Chords for The Stampeders - Then Came the White Man (1971)
Tempo:
126.25 bpm
Chords used:
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F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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He remembers when the waters were clean There ain't nothing that his eyes have seen
[Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] Then [Bb] [Cm] came the white man
In his younger years when he was a grave Hunting up the local injured slaves
[Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white [Eb] man
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then came [C] the white man
[Cm] Fisking down on his brother the Sioux Faded from his arms a leathered mule
[Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man
Now the freedom that was promised to him Consists of reservations he's kept for then
[Bb] He'd [Cm] come the white man [Fm] [Bb] He'd land [Cm] the white man
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
Then [Eb] [Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] came [Cm] the white man [Ab] Then [Bb] [C] came the white man
So many [Bb] [F] moons ago [C]
he's a [G] new man Only [Bb] for years [F] he'd know [C]
she would be waiting
[G]
[Bb] He's a cold one [F] he'd grow [C]
for winter living And [Gm] he's a [F] spoiled soul, [C]
women forgiven
[G] Then [Ab] [Bb] came [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then [C] came the white man
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[Cm] [F] [G] [F]
[Cm] [G] [F]
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[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [Fm] [G] [Fm]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb] Then came the [Cm] white man [Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] man
[Ab] [Bb] Because [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] didn't love [C] the white man, [Ab] [Bb] and he gave [C] him the white man's
[Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] Then [Bb] [Cm] came the white man
In his younger years when he was a grave Hunting up the local injured slaves
[Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white [Eb] man
[Bb] [Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then came [C] the white man
[Cm] Fisking down on his brother the Sioux Faded from his arms a leathered mule
[Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man
Now the freedom that was promised to him Consists of reservations he's kept for then
[Bb] He'd [Cm] come the white man [Fm] [Bb] He'd land [Cm] the white man
[Eb] [Bb] [Ab]
Then [Eb] [Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] came [Cm] the white man [Ab] Then [Bb] [C] came the white man
So many [Bb] [F] moons ago [C]
he's a [G] new man Only [Bb] for years [F] he'd know [C]
she would be waiting
[G]
[Bb] He's a cold one [F] he'd grow [C]
for winter living And [Gm] he's a [F] spoiled soul, [C]
women forgiven
[G] Then [Ab] [Bb] came [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man
[Eb] [Gm] [Ab]
[Eb] [Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] [Bb] Then [C] came the white man
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[Cm] [G] [F]
[Cm] [F] [G] [F]
[Cm] [G] [F]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [Fm] [G] [Fm]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb] Then came the [Cm] white man [Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] man
[Ab] [Bb] Because [Cm] the white man [Ab] [Bb] didn't love [C] the white man, [Ab] [Bb] and he gave [C] him the white man's
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_ _ He remembers when the waters were clean _ There ain't nothing that his eyes have seen
_ _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ Then [Bb] [Cm] came the white man
_ _ In his younger years when he was a grave _ Hunting up the local injured slaves
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white _ _ [Eb] man
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came [C] the white _ _ _ man _
_ [Cm] _ Fisking down on his brother the Sioux Faded from his arms a leathered mule
[Ab] _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man
_ Now the freedom that was promised to him _ Consists of reservations he's kept for then
_ _ [Bb] He'd [Cm] come the white man _ [Fm] _ [Bb] He'd land [Cm] the white man
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab]
Then _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] came [Cm] the white man [Ab] Then [Bb] _ [C] came the white _ _ _ _ man
So many [Bb] _ _ [F] moons ago _ [C]
he's a [G] new man _ _ Only _ [Bb] for _ years [F] he'd know [C]
she would be waiting
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] He's a cold one [F] he'd grow [C]
for winter living _ _ And _ [Gm] he's a _ [F] spoiled soul, [C]
women forgiven
[G] _ _ _ Then _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] came [Cm] the white man _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] _ [Bb] Then [C] came the white _ man
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came the [Cm] white man [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ man
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Because [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ [Bb] didn't love [C] the white man, [Ab] _ [Bb] and he gave [C] him the white _ _ _ man's_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ He remembers when the waters were clean _ There ain't nothing that his eyes have seen
_ _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ Then [Bb] [Cm] came the white man
_ _ In his younger years when he was a grave _ Hunting up the local injured slaves
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white _ _ [Eb] man
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came [C] the white _ _ _ man _
_ [Cm] _ Fisking down on his brother the Sioux Faded from his arms a leathered mule
[Ab] _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man
_ Now the freedom that was promised to him _ Consists of reservations he's kept for then
_ _ [Bb] He'd [Cm] come the white man _ [Fm] _ [Bb] He'd land [Cm] the white man
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab]
Then _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] came [Cm] the white man [Ab] Then [Bb] _ [C] came the white _ _ _ _ man
So many [Bb] _ _ [F] moons ago _ [C]
he's a [G] new man _ _ Only _ [Bb] for _ years [F] he'd know [C]
she would be waiting
_ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] He's a cold one [F] he'd grow [C]
for winter living _ _ And _ [Gm] he's a _ [F] spoiled soul, [C]
women forgiven
[G] _ _ _ Then _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] came [Cm] the white man _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white man
[Eb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] Then [Cm] came the white man [Ab] _ [Bb] Then [C] came the white _ man
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came the [Cm] white man [Ab] _ [Bb] Then came [Cm] the white _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Cm] _ man
_ [Ab] _ [Bb] Because [Cm] the white man [Ab] _ [Bb] didn't love [C] the white man, [Ab] _ [Bb] and he gave [C] him the white _ _ _ man's_