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Big Chief

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[Intro]
D   G D
A  Bm  G  D
[Verse 1]
DCan you hear me calling for my Gone true Dlove
and Apraying to the sBmky and the Gheavens Dabove
DI'm a big Chief lying on a GmountDain
AI see the Bmwar
AI see the Bmwar and the sGky up tDop
AI see the Bmwar and I Gwant it to Dstop
[Verse 2]
DThere's a spirit in the river and a Gspirit in the Dtrees
a pArice on my Bmhead that brings them Gafter mDe
DI'm a wanted man born of the wGater and the Dwoods
AI'm a big BmChief
Aa big Chief Bmtrying to dGo some gDood
Abut I'll be Bmhung before I'm GundersDtood
[Chorus]
DAnd I  want to dance through flowers and on the AgrassAsus4  A  
GYes, I'm going to dance away the war with Dyou
Dooo yeah Ayeah      Asus4     AyeaBmh
AI gonna dance this war Daway
D     G D
A  Bm G D
[Verse 3] 
DOh the night keeps falling and the wGagons cDome
A3000 Bmmiles with no pGlace to Drun
Dfrom Caledonia to GWounded DKnee
AI can't Bmbelieve
AI can't Bmbelieve what they've Gdone to Dme
Awhat they've Bmdone to my chGildren and Dme
[Chorus]
DAnd I  want to dance through flowers,  on the gArassAsus4  A  
GI want to dance away the war with Dyou
Dooo yeah Ayeah      Asus4     AyeaBmh
AI wanna dance this war Daway
D     G D
A  Bm G D
[Verse 4]
DThere's a spirit in the land but it's hGard to Dfind
AThere's walls and Bmbridges and Glong grey lDines
DTheir shadows stretch across this wGorld I Dknew
Aas all hope dBmies 
AOh     bBmaby, I tGhink of Dyou
Aand all the Bmthings we uGsed to Ddo
[Chorus]
DAnd I  want to dance through flowers and on the gArassAsus4  A  
GI want to dance away the war with Dyou
Dooo yeah Ayeah      Asus4     AyeaBmh
AI wanna dance this war Daway
D     G D
A  Bm G D

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Big Chief

by Lee Harvey Osmond

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

[Intro]

D G D

A Bm G D

[Verse 1]

D G D

Can you hear me calling for my one true love

A Bm G D

and praying to the sky and the heavens above

D G D

I'm a big Chief lying on a mountain

A Bm

I see the war

A Bm G D

I see the war and the sky up top

A Bm G D

I see the war and I want it to stop

[Verse 2]

D G D

There's a spirit in the river and a spirit in the trees

A Bm G D

a price on my head that brings them after me

D G D

I'm a wanted man born of the water and the woods

A Bm

I'm a big Chief

A Bm G D

a big Chief trying to do some good

A Bm G D

but I'll be hung before I'm understood

[Chorus]

D A Asus4 A

And I want to dance through flowers and on the grass

G D

Yes, I'm going to dance away the war with you

D A Asus4 A Bm

ooo yeah yeah yeah

A D

I gonna dance this war away

D G D

A Bm G D

[Verse 3]

D G D

Oh the night keeps falling and the wagons come

A Bm G D

3000 miles with no place to run

D G D

from Caledonia to Wounded Knee

A Bm

I can't believe

A Bm G D

I can't believe what they've done to me

A Bm G D

what they've done to my children and me

[Chorus]

D A Asus4 A

And I want to dance through flowers, on the grass

G D

I want to dance away the war with you

D A Asus4 A Bm

ooo yeah yeah yeah

A D

I wanna dance this war away

D G D

A Bm G D

[Verse 4]

D G D

There's a spirit in the land but it's hard to find

A Bm G D

There's walls and bridges and long grey lines

D G D

Their shadows stretch across this world I knew

A Bm

as all hope dies

A Bm G D

Oh baby, I think of you

A Bm G D

and all the things we used to do

[Chorus]

D A Asus4 A

And I want to dance through flowers and on the grass

G D

I want to dance away the war with you

D A Asus4 A Bm

ooo yeah yeah yeah

A D

I wanna dance this war away

D G D

A Bm G D

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