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.