Buffalo Road

Words and Music by Raccoon

as recorded on Rainbow Warrior

 

The chord progressions to this song are: 

·        C, (CaddG), F, (FaddG) – the G note is on the 3rd fret of the high-E string

·        G, B7, C, D*, G, B7, E, B7

 

Note: This D is done by doing an open C chord and then moving it up two frets which is sort of a D chord with open G and open high-E string notes. I guess this would make the chord technically a Dsus4add9 (the sus4 is the G note and the add9 is the E note).

 

C                        F

I’m gonna take a journey, yeah

C                           F

It’s gonna last me a lifetime

C                           F                    C                      F

A close friend once told me that a lifetime’s not so long

                       C                   F                         C

On the Buffalo Road, Buffalo Road, pick up your load

C                          F

Move on down the Buffalo Road

 

G                B7                          C     D*

Mmmm, the medicine wheels are turning

G            B7           E      B7

Keep the campfires burning

C                     F                          C

On the Buffalo Road, pick up your load

C                          F                  C  F

Move on down the Buffalo Road

 

C                               F

Child of the city what do you see?

C                                            F

Will it chain you down? – Will it set you free?

 

G    B7                     C        D*

I’m sure you’ll find a reason

G        B7     E   B7

Hiding in the seasons

C                      F                         C

On the Buffalo Road, pick up your load

C                          F                  C  F

Move on down the Buffalo Road

 

C                             F

Aaaaah, my feet are burning

C                                     F

And the stars are hard to reach

C                                 F

The day that you start learning

           C                             F

Is the day that you start to teach peace

 

G         B7               C     D*

All the teachers are learning

G                 B7           E   B7

To keep the campfires burning

C                      F                         C

On the Buffalo Road, pick up your load

C                          F                  C  F

Move on down the Buffalo Road

 

C                  F

Listen to the thunder

C                   F

Look into the fire

C                      F

Let your spirits wonder

              C                 F

Let them rise forever higher

 

C                  F

Listen to the thunder

C                   F

Look into the flames

C                           F

As long as you may wonder

       C                     F

The vision stays the same

 

G                 B7                        C     D*

Aaaaah, the medicine drums are pounding

G              B7              E     B7

Keep your heart’s song sounding

C                     F                          C

On the Buffalo Road, pick up your load

C                          F

Move on down the Buffalo Road

              C      F

Move on down

 

C                                 F

Where did the red man go?

F                            C

He’s on the Buffalo Road

C                              F

Where’s the red man gone?

F                C

He’s movin' on

C                F

He’s movin' on

 

C                        F

Crazy that might sound

F                        C

Take the buffalo round

C                              F

To the happy hunting grounds

C            F

Here we go

F           C

Buffalo Road

 

C                                      F

Move on down the Buffalo Road

              C              F

Move on down yeah hey

              C

Move on down