Trail Of Tears chords by Guadalcanal Diary

Trail of Tears
by Guadalcanal Diary

(VERSE)
              Em         D       G
The sun hangs low in the western sky
  D      Em         G      D
I bow my head and remember now
Am         Em           D       G
Someone's lips pressed close to mine
  D      Em     G     D
Her cool hand upon my brow

Am         Em        D        G
Hell burns hot for a killer's heart
 D        Em          G        D
A shallow grave in an unmarked lot
  Am      Em         D    G
Crack of gun; fire in the dark
        D                  C         D*
hand in hand we'll walk at day break

(CHORUS)

    Em    Cmaj7 D*
||--0-----0-----2-2-2-3-2-0---||
||--0-----0-----3-3-3-3-3-0---||
||--0-----0-----2-2-2-2-2-0---||
||--2-----2-----0-0-0---------||
||--2-----3-------------------||
||--0----(0)------------------||

Em  Cmaj7 D*    Em  Cmaj7 D*
One wore black, One wore black
Em  Cmaj7 D*    Em     Em  C  G  D
One wore black


(VERSE)
             Em       D       G
The trail of tears is winding on
 D   Em    G        D
Many pass along the road
 Am    Em       D    G
Dusty soldiers march along
        D           C
as they file one by one


< misc arpeggiation >
Em  D   Em  D

< then this >
  Em    D     Em    D
E----------------------2-2-3-2-0-----|
B----------------------3-3-3-3-3-----|
G-------2--------------2-2-2-2-2-----|
D-2-4-5---4------------0-0-----------|
A-----------5-2----------------------|
E---------------5-3-2----------------|


(CHORUS)


(VERSE)
             Em       D      G
The trail of tears is winding home
D          Em      G       D
Frightened soldier unknown war
Am      Em      D     G
On and on with lovers gone
D      Em    G        D
No one passes on the road

(BRIDGE)
[slower, single strum per chord]
          Em(VII)              G(x 10 9 7 8 7)
Two girls wait by the railroad track
          D(V)             C(III)
for their soldiers to come back
        Em(VII)            G(x 10 9 7 8 7)
knowing this will be their last
[gaining intensity]
         Bm(x2x430) Dsus2/A  Em     D*
one wore blue, and  one wore black

  (repeat and fade)
Em  Cmaj7 D*    Em  Cmaj7 D*
One wore black, One wore black...