I:
Fm
They took the whole cherokee nation
Cm
put us on this resevation
Fm
took away our way of life
Cm
tomahawk and the prairie-knife.
Fm
Took away our native tongue
Cm
Taught their English to our young
Fm
and all the beads we made by hand
Cm
are nowadays made in Japan.
Chorus:
Fm
Cherokee people
Cm
Cherokee tribe
Fm
so proud you lived
G
so proud you'll die.
II
Fm
They took the whole Indian nation
Cm
put us on this reservation
Fm
brick built houses by the score
Cm
won't need tepees anymore.
Fm
Although they've changed our ways of old
Cm
they'll never change our heart and soul
Fm
and suddenly when the world has learned
Cm
Cherokee Indian will return.
Cm
Will return
Cm
will return
Cm
will return
Cm
will return
Cm
will return!
