Broken Arrow
Buffalo SpringfieldVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
The lights turned on and the curtain fell down,
And when it was over it felt like a dream,
They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream,
The agents had paid for the black limousine
That waited outside in the rain.
Did you see them,
did you see them?
Did you see them in the river?
They were there to wave to you.
Could you tell that the empty quivered,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?
--Intermission 1--
Eighteen years of American dream,
He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall.
He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall,
His mother had told him a trip was a fall,
And don't mention babies at all.
Did you see him,
did you see him?
Did you see him in the river?
He was there to wave to you.
Could you tell that the empty quivered,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?
--Intermission 2--
The streets were lined for the wedding parade,
The Queen wore the white gloves, the county of song,
The black covered caisson her horses had drawn
Protected her King from the sun rays of dawn.
They married for peace and were gone.
Did you see them,
did you see them?
Did you see them in the river?
They were there to wave to you.
Could you tell that the empty quivered,
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
That were crowded and narrow,
Held a broken arrow?
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Readable chord sheet for Broken Arrow by Buffalo Springfield
[G]The lights turned [Bm]on and the cu[Em]rtain fell d[C]own, [Am]And when it was over it fe[D]lt like a dream, [Am]They stood at the stage door and b[D]egged for a scream, [G]The agents had p[G/F#]aid for the bl[Em]ack limousine That w[C]aited outside in the r[D]ain. [G]Did you see them, [Gsus] [G]did you [C]see them? [F] [Fmaj7] [F6] [Dm]Did you see them [G7]in the river? [Bb]They were there to [Dm]wave to [Em]you.[F] [Em] [Dm]Could you tell that the e[G7]mpty quivered, [Bb]Brown skinned In[Dm]dian on the [Em]banks That were cr[F]owded and na[Em]rrow, [F]Held a broken[G] arrow? --Intermission [G]Eighteen ye[Bm]ars of Amer[Em]ican dr[C]eam, [Am]He saw that his brother had sw[D]orn on the wall. He h[Am]ung up his eyelids and r[D]an down the hall, His mot[G]her had t[G/F#]old him a t[Em]rip was a fall, And do[C]n't mention babies at [D]all. [G]Did you see him, [Gsus] [G]did you s[C]ee him? [F] [Fmaj7] [F6] [F] [Fmaj7] [F6] [Dm]Did you see him [G7]in the river? [Bb]He was there to [Dm]wave to [Em]you.[F] [Em] [Dm]Could you tell that the e[G7]mpty quivered, [Bb]Brown skinned Indi[Dm]an on the ban[Em]ks That were cro[F]wded and na[Em]rrow, [F]Held a broken a[G]rrow? --Intermission [G]The streets were li[Bm]ned for the w[Em]edding p[C]arade, [Am]The Queen wore the white gloves, the cou[D]nty of song, [Am]The black covered caisson her ho[D]rses had drawn [G]Protected her K[G/F#]ing from the s[Em]un rays of dawn. They ma[C]rried for peace and were g[D]one. Did you s[G]ee them, [Gsus] [G]did you se[C]e them? [F] [Fmaj7] [F6] [F] [Fmaj7] [F6] [Dm]Did you see them i[G7]n the river? [Bb]They were there to wa[Dm]ve to y[Em]ou. [F] [Em] [Dm]Could you tell that the [G7]empty quivered, [Bb]Brown skinned Indi[Dm]an on the ban[Em]ks That were cr[F]owded and n[Em]arrow, [F]Held a b[G]roken arrow?