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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
From: LTWU46B@prodigy.com (MR KEN L REYNOLDS)
Date: Tue,  7 Apr 1998 16:54:15, -0500
Subject: d/denver_john/trail_of_tears.pro
album: Dreamland Express
song: Trail of Tears
written by: Randy Handley
performed by: John Denver
trasnscribed: Ken Reynolds
Enjoy my latest contribution to the directory.
Trail Of Tears
Randy Handley
No more  Gbeautiful moons may we  Emspend on our lands
In the  Cnorth the scarlet  Dcouncils talks of  waGr  D  
And the  Glong knives have massacred the  Emtribe and burned
corn
We?re not  Cwelcome in our  Dhomeland any  moGre
There will be a  Ctrail  Dof  teGars
There will be a  Ctrail  Dof  paEmin  Em/G  
And  Jackson will  Chave the Missisis  Gippi and the  twCenty
dollar  Gbill
But for  Cus the trail is  Dall that will re  maGin
No more  Gsongs of the hunters on the  Embuffalo plain
No more  Csmoke from sacred  Dfires touch these  hiGlls  D  
And the  Gnumbers of the people will grow  Emfewer every mile
And our  Cchildren will not  Dlearn the Great Spirits  waGy
There will be a  Ctrail  Dof  teGars
There will be a  Ctrail  Dof  paEmin  Em/G  
And  Jackson will  Chave the Missisis  Gippi and the  twCenty
dollar  Gbill
But for  Cus the trail is  Dall that will re  maGin
On the  Gstreets of Rapid City on the  Emroad to Wounded Knee
There is  Cwhiskey for for  Dgetting every  thGing  D  
But the  old ones say there may be time from  learning from
each other
The  Cway that it had  Donce been meant to  beG  
There will be a  Ctrail  Dof  teGars
There will be a  Ctrail  Dof  paEmin Em/G  
And  Jackson will  Chave the Missisis  Gippi and the  twCenty
dollar  Gbill
But for  Cus the trail is  Dall that will re  maGin
I have a wide variety of popular artist and
venues for audio tape trading.  Contact me at
< ltwu46B@prodigy.com > and I will e-mail
my list to you.
Ken Reynolds

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Trail Of Tears

by John Denver

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

From: LTWU46B@prodigy.com (MR KEN L REYNOLDS)

Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 16:54:15, -0500

Subject: d/denver_john/trail_of_tears.pro

album: Dreamland Express

song: Trail of Tears

written by: Randy Handley

performed by: John Denver

trasnscribed: Ken Reynolds

Enjoy my latest contribution to the directory.

Trail Of Tears

Randy Handley

G Em

No more beautiful moons may we spend on our lands

C D G D

In the north the scarlet councils talks of war

G Em

And the long knives have massacred the tribe and burned

corn

C D G

We?re not welcome in our homeland any more

C D G

There will be a trail of tears

C D Em Em/G

There will be a trail of pain

C G C

And Jackson will have the Missisis ippi and the twenty

dollar bill

C D G

But for us the trail is all that will re main

G Em

No more songs of the hunters on the buffalo plain

C D G D

No more smoke from sacred fires touch these hills

G Em

And the numbers of the people will grow fewer every mile

C D G

And our children will not learn the Great Spirits way

C D G

There will be a trail of tears

C D Em Em/G

There will be a trail of pain

C G C

And Jackson will have the Missisis ippi and the twenty

dollar bill

C D G

But for us the trail is all that will re main

G Em

On the streets of Rapid City on the road to Wounded Knee

C D G D

There is whiskey for for getting every thing

But the old ones say there may be time from learning from

each other

C D G

The way that it had once been meant to be

C D G

There will be a trail of tears

C D Em Em/G

There will be a trail of pain

C G C

And Jackson will have the Missisis ippi and the twenty

dollar bill

C D G

But for us the trail is all that will re main

I have a wide variety of popular artist and

venues for audio tape trading. Contact me at

< ltwu46B@prodigy.com > and I will e-mail

my list to you.

Ken Reynolds

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