On the 15th of September 2023, the track was released. The track was from the album Western White Pines.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: F
- Chords: C, F, Fm, Am7, G, Am, C/B, Dm, Bb, G7
- BPM: 82
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Cherokee Rose
- Artist: Colby Acuff
- Album: Western White Pines
- Released Date: 15 September 2023
[Intro]
C F C Fm C Fm C Fm [Verse]
C I was just out of the service,
F C
drifting through the countryside Am7 G Found a field a fireflies to bed down
for the night C F C Before I fell asleep something caught
Am Am7
my eye eye F There was another man in the field,
G C
a shadow in moonlight [Verse]
C Late in the springtime
F C
when the sun goes down Am7 You can find him in the field across
G
the street from his house C F Picking him a bouquet underneath
C Am7
a May full moon F With aging eyes as misty as
G C
an early morning dew [Verse]
C I met him through the fireflies,
F C
he was a kind-hearted man Am7 And I asked about the bouquet as
G
I went to shake his hand C He told me about his late wife and
F G Am
the flowers that she grew F How springtime was her favorite G C 'Cause that's when everything would bloom [Chorus]
F G He said at night I go pickin'
C
a Cherokee rose F G I'll lay 'em on her headstone C C/B Am Am 'Cause she loved them the most F G No matter how many I have won't
C C/B Am7
bring her back I suppose F G But it makes me feel close C G C Fm C F C Fm To my Cherokee rose [Verse]
C He took me to where she lay low F C And he said my dearest rose Am G I lost her givin' birth to a boy
I'll never know C He sat there in the silence as
F Am
he held hands with her ghost F G Until we meet again the only peace
C
I'll ever know [Chorus] F G He said at night I go pickin'
C
a Cherokee rose F G I'll lay 'em on her headstone C C/B Am Am 'Cause she loved them the most F G No matter how many I have won't
C C/B Am7
bring her back I suppose F G But it makes me feel close C C To my Cherokee rose [Break] F Well, the days went on and
C
the years went by F And on a rainy autumn day,
C
he joined her on the other side F Dm But in his will,
Bb G
it was much to my surprise F He left me everything he had G G7 For just a small price [Verse] C Oh, it's been 35 years since
F
this land became mine Am And many things have changed, but
G
one thing has stood the test of time C F I spend every spring pickin' flowers
Am
with my wife F Because he taught me love is
G C
one thing that will never die [Chorus] F G So, now at night I go pickin'
C
a Cherokee rose F G I'll lay it on his headstone C C/B Am 'Cause he loved her the most F No matter how many
G
I have won't bring
C C/B Am
her back I suppose F G But I know that he's close C C To his Cherokee rose
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