Big Chief Buffalo Nickel (Desert Blues) chords by Ricky Nelson

SimplifiedG · C · Db · Ab · D …

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Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
A  (C major) way out on the wind
swept desert
G 
Where nature favours no man  (G major) 
A buffalo found his brother
C 
Lying baked on the sun baked sand  (C major) 
He said: My brother what
ails you
G 
Has sickness made you this  (G major) way
His brother never said
'Cause his brother was dead
He'd been dead since
C 
way last  (C major) May

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
Db 
 (D flat major) Big chief buffalo nickel
Ab 
Was a mighty man in his  (A flat major) day
He never used a syckle
Db 
To clear the bushes away  (D flat major) 
He roamed around from tent to tent
Ab 
Heed everything in sight  (A flat major) 
He loved his squaw, everyone he saw
Db 
He loved a new one every  (D flat major) night

Interlude 2

Verse 3
D 
A  (D major) way out on the wind swept desert
A 
I heard a big indian  (A major) moan
I left my tent,
'cause I knew what it meant
D 
I swore I never more would roam  (D major) 
It was dawn when I reached Saint Pete
A 
My legs were certainly sore  (A major) 
I must have lost fifty pounds
On that hot desert ground
D 
And I'd lose that many  (D major) more

Interlude 3

Verse 4
Eb 
 (E flat major) Big chief buffalo nickel
Bb 
Was a mighty man in his  (B flat major) day
He never used a syckle
Eb 
To clear the bushes away  (E flat major) 
He roamed around from tent to tent
Bb 
Heed everything in sight  (B flat major) 
He loved his squaw, everyone he saw
Bb 
Eb 
He loved a new one every  (B flat major)  (E flat major) night