Chaska

Gm In the back of the heart of blue earth county Eb Bb Many, many years ago F I stood in the cold next to my mother Eb Gm And 38 men blindfold Gm Eb Bb As the natives took their place, singing their death song F The prison Chaplain called their names Eb Gm But he got one of their names wrong Eb I----I've been Bb Fi----ighting F With this notion that the world does Gm A good man well Eb I see it all around me Bb A man does hateful things F And he still walking around, you see Gm While the good one's gone Gm Some say that there was no mistake Eb Bb Some say they wanted that man to be hung F For falling in love with a white woman Eb Gm And caring for her infant son Gm When he was first captured, she cried; Eb Bb "Don't take him, you don't know!" F If not for him, my bones will be bleach'en on the prairie Eb Bb My children, with little crow Eb I----I've been Bb Fi----ighting F With this notion that the world does Gm A good man well Eb I see it all around me Bb A man does hateful things F And he still walking around, you see Gm While the good one's gone Gm As the moment came and the ropes all placed Eb Bb And the drums they quieted the crowd F The men wailed and danced on a trap door gallows Eb Gm And yelled each other's names so loud Gm And when they heard their name they yelled; Eb Bb "I'm here, I'm here!" F And they yelled out their fellow men's name Gm For the heavens to hear Eb Bb And the clergyman spoke on Eb Bb Gm About Christ and how he di---ied F And the axe was lifted hi---igh Gm Eb Bb F Eb Gm 2x Eb I----I've been Bb Fi----ighting F With this notion that the world does Gm A good man well Eb I see it all around me Bb A man does hateful things F And he still walking around, you see Gm While the good one's gone