Andrew Savage – Buffalo Calf Road Woman chords
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[Intro] E B G D A G D [Verse 1]EWater was the sacred powerBThat defined the plainsGAnd with the sun promised the earthG DTo activate the grainsASo the bison collected to graze withG DGreasy was the grass grown by the rains[Verse 2]E"He who steals the fat comes soon"BSitting Bull explainedGHe spoke that land was not for menG DTo loan or exchangeAAfter gold was bellowed from the bluffs thatG DSettlers came to occupy the range[Verse 3]EMoney was the white man's godBHonor was his faceGAnd in his eyes reminders ofG DA way of life erasedASo the spirits are left with the bison, watch themG DLiving all their lives on day's gazeG DMade to worship Bibles in the placeAOf the hunt[Solo] E B G D A G D [Verse 4]ESo said Custer to his menBSurveying the hillsG"They'll vacate to their agenciesG DThe ones that don't we kill"AAnd what guns and forced relocation can't doG DAlcohol and isolation will[Verse 5]EAfter all the gold was goneBOil came in its wakeGPaleface drained it out and foundG DA new promise to breakAOnce their land and lore had been stolen there wasG DNothing but their water left to takeG D ANothing but their spirits left to breakCHORUSGBuffalo Calf Road WomanGWatched the shadows dancing into the infiniteDCuster's horse became increasingly fast and thenAShe fired the shot to have his body removed from itG DGreasy was the grass grown by the rainsG DGreasy was the grass grown by the rainsG DGreasy was the grass grown by the rainsAAs they fellA EmOnto the freezing brave