Land Of The Navajo chords by Peter Rowan
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Verse 1
(E minor) Oh, (C major) the wind blows (D major) cold (G major)
(D major) On the trail of the buffalo (E minor)
(C major) Oh, the wind blows (G major) cold
(D major) In the land of the Navajo
(E minor) (C major) In the land (D major) of the Navajo
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Verse 2
A (C major) hundred miles (G major) from nowhere
out (C major) on the desert sand
(D major) One- eyed Jack, the trader,
held some torquoise in his hand (G major)
By his side sat Running Elk, (D major)
his long- (C major) time (D major) Indian friend (C major)
He vowed (D major) that he would stay
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Verse 3
by Jack until the bitter end
(G major) Jack had gambled everything he owned
to lead (C major) this wandering life
He might (D major) have had a happy home
and a tender loving (G major) wife
But his hunger was for trading trapper's
furs (C major) for torquoise stone
(D major) Anything that the Indians had,
Interlude 1
Jack wanted for his own
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Verse 4
(chorus) Said (G major)
Jack to Running Elk,
I'll (D major) gamble (C major) all my precious stones
Before (D major) I leave my body here among
these bleaching bones (G major)
But now my time is drawing near
and I'm filled (C major) with dark regret
My spir (D major) it longs to journey as the
sun begins to set (G major)
Verse 5
For we raped (G major) and killed, we stole your land,
we ruled (C major) with guns and knives
Fed (D major) whiskey to your warriors while
we stole away your wives (G major)
Said Running Elk, what's done is done,
you white (C major) men rule this land
So (D major) lay the cards face up and play your last broken- hearted
Interlude 2
hand
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(E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major)
(E minor) (C major) (D major) (E minor)
Verse 6
[chorus] When you're (D major)
dealing card (G major) s with death, (D major)
the joker's (C major) wild, the ace is high
Jack (D major) bid the Mississippi River,
Running Elk raised him the sky (G major)
Jack saw him with the sun (D major) and moon
and (C major) upped him with the stars
(D major) Running Elk bet the Rocky Mountains,
Jupiter, and Mars
(G major)
Verse 7
The sun was sinking in the west
when Jack (C major) drew the ace of spades
(D major) Running Elk just rolled his eyes,
he smiled and passed (G major) away
Jack picked up his torquoise stones
and cast (C major) them to the sky
He stared (D major) into the setting sun and then made
Interlude 3
a mournful cry
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(E minor) (C major) (G major) (D major)
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Verse 8
[chorus] In the land (D major)
Outro 1
of the Navajo
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Land Of The Navajo
Peter Rowan
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