Chaska

Gm
In the back of the heart of blue earth county
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Many, many years ago
F
I stood in the cold next to my mother
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And 38 men blindfold
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As the natives took their place, singing their death song
F
The prison Chaplain called their names
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But he got one of their names wrong

     Bb
Fi----ighting
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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
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Some say they wanted that man to be hung
F
For falling in love with a white woman
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And caring for her infant son
Gm
When he was first captured, she cried;
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"Don't take him, you don't know!"
F
If not for him, my bones will be bleach'en on the prairie
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My children, with little crow

     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
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And the drums they quieted the crowd
    F
The men wailed and danced on a trap door gallows
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And yelled each other's names so loud
    Gm
And when they heard their name they yelled;
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"I'm here, I'm here!"
         F
And they yelled out their fellow men's name
                   Gm
For the heavens to hear

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And the clergyman spoke on
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About Christ and how he di---ied
        F
And the axe was lifted hi---igh

Gm Eb Bb
F Eb Gm
2x

     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

Eb
E|----| I've been

Eb
E|----| I've been

Eb
E|----| I've been

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