Land Of The Navajo chords by Peter Rowan

Chords with lyrics

Chorus:
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
On the trail of the buffalo
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo

Verse 1&2:
G+G              C majorC
A augmentedA hundred miles from nowhere out on the desert sand
D MajorD                           G+G
One-eyed Jack, the trader, held some torquoise in his hand
G+G                 C majorC
By his side sat Running Elk, his long-time Indian friend
D MajorD                          G+G
He vowed that he would stay by Jack until the bitter end

G+G                     C majorC
Jack had gambled everything he owned to lead this wandering life
D MajorD                          G+G
He might have had a happy home and a tender loving wife
G+G                     C majorC
But his hunger was for trading trapper's furs for torquoise stone
D MajorD                          G+G
Anything that the Indians had, Jack wanted for his own

Chorus:
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
On the trail of the buffalo
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo

Verse 3&4:
G+G                   C majorC
Said Jack to Running Elk, I'll gamble all my precious stones
D MajorD                         G+G
Before I leave my body here among these bleaching bones
G+G     mmmm              C majorC
But now my time is drawing near and I'm filled with dark regret
 D MajorD                       G+G
My spirit longs to journey as the sun begins to set

G+G                        C majorC
For we raped and killed, we stole your land, we ruled with guns and knives
D MajorD                           G+G
Fed whiskey to your warriors while we stole away your wives
G+G                      C majorC
Said Running Elk, what's done is done, you white men rule this land
D MajorD                              G+G
So lay the cards face up and play your last broken-hearted hand

(Chorus)
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
On the trail of the buffalo
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo

Solo:
G+G C majorC D MajorD G+G G MajorG C majorC D MajorD G+G
G MajorG C majorC D MajorD G+G G MajorG C majorC D MajorD G+G
C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm

Verse 5&6:
G+G                              C majorC
When you're dealing cards with death, the joker's wild, the ace is high
D MajorD                              G+G
Jack bid the Mississippi River, Running Elk raised him the sky
G+G                    C majorC
Jack saw him with the sun and moon and upped him with the stars
D MajorD                         G+G
Running Elk bet the Rocky Mountains, Jupiter, and Mars

G+G                     C majorC
The sun was sinking in the west when Jack drew the ace of spades
D MajorD                            G+G
Running Elk just rolled his eyes, he smiled and passed away
G+G                    C majorC
Jack picked up his torquoise stones and cast them to the sky
D MajorD                            G+G
He stared into the setting sun and then made a mournful cry

(Chorus)
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
On the trail of the buffalo
C majorC          G+G
Oh, the wind blows cold
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo
D MajorD          E minorEm
In the land of the Navajo