Intro:
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Pinestraw on the ground around a fallen Cherokee rose
G Dm
It's got me wonderin' why those mighty winds of change must blow
C Dm
Once this land was free from fences and shotguns
G
Back when the people killed here for food instead of fun
F
When the Earth was sanctified
G
Cherished in the red-man's eyes
D Cadd9
Before the Cherokee rose
Dm G
The Cherokee rose
The Cherokee rose
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My boots sink down into the soft red Georgia clay
G Dm
Bought with their blood, this land here never was ours to take away
C Dm
Disheartened souls unjustly driven from their homes
G
Many died along the way, now we build our houses upon their bones
F
After all these years
G
I can see the trail of tears
D Cadd9
Damn this Cherokee rose
Dm G
Oh the Cherokee rose
The Cherokee rose
Dm C G
Dm
Oh they call us the land of the free
C
And the home of the brave
G
But I don't hear much
Dm
About the injustice that we've done along the way
Cm
We try to black it out
Never think about
C
The price they had to pay
G
We never cry for what was lost
F G
Shed a tear for the heavy cost
Dm C G
Of what we call "freedom"
Dm C Dm
All the gold in the world couldn't pay the debt we owe
G
We'll never right those wrongs, but I believe we should let them know
Dm C
That we won't forget and sure as hell won't justify
Dm G
And we'll do our best to keep their memories alive
F
Oh the least that we could do
G
Is dedicate one lonesome bloom
Dm C
Won't ya take this Cherokee rose
Dm G
Oh the Cherokee rose
Dm C
The Cherokee rose
Dm G
The Cherokee Rose
Dm
The Cherokee Rose