The track was written by Terry Kirkman & Dick Halligan.
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key: G
- Chords: Gmaj7, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, C#m7, Bm7, Amaj7, G#m7, C#, Fm/C, C#7/B, Bb, Ebmaj7, Eb7/Db, C, C/Bb, Am, D, Eb/Db, Amaj7-5
- BPM: 109
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
Track Info
- Song: Cowboys And Indians
- Artist: Blood Sweat & Tears
- Written by Terry Kirkman & Dick Halligan
- Produced by Roy Halee, Bobby Colomby & Don Heckman
- Album: Blood Sweat & Tears 4
- Released Date: June 1971
[Intro] Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 [Verse]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Looking back to when
I was a kid Gmaj7 Cmaj7 All I wanted was to be a cowboy Fmaj7 A city cowboy C#m7 Bm7
Amaj7 G#m7 [Verse]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Wore a hat and had
two silver guns Gmaj7 Cmaj7 And I'd get a friend to be
The Indian Fmaj7 He never would win C#m7 Bm7 Amaj7 G#m7 [Bridge]
C# Fm/C Him and me, fought a battle C#7/B Chased each other
Bb
Through the alley Ebmaj7 Eb7/Db Super me,
winning battles C C/Bb Am D Gmaj7 Was my manifest des ti ny [Verse] Cmaj7 Then somewhere I had a
change of ways Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Decided I would rather be an Indian Fmaj7 Me and my friend C#m7 Bm7
Amaj7 G#m7 [Instrumental]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C# Fm/C
C#7/B Bb [Bridge]
Ebmaj7 Eb/Db Super me, winning battles C C/Bb Am D Gmaj7 Then I got a sense of his to ry [Verse]
Cmaj7 Looking back, it's no surprise to find Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Lots of people kept on
playing cowboys Fmaj7 Killing Indians [Coda]
C#m7 Bm7
Amaj7 Amaj7-5
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