Tonart: A minor
Verse 1
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War drums on the Ohio,
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too many wrongs to make right
Em
C
The land could not be shared
G
between the red men and the white
Am
So Cornstalk called a council
F
and by the wampum keepers fire
C
The war belt and the tomahawk
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G
spoke of their desire
Em
F
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Miami,
Dm
Kickapoo
C
Ottowatamie, Ottawan, Winnebago
Em
too Delaware, Choctaw,
F
Even Creek and Cherokee
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
where men were living free
G
F
They heard his words,
Am
G
Am
they shared his destiny
Governor Harrison called a meeting
F
with Tecumseh at Vincennes
C
Am
G
Tensions were rising, the year was 1810
Am
Em
With 80 warriors by his side,
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Tecumseh spoke of peace
C
He said, our land cannot be sold,
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G
Em
surrendered or leased
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Shawnee, Wyandotte, Miami, Kickapoo
Dm
C
Ottawa, Miatawa, Winnebago
Em
too Delaware, Choctaw,
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even Greek and Cherokee
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
where men were living free
G
F
They heard his words,
Am
G
Am
they shared his destiny
Tecumseh and a war party,
Em
F
traveled through the south
C
In Texas and in Florida,
Am
G
the truth rang from his mouth
Am
We are one, the great spirit
C
Don't let the white man take it,
Am
G
as one we must stand
Em
F
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Miami, Kickapoo
Dm
C
Ottawa to me, Ottawa to Winnebago
Em
too Delaware, Choctaw,
F
Even Creek, and Cherokee
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
where men were living free
G
F
They heard his words,
Am
G
Am
they shared his destiny
But Harrison was not honest,
F
and history is not just
C
While Tecumseh was away,
G
they burned Prophetstown to dust
C
No one knew the dream had perished
Am
G
and would not be realized
Em
F
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Miami,
Dm
Kickapoo
C
Ottawatomie, Ottawa, Winnebago
Em
too Delaware, Choctaw,
F
even Creek and Cherokee
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
G
where men were living free
Am
G
Am
they shared his destiny
Tecumseh trusted Brock,
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and joined the British cause
C
The time had come to fight,
G
or the Northwest would be lost
Am
With pledges of a country
F
to forever call their own
C
The warriors were gathered,
G
the seed of war was sown
Em
F
Shawnee, Winda, Miami,
Dm
Kickapoo
Ottawana, Miatawan,
F
even Creek and Cherokee
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
where men were living free
G
F
They heard his words,
Am
G
Am
they shared his destiny
From Detroit to Frenchtown,
Am
G
Militia and Shawnee
Am
Courageous in battle,
C
Until one day the British
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G
Dm
ordered a retreat
Em
F
Shawnee, Wyandotte, Miami,
Dm
Kickapoo,
Ottawatomie,
C
Em
Ottawa, and Bagel Town, Delaware,
F
Choctaw, even Greek and Cherokee,
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
G
where men were living free,
F
Am
They heard his words,
G
they shared his destiny.
Am
It was the Battle of the Thames,
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though some saw him fall
Am
Did his bodyguards bear him
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to his fi nal resting place
C
Or was his body desecrated
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Dm
Em
to vanish without a trace?
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Shawnee, Wyndham, Miami, Kickapoo
Dm
Ottawa to me, Ottawa,
F
even Creek and Cherokee
Dm
In the valleys and the plains
C
where men were living free
Am
G
Am
they shared His destiny
Em
F
They heard His words,
G
they shared His destiny
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