Corey Smith – Cherokee Rose (Guitar)

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D* - No High "E" String G* - Mute "A" String
Intro
e|--------1p0-----------------0h1-------------------0-------1p0---------------------------|
B|--------------3---------3-----------------------------1---------1h3---3p1---------------|
G|------------------0h2-------------0-------0---------------------------------2-----------|
D|----0---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------0h2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------1p0-----------------0h1------------------------3------|
B|-------------3---------3-------------------------3----3------|
G|-----------------0h2-------------0-------0------------0------|
D|---0---------------------------------0----------------0------|
A|------------------------------------------------------x------|
E|---------------------------------------------3--------3------|

Dm                              C                       Dm
Pinestraw on the ground around a fallen Cherokee rose 

                                G                               Dm
It's got me wonderin' why those mighty winds of change must blow 

                              C                 Dm
Once this land was free from fences and shotguns 

                                     G
Back when the people killed here for food instead of fun 

                        F
When the Earth was sanctified 

                 G
Cherished in the red-man's eyes 
D* Cadd9 Before the Cherokee rose
              Dm        G
The Cherokee rose 
The Cherokee rose
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B|--------------3---------3-----------------------------1---------1h3---3p1---------------|
G|------------------0h2-------------0-------0---------------------------------2-----------|
D|----0---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------0h2-----|
A|----------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------1p0-----------------0h1------------------------3------|
B|-------------3---------3-------------------------3----3------|
G|-----------------0h2-------------0-------0------------0------|
D|---0---------------------------------0----------------0------|
A|------------------------------------------------------x------|
E|---------------------------------------------3--------3------|

Dm                          C                      Dm
My boots sink down into the soft red Georgia clay 

                                             G                      Dm
Bought with their blood, this land here never was ours to take away 

                             C                        Dm
Disheartened souls unjustly driven from their homes 

                                G
Many died along the way, now we build our houses upon their bones 

         F
After all these years 

              G
I can see the trail of tears 
D* Cadd9 Damn this Cherokee rose
                 Dm    G
Oh the Cherokee rose 
The Cherokee rose Dm C G*
        Dm 
Oh they call us the land of the free 

        C
And the home of the brave 

        G
But I don't hear much 

                                Dm
About the injustice that we've done along the way 

          Cm
We try to black it out 
Never think about
      C
The price they had to pay 
G* We never cry for what was lost F G* Shed a tear for the heavy cost
                  Dm C G
Of what we call "freedom" 

Dm                                 C                    Dm
All the gold in the world couldn't pay the debt we owe 

                                           G 
We'll never right those wrongs, but I believe we should let them know 

Dm                               C
That we won't forget and sure as hell won't justify 

Dm                                   G
And we'll do our best to keep their memories alive 

                  F
Oh the least that we could do 

                 G
Is dedicate one lonesome bloom 

                            Dm  C
Won't ya take this Cherokee rose 

                 Dm   G
Oh the Cherokee rose 

              Dm        C
The Cherokee rose 

              Dm        G
The Cherokee Rose

                        Dm
The Cherokee Rose