{"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":2749551,"song":"As Long As The Grass Shall Grow","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2749551-as-long-as-the-grass-shall-grow-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2749551?type=chord","rating":4.71883,"votes":12,"content":"\r\nTo play like the original, it's a simple thumb pluck on the bass notes\r\nof each chord. A great way to strenghten those muscles.\r\n\r\nAlso, in case anyone was wondering,\r\nPerfidy means, A deliberate breach of trust, Treachery.\r\n\r\n\r\n                     AS LONG AS THE GRASS SHALL GROW\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the moon shall rise,     As long,  As the rivers,  Flow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the sun will shine,       As long,  As the grass shall grow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     The Senecas are an Indian tribe of the Iroquios Nation[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Down on the New York Pennsylvania Line, You'll find their reservation[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     After the US Revolution,  Corn Planter was the chief[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     He told the tribe, These men they could trust,  That was his true belief[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     He went down to Independance Hall, And there was a treaty signed[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     That promised peace with the USA,  And Indian rights combined[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     George Washington gave his signature,  The government gave its hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     They said that now and forever more,  That this was Indian land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the moon shall rise,     As long,  As the rivers,  Flow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the sun will shine,       As long,  As the grass shall grow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     On the Seneca reservation,  There is much sadness now[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Washingtons Treaty has been broken,  And there is no hope now[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     Across the Allegheny River,  They're throwing up a dam[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     It will flood the Indian country,  A proud day for Uncle Sam[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     It has broke the ancient treaty,  With a politicians grin[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     It will drown the Indians graveyards,  Corn Planter can you swim[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     The earth is Mother to the Senecas, They're trampling sacred ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]                                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Change the mint green earth,  To black mud flats,  As honour hobbles down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the moon shall rise,     As long,  As the rivers,  Flow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the sun will shine,       As long,  As the grass shall grow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     The Iroquois Indians used to rule,  From Canada way south[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     But no-one fears the Indians now,  And smiles the liars mouth[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     The Senecas hired an expert,  To figure another site[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     But the great good army engineers,  Said that he had no right[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     Although he showed them another plan, And showed them another way[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     They laughed in his face, And said no deal,  Kinuza Dam is here to stay[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     Congress turned the Indians down,  Brushed off the Indians plea[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     So the Senecas have renamed the dam,  They call it Lake Perfidy[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the moon shall rise,     As long,  As the rivers,  Flow[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the sun will shine,       As long,  As the grass shall grow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     Washington, Adams and Kennedy,  Now hear their pledges ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     The treaties are safe, We'll keep our word,  But what is that gurgling[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     It's a back water from Perfidy Lake,  It's rising all the time[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]                                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     Over the homes, And over the fields,  And over the promises fine[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     No boats will sail on Lake Perfidy,  In Winter it will fill[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]                             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     In Summer it will be a swamp,  And all the fish will kill[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n     But the Government of the USA,  Has corrected Georges vow[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     The father of our country must be wrong,  What's an Indian anyhow[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the moon shall rise,     As long,  As the rivers,  Flow[/tab]\r\n                                      (Look up)                         (Are you thirsty)\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n     As long,  As the sun will shine,       As long,  As the grass shall grow[/tab]\r\n                                    (My brother are you warm)","plain_text":"To play like the original, it's a simple thumb pluck on the bass notes\nof each chord. A great way to strenghten those muscles.\n\nAlso, in case anyone was wondering,\nPerfidy means, A deliberate breach of trust, Treachery.\n\n\n                     AS LONG AS THE GRASS SHALL GROW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                                      (Look up)                         (Are you thirsty)\n\n                                    (My brother are you warm)","chords":["A","E","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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}