Apache Tears
Johnny CashVersion1
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Hoof prints and foot prints, deep ruts the wagons made
The victor and the loser came by here
no head stones but these bones bring Mascalero death moans
see the smooth black nuggets by the thousands laying here
petrified but justified are these Apache tears
Dead grass, dry roots, hunger crying in the night
Ghost of broken hearts and laws are here
And who saw the young squaw they judged by their whiskey law
Tortured till she died of pain and fear
Where the soldiers lay her back are the black Apache tears
The young men, the old men, the guilty and the innocent
Bled red blood and chilled alike with fear
The red men, the white men, no fight ever took this land
So don't raise the dust when you pass here
They're sleeping and in my keeping are these Apache tears
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Readable chord sheet for Apache Tears by Johnny Cash
[C]Hoof prints and [G]foot prints, [C]deep ruts the wagons [F]made The [C]victor and the [G]loser came by [C]here [G] no [C]head stones but [G]these bones bring [C]Mascalero death [F]moans [C]see the smooth black [F]nuggets by the [G]thousands laying [C]here [C]petrified but [F]justified are [G]these Apache [C]tears [C]Dead grass, [G]dry roots, [C]hunger crying [F]in the night [C]Ghost of broken [G]hearts and laws are [C]here [G] And [C]who saw the [G]young squaw they [C]judged by their [F]whiskey law [C]Tortured till she [G]died of pain and [C]fear Where the [C]soldiers lay her [F]back are the [G]black Apache [C]tears The [C]young men, the [G]old men, the [C]guilty and the [F]innocent [C]Bled red blood and [G]chilled alike with [C]fear [G] The [C]red men, the [G]white men, [C]no fight ever [F]took this land [C]So don't raise the [G]dust when you pass [C]here They're [C]sleeping and in my [F]keeping are [G]these Apache [C]tears