Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1998 22:03:07 -0300 From: Andrew Woods <woodsa@tuns.ca> Subject: b/blue_rodeo/pine_ridge.crd tabbed by Andrew Woods Pine Ridge Written and performed by Greg Keelor with Blue Rodeo >From the Leonard Peltier benefit album "Pine Ridge" I think this is as close as it comes. Any suggestions on the lyrics or anything else: woodsa@tuns.ca D-Em-C-G D-Em-C-G

^DGun^Em squ^Cads g^Got whatever they wanted ^DOn ^EmPine^C Ri^Gdge ^GDic^G/Bkie W^Cilson^D the only law and order Sa^Gt b^G/F#ack an^Emd watc^Ched^D while over 100 were murdered He^Em'd m^Bmade ^Chis b^Ded with the government man Ta^Ckin^C/Bg eve^Amrything he ^Dcould for himself, his family and ^Gfri^G/Bends ^C ^D

An^Gd he ^G/Bdidn'^Ct wan^Dt those longhairs on his reservation Th^Gey ^G/F#were a^Emlways ca^Cusing^D trouble and instigating ^EmSo he ^Bmwage^Cd his^D war of intimidation On^C hi^C/Bs pov^Amerty^D stri^Gcke^G/Bn res^Cerv^Dation

&g^Gt;F^G/Brom ??w^Counde^Dd knees?? to the ??longest walks?? Wh^Gile^G/F# the g^Emovernm^Cent d^Destroys what won^?t be bought Wh^Emen the^Bm white^Cs fir^Dst came to the Black Hills for the gold No^Cw t^C/Bhe co^Amrporat^Dions ^Gsteal the uranium and coal

^DThey ^Emdestro^Cyed t^Ghe land and the traditional ways ^DAnd you^Em can^?t ^Cdrink^G the water, you better not stand in the way ^DOn ^EmPine^C Ri^Gdge ^DOn ^EmPine^C Ri^Gdge

^EmThis^C is^D a ^Gson^G/F#g of freedom ^EmWhile ^Cthe e^Dagle ^Gsoa^G/F#rs in the endless blue sky ^EmFor ^Cthe^D inno^Gcen^G/F#t, wrongly imprisoned ^EmThis i^Cs a^D song of freedom

G G/B C D G G/B C D Em Em Em Em

^C7The government man hate the color of your skin and your ?dogshined? re^Emservation ^C7No reasons why tho^Emse two FBI were on Oglala land chasing that red van ^C7And the FBI admit Leonard Peltier did not commit the killings that have kept him ^Em20 years in prison

C7 Em

^GThi^Ds i^Ems a ^Csong of freedom Em

^C7No explanations why ^Emthose two FBI were on Oglala land chasing that red van ^C7Well maybe because Dickie Wilson was in Washington selling uranium to the Amer^Emican nightmare

As^G the ^Fpeopl^Bbe stri^Cving 2 FBI were lying dead in a pasture ^GWilli^Fams and Collier ^C7Caught in a crossfire

^G7Dino Butler and ??Bob Roberdobo?? got tried and acquitted ^G7And the case against Jimmy Eagle was so weak it never got prosecuted ^C7So they set their sights on the last chance of a conviction wi^Eb7th a ??reco^D7rd?? eye-witness and a legal extradition ^C7Leonard Peltier had fled across the border to southern Alberta ^GThe Canad^Fian government was far too eager An^Bbd in awe^C7 of their elected copkiller

Th^Gere's^G/B a few ^Cthat ^Dknow the truth this morning in Oglala They^G^?r^G/F#e as s^Emilent as^C the ^Dland, as silent as Williams and Collier Th^Emey^?re^Bm as si^Clent ^Das the eagle in the endless blue sky Th^Cey^^C/B?re a^Ams silent^D as the^G sun, she's been watching such a long time

Ca^Duse i^Emt^?s a^C sacr^Ged mind of ???? that's brought to the ????? Le^Dona^Emrd P^Celtie^Gr's rule divided the land An^Dd t^Emhe s^Coldie^Grs came to protect their own Wi^Dth th^Eme prom^Cises ^Gof peace and the land that they stole An^Dd the^Emy mu^Crdere^Gd Crazy Horse killed off the buffalo Si^Dnce y^Emeste^Crday ^Gand today and all of tomorrow Ther^De^?^Ems a si^Clence^G in the land, there^?s a sadness in the people Bu^Dt l^Emife go^Ces on^G, it's the same as it's always done ^DOn ^EmPine^C Ri^Gdge ^DOn ^EmPine^C Ri^Gdge

solo (over D-Em-C-G)

^EmThis i^Cs a^D so^Gng ^G/F#of freedom ^EmWhile ^Cthe e^Dagle ^Gsoa^G/F#rs in the endless blue sky ^EmFor ^Cthe i^Dnnoce^Gnt,^G/F# wrongly imprisoned ^EmThis i^Cs a^D song of freedom

G G/B C D C C/B Am D G -- "Every point of the universe is a fixed point: all you have to do is hang the Pendulum from it." -Umberto Eco

Blue Rodeo - Pine ridge