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