I:
They took the whole cherokee [Fm]nation
put us on this rese[Cm]vation
took away our way of [Fm]life
tomahawk and the prairie-[Cm]knife.
Took away our native [Fm]tongue
Taught their English to our [Cm]young
and all the beads we made by [Fm]hand
are nowadays made in Ja[Cm]pan.
Chorus:
[Fm]Cherokee people
[Cm]Cherokee tribe
[Fm]so proud you lived
[G]so proud you'll die.
II
They took the whole Indian [Fm]nation
put us on this reser[Cm]vation
brick built houses by the [Fm]score
won't need tepees any[Cm]more.
Although they've changed our ways of [Fm]old
they'll never change our heart and [Cm]soul
and suddenly when the world has [Fm]learned
Cherokee Indian will ret[Cm]urn.
Will re[Cm]turn
will re[Cm]turn
will re[Cm]turn
will re[Cm]turn
will ret[Cm]urn!
They took the whole cherokee [Fm]nation
put us on this rese[Cm]vation
took away our way of [Fm]life
tomahawk and the prairie-[Cm]knife.
Took away our native [Fm]tongue
Taught their English to our [Cm]young
and all the beads we made by [Fm]hand
are nowadays made in Ja[Cm]pan.
Chorus:
[Fm]Cherokee people
[Cm]Cherokee tribe
[Fm]so proud you lived
[G]so proud you'll die.
II
They took the whole Indian [Fm]nation
put us on this reser[Cm]vation
brick built houses by the [Fm]score
won't need tepees any[Cm]more.
Although they've changed our ways of [Fm]old
they'll never change our heart and [Cm]soul
and suddenly when the world has [Fm]learned
Cherokee Indian will ret[Cm]urn.
Will re[Cm]turn
will re[Cm]turn
will re[Cm]turn
will re[Cm]turn
will ret[Cm]urn!