Johnny Horton – Cherokee Boogie (Guitar)
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Chords
***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 16th September, 2022
Please Note: Instrumental leads are my composition to play for fun
Define:
( ) Designated Riff * = Single Strum
G Strum
G D4 G G D4 B4 G
e|----------------|----------------|--3---3-|
B|----------------|----------------|--3-3-3-|
G|----------------|----------------|--4-4-4-| Similar Strum for other chords
D|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-|
A|----5-----3br---|----5-------2---|5-----5-|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3-------|
(G) Riff (G*) Riff d u u d***************************************************************************
[Intro]
(G) (G*)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----x-------x---|----------------|----------------|
D|----x-----x\x---|----x-------x---|----------------|----------------|
A|x---x-----x\x---|x---x-------x---|----5-------2br-|----5-------2---|
E|x---------------|x---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
( Drums Beat) ( Drums Beat) Oh[Verse 1]
G G7 G G7 a Cherokee chief as he dances along G G7 G G7 Sings an Indian boogie to a white man's song
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") D D7 G Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
G G7 G G7 Well, he dances over here, and he dances over there G G7 G G7 Now he's dancing with a squal called standing bear
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") D D7 G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) [Instrumental] G G7 G G7 G G7 G G7 C C7 C C7 e|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------3---------------3-------| B|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---2-----2h3-2h3---2-----| G|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|------------3p0-------------3p0-| D|------------3---------------|------------3---------------|--------------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| G G7 G G7 D D7 G G7 G G7 e|----3-------3-------------|------------------3---------------2/3-| B|2h3---2h3-3---2h3p2-------|2/3-1-1-3p1-3p1-3---------------------| G|--------------------3br-0-|--------------------2h3-0-0-3h0-3h0---| D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G G7 G G7 Well, he dances on the truck, and he dances on the rock G G7 G G7 But he keeps on shaking his ol' tomahawk
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") D D7 G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Verse 4]
G G7 G G7 Well, he sings a little soft, and he sings a little loud G G7 G G7 With his tom-tom a beatin' so big and proud
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") D D7 G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh) [Instrumental] G G7 G G7 G G7 G G7 C C7 C C7 e|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------3---------------3-------| B|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---2-----2h3-2h3---2-----| G|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|------------3p0-------------3p0-| D|------------3---------------|------------3---------------|--------------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------| G G7 G G7 D D7 G G7 G G7 e|----3-------3-------------|------------------3---------------2/3-| B|2h3---2h3-3---2h3p2-------|2/3-1-1-3p1-3p1-3---------------------| G|--------------------3br-0-|--------------------2h3-0-0-3h0-3h0---| D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 5]
G G7 G G7 Well, he dances over here, and he dances over there G G7 G G7 Now he's dancing with a squal called standing bear
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") D D7 G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Verse 6]
G G7 G G7 Now, he's a Cherokee chief as a you all might know G G7 G G7 When he keeps on a singing, singing that upon yo
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") G G7 G G7 Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina") D D7 G G7 G G* Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
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| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| br Bend release
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