Shipmates And Cheyenne

Words by Joe Henry & Music by John Denver
from Windsong (1975)

Tune 6th String to D
Capo 2 frets

Unusual Chords

D6           000202
Dmaj7        000222
Gmaj7/D      020002

D         G/D           D6            G/D

  D             G/D          D6              G/D
Shipmates and Cheyenne, and rain drops and crying
            D          G/D      Dmaj7      G/D
Haunt the dreams of an old old man
 D            G/D          D6           G/D
Candles and church bells, laughter and farewells
   D             G/D              D       G/D
Revolve in his thoughts like the wind


  D            G/D        D6          G/D
Stalions and blizzards, steelies and lizards
   D           G/D        Dmaj7       G/D
Adrift in the meadows of time
    D            G/D        D6        G/D
No sense of progression, of age or direction
    D         G/D       D         D7
No meter, no form, no rhyme

G                     F#m
I'll hold me one, Just one rising sun
      Em         A7          D     D7
Till long after daylight is gone
G                     F#m
I'll hold me one, One more rising sun
         Em           A7          D
Till my daylight and darkness is done
G/D    Dmaj7    G/D    D        Gmaj7/D
Hmm________________Ooo____________________

D             G/D        D6         G/D
Kingdoms and cupboards, losers and lovers
    D             G/D       Dmaj7           G/D
And ev'nings of blackberry wine
 D            G/D       D6        G/D
Falling like sand, the mem'ry of hands
     D            G/D         D           D7
And kisses, and whispers and sighs.

G                      F#m
I'll hold me one, Just one rising sun
      Em         A7          D          D7
Till long after daylight is gone
G                      F#m
I'll hold me one, One more rising sun
         Em           A7          D          D7
Till my daylight and darkness is done

G                      F#m
I'll hold me one, One more rising sun
         Em           A7          D
Till my daylight and darkness is done
G/D    Dmaj7     G/D                D
Hmm________________ Ooo________________
G/D    Dmaj7     G/D               Dmaj7
Ooo________________________________
G/D    Dmaj7     G/D        Dmaj7           G/D(add A)   Dmaj7
Ooo_____Oh______________________Ooo____________________________
G/D    Dmaj7     G/D(add A)   Dmaj7          Gmaj/D
Ooo________Ay___________________________________
D      G/D       Dmaj7        G/D                D
Oh_______________


Copyright 1975 Cherry Lane Music Pub.