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Cherokee

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Capo 2
[Chorus 1]
DWake up sweet GCherokee I'm Acoming home
DI see the haze of the Gfog in the canyon where we Aused to roam
DBut your people Gdidn't like my Awhite man's ways
CBut I love you GCherokee, don't Acare what they say
DTime is catching Gup with me cause I've Abeen on the road
DI traveled way up Gnorth and then down to AMexico
DIf I had a Gnickel for the times I Aslept in the cold
I'd be a Crich man for a Gwhile then I'd Dlose it all
I'd be a Crich man for a Gwhile then I'd Alose it all
[Chorus 2]
DWake up sweet GCherokee I'm Acoming home
DI see the haze of the Gfog in the valleys where we Aused to roam
DThe nightmares and Gscars of the memories have Agone away
GAnd I think I'm Acoming home to Dstay
DOn the way back Ghome through Oklahoma I Ahad a fall
DWondered if you'd Glook at me or even Atalk at all
DCause I told you I Ghad to leave and Amove along
CIt was so Gwrong for me to go Aall on my own
[Chorus 3]
DWake up sweet GCherokee I'm Acoming home
DI see the haze of the Gfog in the valleys where we Aused to roam
DThe nightmares and Gscars of the past have Agone away
GAnd I think I'm Acoming home to Dstay
GI love you CheroAkee, don't care what they Dsay 

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Cherokee

by Hank Williams Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 2

[Chorus 1]

D G A

Wake up sweet Cherokee I'm coming home

D G A

I see the haze of the fog in the canyon where we used to roam

D G A

But your people didn't like my white man's ways

C G A

But I love you Cherokee, don't care what they say

D G A

Time is catching up with me cause I've been on the road

D G A

I traveled way up north and then down to Mexico

D G A

If I had a nickel for the times I slept in the cold

C G D

I'd be a rich man for a while then I'd lose it all

C G A

I'd be a rich man for a while then I'd lose it all

[Chorus 2]

D G A

Wake up sweet Cherokee I'm coming home

D G A

I see the haze of the fog in the valleys where we used to roam

D G A

The nightmares and scars of the memories have gone away

G A D

And I think I'm coming home to stay

D G A

On the way back home through Oklahoma I had a fall

D G A

Wondered if you'd look at me or even talk at all

D G A

Cause I told you I had to leave and move along

C G A

It was so wrong for me to go all on my own

[Chorus 3]

D G A

Wake up sweet Cherokee I'm coming home

D G A

I see the haze of the fog in the valleys where we used to roam

D G A

The nightmares and scars of the past have gone away

G A D

And I think I'm coming home to stay

G A D

I love you Cherokee, don't care what they say

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