{"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":2129399,"song":"The Talking Leaves","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2129399-the-talking-leaves-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2129399?type=chord","rating":0.1471,"votes":0,"content":"THE TALKING LEAVES\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSequoia's winters were sixteen Silent tongue spirit clean[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe walked at his father's side Across the smoking battle ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhere red and white men lay all around[/tab]\r\nSo many here had died The wind had scattered around\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSnow white leaves upon the ground Not leaves like leaves from trees[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSequoia said, \"What can this be?\" \"What's the strange thing here I see?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"From where come leaves like these? \"Sequoia turned to his father's eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he said, \"Father you're wise From where come such snow white leaves[/tab]\r\n\r\nWith such strange marks upon these squares\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nNot even the wise owl could put them there So strange these snow white leaves\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch] \r\nHis father shielding his concern Resenting the knowledge Sequoia yearned[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCrumbled the snow white leaves He said, \"When I explain then it's done[/tab]\r\nThese are talking leaves, my son The white men's talking leaves\"\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe white man takes a berry of black and red[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd an eagle's feather from the eagle's bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he makes bird track marks And the marks on the leaves they say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nCarry messages to his brother far away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd his brother knows what's in his heart[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThey see these marks and they understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe truth in the heart of the far off man The enemies can't hear them[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSaid Sequoia's father, \"Son[/tab]\r\nThey weave bad medicine on these talking leaves Leave such things to them\"\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThen Sequoia walking lightly Followed his father quietly[/tab]\r\n\r\nBut so amazed was he\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf the white man talks on leaves Why not the Cherokee?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nVanished from his father's face Sequoia went from place to place[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut he could not forget Year after year he worked on and on[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTill finally he cut into stone The Cherokee alphabet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSequoia's hair by now was white[/tab]\r\nHis eyes began to lose their light But he taught all who would believe\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat the Indian's thoughts could be written down[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nJust as the white men's there on the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd he left us these talking leaves[/tab]","plain_text":"THE TALKING LEAVES\n\n\n\n\nSo many here had died The wind had scattered around\n\n\n\n\n\nWith such strange marks upon these squares\n\n\n\nThese are talking leaves, my son The white men's talking leaves\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThey weave bad medicine on these talking leaves Leave such things to them\"\n\n\nBut so amazed was he\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHis eyes began to lose their light But he taught all who would believe","chords":["A","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]}}}