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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
πΈ Verse 1:
Am G
Pulling into Douglas on a hot October night
F
Dawn up above us, and there's a moon on the right
D
Just off the blacktop, there's a sign along the road
F C G
It's a marker for the place where they got Geronimo
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
F D
For peace in the valley, lay down his shield
C G/B F
And surrendered to the white man hot on his heels
πΈ Chorus:
F
Peace in the valley
D
But oh, Geronimo
Am F
You can't raise up your children, watch them grow
Am E7 Am
Without peace in the valley down below
πΈ Verse 2:
Am G
He was a bonafide Indian chief
F
East Arizona was his pride and keep
D
Down through the Pecos, they tried to take him down
F C G
'Til an hour from the border, he stopped and turned around
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
F D
He cried "Peace in the valley!", lay down his shield
C G/B F
And surrendered to the white man hot on his heels
πΈ Chorus 2:
F
Peace in the valley
D
But oh, Geronimo
Am F
You can't raise up your children, watch them grow
Am E7 Am
Without peace in the valley down below
F
Peace in the valley
D
And oh, Geronimo
Am F
You can't raise up your children, watch them grow
Am E7 Am
Without peace in the valley down below
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Published: August 15, 2021
Last Updated: February 5, 2026