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