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