Buffalo
The Peacemakers
from David Cushman, http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dcushman/guitar.html
thanks to Gawaine and Mark for much of this
Capo II
Intro: G C9 Em D G C9 (Riff 1 x2, start at Em)
G
As long as the moon shall rise
C9
As long as the rivers flow
Em D
As long as the sun shall shine and the grass will grow
G C9
Let me listen I will learn to speak the old language, yes I yearn
Em D
To bathe in blue skies and fall apart from the world of machines,
G C9 G C9
Regain my feet and my pounding heart
G
No do not be fooled we don't need these things
C9 Em
Don't be slaves to hardtack, sugar or the coffee or the bacon fat
D
Won't give our hearts away not for that not today
Chorus:
Am C G D
Won't trade my pony for the iron rail
Am C G D
No freeway stack for the game trail
Riff 2 Em D/F# G Am C/B C D
Spring strong sweet tall green grass grow - buffalo!
G C9 x2
I will take my brush from the warpaint, my foot from the warpath
When you understand it is sadness that drives the wrath
Trust no more the forked tongues of the great chiefs in Washington
Chorus
Am-Asus2-Am G
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/roger_clyne/buffalo_tab.html ]
Bridge:
Am G
sticks and stones and run away roans
C D
this thing from your heart crawled into my bones
Solo: E F# G A B C D
G C
I see blue skies bleeding - colors screaming
Em D
Some invisible thing is the enemy now and if I knew it's name
I would call it out loud come out and come clean
Chorus:
Won't trade my pony for the iron rail
Bare-back fresh track down the game trail
Spring strong sweet tall green grass-
Free wide run wild river flow-
Clear sky moonrise long ride home
buffalo!
buffalo!
buffalo!
Intro Riff:
G C9 Em D
e:--3------3------0------2-----|
B:--3------3------0------3-----|
G:--0(h2)--0(h2)--0(h2)--2(h4)-|
D:--0------x------2------0-----|
A:--x------3------2------------|
E:--3-------------0------------|
Riff 1(no capo): Riff 2 (capo II):
Em D/F# G Am C/B C D
e:-9------------5-|-------------------------------------|
B:-----10---------|----------------------------------3--|
G:--------9-6h7---|----------------------------------2--|
D:----------------|----------------------------------0--|
A:----------------|-------------------0-0-0--2-2-3-3----|
E:----------------|-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-------------------|
^^^^^^^palm-mute^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Chords:
G C9 Am C D D/F# Em C/B
e:--3---3---0---0---2---2---0---0--|
B:--3---3---1---1---3---3---0---1--|
G:--0---0---2---0---2---2---0---0--|
D:--0---2---2---2---0---0---2---2--|
A:--2---3---0---3-------x---2---2--|
E:--3-------------------2---0------|
