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Indian Wars

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Tuning  C   A   D   G   Be
Bdim voicing 2 2 3 0 3 0
[riff1]
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-2s4s2--0--0----|
D|-2s4s2--0--0--0-|
A|----------------|
C|----------------|
[riff2]
e|-------------------|
B|-s5s3--1--0--0h1p0-|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
C|-------------------|
[riff3]
e|----------------|---------------|
B|-s5s3--1--0--1--|---------------|
G|-s4s2--0--0--0--|-------------0-|
D|----------------|---------------|
A|----------------|---------------|
C|----------------|-0--0--2--2----|
[INTRO]
 Amriff1 C  
 Amriff1 C  
[VERSE 1]
AmOut in the desert where the wind never Cstops
AmA few simple people try to grow a few Ccrops
                           Fmaj7       Criff2  Fmaj7  
Trying to maintain a life and a home
                       C                        Bdim        Criff3
On land that was theirs before the Romans founded Rome
[VERSE 2]
AmA few dozen survivors, ragged but Cproud
AmWith a few woolly sheep, under gathering Ccloud
                              Fmaj7        Criff2   Fmaj7  
It's never been easy, or free from strife
                         C                    Bdim   Criff3
But the pulse of the land is the pulse of their life
[CHORUS]
Fmaj7You thought it was over but it's just like beCfore
DmWill there never be an Bdimend to the Indian Cadd4wars?C  
[VERSE 3]
It's not Ambreech-loading rifles and wholesale Cslaughter
It's Amkickbacks and thugs and diverted Cwater
                                     Fmaj7       Criff2  Fmaj7  
Treaties get signed and the papers change hands
                            C                  Bdim      Criff3
But they might as well draft these agreements in sand
[VERSE 4]
AmNoble Savage on the cinema Cscreen
AmAn Indian's good when he cannot be Cseen
                             Fmaj7      Criff2 Fmaj7  
And the so-called white so-called race
               C       Bdim           Criff3
Digs for itself a pit of disgrace
[CHORUS]
Fmaj7You thought it was over but it's just like beCfore
DmWill there never be an Bdimend to the Indian Cadd4wars?C  
Fmaj7You thought it was over but it's just like beCfore
DmWill there never be an Bdimend to the Indian Cadd4wars?C  

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Indian Wars

by Bruce Cockburn

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Bdim

Cadd4

C A D G B

Tuning e

Bdim voicing 2 2 3 0 3 0

[riff1]

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|-2s4s2--0--0----|

D|-2s4s2--0--0--0-|

A|----------------|

C|----------------|

[riff2]

e|-------------------|

B|-s5s3--1--0--0h1p0-|

G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|-------------------|

C|-------------------|

[riff3]

e|----------------|---------------|

B|-s5s3--1--0--1--|---------------|

G|-s4s2--0--0--0--|-------------0-|

D|----------------|---------------|

A|----------------|---------------|

C|----------------|-0--0--2--2----|

[INTRO]

Am C

riff1

Am C

riff1

[VERSE 1]

Am C

Out in the desert where the wind never stops

Am C

A few simple people try to grow a few crops

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

riff2

Trying to maintain a life and a home

C Bdim C

riff3

On land that was theirs before the Romans founded Rome

[VERSE 2]

Am C

A few dozen survivors, ragged but proud

Am C

With a few woolly sheep, under gathering cloud

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

riff2

It's never been easy, or free from strife

C Bdim C

riff3

But the pulse of the land is the pulse of their life

[CHORUS]

Fmaj7 C

You thought it was over but it's just like before

Dm Bdim Cadd4 C

Will there never be an end to the Indian wars?

[VERSE 3]

Am C

It's not breech-loading rifles and wholesale slaughter

Am C

It's kickbacks and thugs and diverted water

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

riff2

Treaties get signed and the papers change hands

C Bdim C

riff3

But they might as well draft these agreements in sand

[VERSE 4]

Am C

Noble Savage on the cinema screen

Am C

An Indian's good when he cannot be seen

Fmaj7 C Fmaj7

riff2

And the so-called white so-called race

C Bdim C

riff3

Digs for itself a pit of disgrace

[CHORUS]

Fmaj7 C

You thought it was over but it's just like before

Dm Bdim Cadd4 C

Will there never be an end to the Indian wars?

Fmaj7 C

You thought it was over but it's just like before

Dm Bdim Cadd4 C

Will there never be an end to the Indian wars?

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