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