Lord Of The Buffalo Chords & Lyrics - Jim Henry

CAPO: 1st Fret

[VERSE 1]
Once upon a [G]world long gone [C]
In the shelter of an [G]early dawn
They were half a [D]million strong
Made the [C]valley [G]rumble [D]

[VERSE 2]
Come the hunters with their [G]rifle balls [C]
He heard the fury of his [G]daddy's fall
Ran crying to his [D]mama's call
Saw her [C]break and [G]stumble [D]

[VERSE 3]
So he ran with the [G]swift and young [C]
From the hunters and their [G]hungry guns
Ran until he was the [D]only one
On the [C]silent [G]prairie [D]

[VERSE 4]
See him wandering the [G]hills alone [C]
Always looking for that [G]haven home
And the father of his [D]father's own
And a [C]sanctu[G]ary

[CHORUS]
There's an endless [Em]plain [C]
Beyond the curtain of the [G]pouring rain
Where the golden [D]prairie rolls forever
And the tall grass [G]grows
Bitter wind blowing [C]high and wild
Have mercy on your [G]way[G/F#]ward [Em]child
In search of an [D]age ago
And the [C]lord of the [G]buffalo [D]

[VERSE 5]
Grey Eagle left the [G]blue-eyed town [C]
Climbed the mountain where he [G]once looked down
Saw the worry in the [D]furrowed ground
And the [C]heart ploughed [G]under [D]

[VERSE 6]
Woke walking in a [G]dream one night [C]
Saw a vision by the [G]foxfire light
Mighty horns and a [D]coat of white
And a [C]voice like [G]thunder

[CHORUS]
There's an endless [Em]plain [C]
Beyond the curtain of the [G]pouring rain
Where the golden [D]prairie rolls forever
And the tall grass [G]grows
Bitter wind blowing [C]high and wild
Go easy, little [G]way[G/F#]ward [Em]child
There's a home for the [D]restless soul
Said the [C]lord of the [G]buffalo [D]

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[G] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [G/F#] [Em] [D] [C] [G] [D]

[VERSE 7]
Last night I heard the [G]coyote wail [C]
Slipped away from the [G]white man's jail
Went running down the [D]trickster trail
With the [C]moon be[G]hind me [D]

[VERSE 8]
In the hills be[G]fore sunrise [C]
Saw his silhouette a[G]gainst the sky
I'll be running 'til the [D]day I die
Or the [C]hunters [G]find me

[CHORUS]
There's an endless [Em]plain [C]
Beyond the curtain of the [G]pouring rain
Where the golden [D]prairie rolls forever
And the tall grass [G]grows
Bitter wind blowing [C]high and wild
Gather up your little [G]way[G/F#]ward [Em]child
So the saint and the [D]sinner go
To the [C]lord of the [G]buffalo
So the saint and the [D]sinner go
To the [C]lord of the [G]buffalo
So the saint and the [D]sinner go
To the lord of the [C]buffalo [G]