Buffalo Song Acoustic chords by Carey Newton

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Buffalo Song

Em* =both e’s and b open. A-7th fret, d and g 9th fret
Dm* =both e’s and b open. A-5th fret, d and g 7th fret
Cm* =both e’s and b open. A-3rd fret, d and g 5th fret

Em* /    / Dm* /    / Cm* /    / E minorEm /    /

A augmentedA       G+G     A augmentedA             G+G
 Once so very long ago,  out on the great western plains,
         A augmentedA
 There were great buffalo.

E minorEm /      /  DmDm /     /

E minorEm                DmDm
Once there were great herds that thundered over the land
C minorCm                 E minorEm
Roaming across the Prairie leaving hoof prints in the sand.
E minorEm                 DmDm
This was before the white man came from across the sea

C minorCm /    / E minorEm /   /

E minorEm                     DmDm
The white man came across this land with a gun and a knife in his hand
C minorCm                  E minorEm
Slaughtering them everywhere, leaving them to rot in the sand.
E minorEm               DmDm
Did you see the river of red,   when they killed them all dead?
  Cm*     E minorEm /     /
Oh no so long ago.

DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm / C minorCm E minorEm /    /    /

A augmentedA           G+G             A augmentedA      G+G
 One night deep with in my dreams, I spied the spirit of a warring brave,

    A augmentedA                 E minorEm /    / DmDm /     /
 And he said to me .
E minorEm                  Dm*
Once we watched over the herds taking from them for our needs
Cm*                    E minorEm
Together living on the plains, time slowly proceed.
  E minorEm              DmDm
But did you see the river of red, running across the plains.
C minorCm                E minorEm
   Now they’ve shot all down so few of them remain.
E minorEm                      DmDm
   Now that they cut them all down there’re coming after me,
C minorCm                     E minorEm
   But first they killed my wife and the rest of my family.

 E minorEm /    / DmDm /    / E minorEm /    / DmDm /   / C minorCm /    /  E minorEm /     /
Chant…

E minorEm                   DmDm
  We’ll I run or will I fight , there is no choice in my sight
C minorCm                     E minorEm
  Here I’ll stand and here I’ll fight and this is where I’ll die.
E minorEm                DmDm
See the pony soldiers up ahead, I ride to meet the fight,

C minorCm              E minorEm
  With a hunger in my soul, I die in the night.

(Softly)
E minorEm                 DmDm
 Did you see the river of red,    when they killed us all dead,
  C minorCm     E minorEm
Oh no so long ago

(play loud)

E minorEm                 DmDm
 Did you see the river of red,    when they killed us all dead,
   C minorCm          E minorEm
Oh no no no no no so long ago.

DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm / C minorCm E minorEm /    /    /
E minorEm /   / DmDm /   / E minorEm /   / DmDm /    / C minorCm /   DmDm / E minorEm / DmDm E minorEm   /