Verse
A E A D
From the land of shooting waters to the peaks of the Coeur d'Alêne
E A E
Thimbleberries in the forest, elk grazing on the plain
A E A D
The People of the Coyote made their camp along the streams
D A D E A
Of the green Wallowa Valley when fences had no name
E D A
And they bred a strain of horses, the treasure of the tribe
E D E
Who could toe-dance on a ridge or gallop up a mountainside
A E D A
Who could haul the hunter's burden, turn a buffalo stampede
D A D E A
The horse that wore the spotted coat was born with matchless speed
[Chorus]
C#m E
D A
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
D E E D
Lead the People across the Great Divide
A D A
There's blood on the snow in the hills of Idaho
D E A A D D Bm F#m E x2
But the heart of the Appaloosa never died
[Verse 2]
A E A D
In the winter came the crowned ones near frozen in the cold
E A E
Bringing firearms and spyglasses and a book that saves the soul
A E A D
The people gave them welcome, nursed them till their strength returned
D A D E A
And studied the talking paper, its mysteries to learn
E D A
In the shadow of the mission sprang up farms and squatter towns
E D E
The plain was lined with fences, the plow blade split the ground
E A D A
In the shallows of the Clearwater gold glittered in the pan
D A D E A
And the word would come from Washington: remove the Indian
[Chorus]
C#m E
D A
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
D E E D
Lead the People across the Great Divide
A D A
There's blood on the snow in the hills of Idaho
D E A A D D Bm F#m E
But the heart of the Appaloosa never died
[Verse 3]
A E A D
The chief spoke to the People in his anger and his pain
E A E
"I am no more Chief Joseph. Rolling Thunder is my name.
A E A D
They condemn us to a wasteland of barren soil and stone
D A D E A
We shall fight them if we must, but we will find another home."
E D A
They fled into the Bitterroot, an army at their heels
E D E
They fought at White Bird Canyon, they fought at Misery Hill
E A D A
Till the colonel saw his strategy and sent the order down
D A D E A
To kill the Appaloosa wherever it be found
[Chorus]
C#m E
D A
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
D E E D
Lead the People across the Great Divide
A D A
There's blood on the snow in the hills of Idaho
D E A A D D Bm F#m E
But the heart of the Appaloosa never died
[Verse 4]
A E A D
Twelve hundred miles retreating, three times over the Divide
E A E
The horse their only safety, their only ally
A E A D
Three thousand Appaloosa perished with the tribe
D A D E A
The people and the horses died side by side
E D A
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains said, "my heart is sick and sad.
E D E
Our children now are freezing. The old chiefs are dead.
E A D A
The hunger take our spirit. Our wounds are deep and sore.
D A D E A
From where the sun now stands I shall fight no more."
[Chorus]
C#m E
D A
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
D E E D
Lead the People across the Great Divide
A D A
There's blood on the snow in the hills of Idaho
D E A A D D Bm F#m E
But the heart of the Appaloosa never died
[Break Strain]
A E A D
They were sent to Oklahoma, malaria ran rife
E A E
But more died of broken hearts far from the land that gave them life
A E A D
And the man once called Joseph at death was heard to say
D A D E A
"We have given up our horses. They have gone away."
D* D A
But sometimes without warning from a dull domestic herd
D* D E
B spotted horse of spirit wondrous will emerge
D* A D A
Strong it is and fearless and nimble on a hill
D* G* C E A
Listening for thunder, the Appaloosa's living still
[Chorus]
C#m E
D A
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
D E E D
Lead the People across the Great Divide
A D A
There's blood on the snow in the hills of Idaho
D E A A D D Bm F#m E
But the heart of the Appaloosa never died
- 1. Chord Gitar Fred Small - Heart Of The Appaloosa Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Fred Small - Heart Of The Appaloosa Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan