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Cherokee Bend chords by
Gordon Lightfoot
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Key: F# minor•
Verse 1
Em
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His father was a man

who could never understand
G
G

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The shame on a red man's face
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So they lived in the hills and they

never came down
Bsus4
Bsus4
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But to trade in the white
Em
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man's place
Verse 2
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It was early in the spring when

the snow had disappeared
G
G

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They came down with a bag of skins
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In the fall of the year of 1910
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Daddy died by the rope
Em
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down in Cherokee Bend.
Am
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Daddy didn't like what the
Verse 3
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Am

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white man said
B
B
2

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'Bout the dirty little kid at his side
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Daddy didn't like what the

white man did
Bsus4
Bsus4
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Nor the deal or the
B
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way that he lied
Em
Em

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There was blood on the floor of

the government store
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G

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When the men took his daddy away
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But the boy stayed back till

he come to his end
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Bsus4
2

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And he run like the wind
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Em
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from Cherokee Bend.
Verse 4
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Now the mother was alone and the

winter was at hand
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G

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And she prayed to her spirit kin
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It was warm in the lodge

in the Kentucky hills
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Em
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On the day when the boy came in
Verse 5
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Then a blizzard came down and

it covered up the door
Verse 6
G
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Till they thought that it

never would end
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And he told her the tale

of the terrible affair
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In the government store down
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in Cherokee Bend
Am
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Daddy didn't like what the
Verse 7
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Am

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white man said
B
B
2

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'Bout the dirty little kid at his side
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Daddy didn't like what the

white man did
B
B
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Nor the deal or the way that he lied
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For three long days
Verse 8

and three long nights
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They wept and they mourned and then
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She returned to her work

and her weavin'
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And they tried to forget
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about Cherokee Bend
Verse 9
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Now the boy wasn't big but

he hunted what he could
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And they lived for a time that way
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But the food run low and the

meat went bad
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Em
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And she said to the boy one day
Verse 10
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I'm leaving tonight and

I never will return
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>From the land of my Spirit Kin
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You must take what you need

and trade what you can
B
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For a Red Man's grave
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down in Cherokee Bend
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It wasn't very long till she
Verse 11
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closed her eyes
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And he wrapped her in a robe
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He found her a place on the side of the hill
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And he buried her in the snow
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Early in the spring he was
Verse 12
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seen in the town
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With his load looking ragged and thin
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Not a year had gone by till he

stood once again
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In the government store down
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in Cherokee Bend
Verse 13
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He was ten years tall and a Redskin too
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So he hadn't much face to save
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And the men sat around and they

laughed and they clowned
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At the talk of a criminal's grave
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Then the
Verse 14

man from the east didn't

smile when he said
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You're the son of that Indian scum
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If you value your hide

then you better abide
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By the white man's rules
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here in Cherokee Bend.
Am
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Daddy didn't like what the
Verse 15
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Am

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white man said
B
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'Bout the dirty little kid at his side
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Daddy didn't like what the

white man did
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Nor the deal or the way that he lied
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And he spit on the floor of the
Verse 16
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government store
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And it served him to no good end
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At the close of the day they

had taken him away
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To the white man's school
Em
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down at Cherokee Bend
Verse 17
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It's been 21 years since

the boy disappeared
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Where he run to, nobody knows
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But they say he fell in with

a man named Jim
B
B
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Em
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And he rides in the rodeo s
Verse 18
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And they say he returns all

alone to a place
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Hidden deep in the Kentucky glen
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And it's pretty well known who

hauled up the stone
B
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To the grave on the hill above
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Cherokee Bend
Am
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Daddy didn't like what the
Verse 19
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Am

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white man said
B
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'Bout the dirty little kid at his side
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Daddy didn't like what the

white man did
B
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Nor the deal or the way that he lied
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There was blood on the floor of the
Verse 20
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government store
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When the men took his daddy away
Em
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It was 1910 and they never

had a friend
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B
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When he died by the rope
Em
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down at Cherokee Bend

It was 1910 and they never had a friend
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When he died by the rope
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down at Cherokee Bend

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • G

  • Bsus4

    2

  • Am

  • B

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Cherokee Bend by Gordon Lightfoot is F# minor.

The primary chords used in Cherokee Bend are F#m, A, C#sus4, Bm, C#.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, A, C#sus4, Bm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Cherokee Bend is approximately 87 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Cherokee Bend using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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