Key: Em 🤘 Intro: N.C. The trail of tears began for the Cherokee N.C. The white man came to trade and borrow N.C. But then, they would not leave N.C. Some of us were taken by boat and died at sea N.C. Those of us who lived were sold to slavery Em
🤘 Verse : Em We welcomed them as brothers knowing nothing of their greed Em Born hunters, not the hunted as the white man hunts for me Em We are descendants of the animals we live among them free Em Our trail of tears would end one day at Wounded Knee 🤘 Chorus: Em G D Great Spirit thunder birds fly Em We are wild and free Em G To fight and die by the open sky D Em Spirit Horse, ride for me 🤘 Interlude: B B C A B Em 🤘 Verse 2: Em When we do the ghost dance the buffalo will return Em Paint ourselves for war now blood and fire burn Em Great Spirit make us strong take us to the sky Em The Cherokee are brave we are not afraid to die 🤘 Chorus 2: Em G D Great Spirit thunder birds fly Em We are wild and free Em G To fight and die by the open sky D Em Spirit Horse, ride for me 🤘 Interlude: B B C A B Em 🤘 Bridge: Em A Red Cloud, Black Hawk, Sitting Bull Em A Crazy Horse, Geronimo Em B A D Em Strong and brave, warriors to the grave Em G There has been much killing Am D There will be much more Em G The medicine man is dancing Am D He's calling us to war Em G Hatches sing with pride Am D Em Let the white man die 🤘 Chorus 3: Em G D Great Spirit thunder birds fly Em We are wild and free Em G To fight and die by the open sky D Em Spirit Horse, ride for me Em G D Great Spirit thunder birds fly Em We are wild and free Em G To fight and die by the open sky D Em Spirit Horse, ride for me Em G D Great Spirit thunder birds fly Em We are wild and free Em G To fight and die by the open sky D Em Spirit Horse, ride for me Em D Em B A B Em D Em B A B Em