Chords for White Lion - Cherokee (Acoustic Version '91)

Tempo:
113.7 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

F

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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White Lion - Cherokee (Acoustic Version '91) chords
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[C]
[Am] Oh [G] yeah, you [C] were wild and you were free You were sons of destiny
But the white man came [Am] and took your land [G] away
You [C] were fire, you were flame You were blood inside thy vein
How he brought you pain the [Am] day he came [G] to stay
[Am] I hear you [C] howling through the [F] night
The [Am] wind is [C] cold, the moon is [F] like a flame
You [G] [Am] cry out [C] sorrow calls [F] the light, [G] yeah
[Am] And wakes [C] the vengeance in your [F] heart
[G] [C]
[G] Cherokee, running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] Where your [C] spirit lives [G] forever
[C]
[G] Cherokee, running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] Where all your [C] freedom lasts [G] forever
You [C] were young, but you were wise
You were smoke that always rise
How he put you down [Am] and spat upon your [G] name
[C] You were snow or you were rain
You were one without a chain
But he changed your life and [Am] gave you all [G] the blame
[Am] The sound [Em] of thunder breaks [F] the ice
[G] [Am] Ten [G] thousand riding side [F] by side
[G] [Am] The time has [G] come to win [F] the
[G] [Am] fight
[C] Freedom for them, [F]
[G] yeah
[C]
[G] Cherokee, running [Am] free
You're riding [E] to the [Em] sky
[F] Where your [C] spirit lives [G] forever
[C]
[G] Cherokee, running [Am] free
You're riding [E] to the [Em] sky
[F] Where all your [C] freedom lasts [G] forever
The [Am]
[Em]
[Am]
[E] [Em]
[F]
[C] [G]
[F]
[C] [G]
[C] [F] fire [E] burns tonight
[Am] We all [E] recall the fight
[F] Where blood [C] was shed without [G] a reason
Two [F] hundred [E] years have passed
[Am] Since he [E] stood on shore
[F] And raped [C] your land down to [G] the core
[C]
[G] Cherokee, running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] Where [C] your spirit lives [G] forever
[C]
[G] Cherokee, running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] Where all [C] your freedom lasts [G] forever
[C] Cherokee, [G] you're running [Am] free
You're riding to [Em] the sky
[F] Where your [C] spirit lives [G] forever
[C] Cherokee, [G] you're running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] Where all [C] your freedom lasts [G] forever
[C]
[A] [Am]
[C] [F]
[C] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn White Lion - Cherokee chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: G, F, C, G, Am, Em, Am and C. A good strategy is to initiate at 56 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 114 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Oh [G] yeah, _ _ _ _ _ you [C] were wild and you were free _ You were sons of _ destiny
_ But the white man came [Am] and took your land [G] away _ _
_ _ You [C] were fire, you were flame You were blood inside thy vein
How he brought you pain the [Am] day he came [G] to stay _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ I hear you [C] howling through the [F] night _
The _ _ _ [Am] _ _ wind is [C] cold, the moon is [F] like a flame _
You [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ cry out [C] sorrow calls [F] the light, _ _ [G] yeah
_ [Am] _ And wakes [C] the vengeance in your [F] heart _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Cherokee, _ running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] _ _ Where your [C] spirit lives _ [G] forever _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Cherokee, _ running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
_ [F] _ Where all your [C] freedom lasts _ [G] forever
You _ _ _ [C] were young, but you were wise
You were smoke that always rise
How he put you down [Am] and spat upon your [G] name _ _
_ _ _ [C] You were snow or you were rain
_ You were one without a chain
_ But he changed your life and [Am] gave you all [G] the blame _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ The sound [Em] of thunder breaks [F] the ice _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ Ten [G] thousand riding side [F] by side _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ The time has [G] come to win [F] the _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ fight
[C] Freedom for them, [F] _ _ _ _
_ [G] yeah
_ [C] _ _ _
[G] Cherokee, _ running [Am] free
You're riding [E] to the [Em] sky
[F] _ _ Where your [C] spirit lives _ [G] forever _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Cherokee, _ running [Am] free
You're riding [E] to the [Em] sky
_ [F] _ Where all your [C] freedom lasts [G] forever
The _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] fire [E] burns tonight
_ [Am] We all [E] recall the fight
[F] _ Where blood [C] was shed without [G] a reason _
Two _ _ _ [F] _ _ hundred [E] years have passed
[Am] _ _ Since he [E] stood on shore
[F] And _ raped [C] your land down to [G] the core _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Cherokee, _ running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] _ _ Where [C] your spirit lives [G] forever _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] Cherokee, _ running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] _ Where all [C] your freedom lasts [G] forever _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Cherokee, [G] _ you're running [Am] free
You're riding to [Em] the sky
[F] _ _ Where your [C] spirit lives _ [G] forever _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ Cherokee, [G] _ you're running [Am] free
You're riding [Em] to the sky
[F] _ Where all [C] your freedom lasts [G] forever _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Ray Noble, is among the lineup of tracks on the Anthology: 83 - 89 album.

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