{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2352629,"song":"Land Of The Navajo","artist":"Peter Rowan","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11486956-land-of-the-navajo-chords-by-peter-rowan/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2352629?type=chord","rating":4.88533,"votes":54,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn the trail of the buffalo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1&2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA hundred miles from nowhere out on the desert sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne-eyed Jack, the trader, held some torquoise in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBy his side sat Running Elk, his long-time Indian friend[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe vowed that he would stay by Jack until the bitter end[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJack had gambled everything he owned to lead this wandering life[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe might have had a happy home and a tender loving wife[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut his hunger was for trading trapper's furs for torquoise stone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnything that the Indians had, Jack wanted for his own[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn the trail of the buffalo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3&4]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSaid Jack to Running Elk, I'll gamble all my precious stones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBefore I leave my body here among these bleaching bones[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         mmmm                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut now my time is drawing near and I'm filled with dark regret[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy spirit longs to journey as the sun begins to set[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor we raped and killed, we stole your land, we ruled with guns and knives[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFed whiskey to your warriors while we stole away your wives[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSaid Running Elk, what's done is done, you white men rule this land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSo lay the cards face up and play your last broken-hearted hand[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn the trail of the buffalo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5&6]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you're dealing cards with death, the joker's wild, the ace is high[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJack bid the Mississippi River, Running Elk raised him the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJack saw him with the sun and moon and upped him with the stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRunning Elk bet the Rocky Mountains, Jupiter, and Mars[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe sun was sinking in the west when Jack drew the ace of spades[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRunning Elk just rolled his eyes, he smiled and passed away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJack picked up his torquoise stones and cast them to the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe stared into the setting sun and then made a mournful cry[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOn the trail of the buffalo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, the wind blows cold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIn the land of the Navajo[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1&2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3&4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nG C D G G C D G\nG C D G G C D G\nC G D Em C G D Em D Em\n\n[Verse 5&6]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["C","G","D","Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}