmen_ took his d_addy awayG_ G5 ! G
It was E5Nine_-teen-t_en_ and they Bmnever had a E5friend_
[3/4]When he Bm !(silence)died_ by the ro_ _pe_ down at Cherokee_ E5Bend_Bm E5 !_
It was E5Nine_-teen-t_en_ and they Bmnever had a E5friend_
[3/4]When he Bm !(silence)died_ by the ro_ _pe_ down at Cherokee_E5 BendBm_ E5 !