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Key: Gb major•
Verse 1
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Call him drunken Ira Hayes,

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he won't answer anymore.
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A

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Not the whiskey drinking Indian,
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nor the Marine that went to war.

Come gather round, you people,
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and a story I will tell
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About a brave young Indian
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you may remember well

From the tribe of Pima Indians,
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a proud and peaceful band
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That farmed the Phoenix Valley
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in the Arizona land

Down their ditches for a thousand years
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the sparkling water rushed
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Till the white man stole their water rights,


and the running water hushed.


Now Ira's folks were hungry,
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their farm grew crops of weeds.
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Until war came, and he volunteered,


and forgot the white

man's greed.

Call him drunken Ira,
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G

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hey, she won't answer anymore.
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A

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Not the whiskey -drinkin' Indian
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or the Marine that went to war

They battled up Iwo Jima Hill,
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250 men
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But only 27 lived to walk back down again

And when the fight was over
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and old glory had been raised
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Among the men

that held her high
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was the Indian Ir a Hayes.

Call him drunken Ira Hayes,
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he won't answer anymore.
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A

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Not the whiskey drinkin' Indian
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or the Marine that went to war.
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D

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Now Ira Hayes returned a hero,

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celebrated through the land.
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He was wined and speeched
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A

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an d honored.
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Everybody shook his hand.

But he's just a Pima Indian,
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no water, no crops, no chance.
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Back home, nobody cared what Ira

had done.
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When do the Indians dance?

Now Ira started drinking hard.
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Jail often was his home.
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They used to let him
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raise the flag there

and lower it like he'd throw a dog a bone.

He died drunk early one morning,
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all alone in the land that he'd

fought to save.
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Six inches of water in a lonely ditch
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was the grave of Ira Hayes.

Call him drunken Ira Hayes,
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he won't an swer anymore.
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Not the whiskey -drinkin' Indian
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or the Marine that went to war.

Sure, call him drunken Ira Hayes,
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but his land is still as dry
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and his ghost is lying thirsty
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in the ditch where Ira died.

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

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Capo: 4

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Ballad Of Ira Hayes by Hamilton Camp is Gb major.

The primary chords used in The Ballad Of Ira Hayes are Gb, Cb, Db, Abm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gb, Cb, Db, Abm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Ballad Of Ira Hayes is approximately 32 beats per minute.

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