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Cherokee Boogie by Johnny Horton
Cherokee Boogie
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Define:
( ) Designated Riff * = Single Strum
G Strum
G D4 G G D4 B4 G
e|----------------|----------------|--3---3-|
B|----------------|----------------|--3-3-3-|
G|----------------|----------------|--4-4-4-| Similar Strum for other chords
D|----------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-|
A|----5-----3br---|----5-------2---|5-----5-|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3-------|
(G) Riff (G*) Riff d u u d
[Intro]
(G) (G*)
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----x-------x---|----------------|----------------|
D|----x-----x\x---|----x-------x---|----------------|----------------|
A|x---x-----x\x---|x---x-------x---|----5-------2br-|----5-------2---|
E|x---------------|x---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
( Drums Beat) ( Drums Beat) Oh
[Verse 1]
G G7 G G7
a Cherokee chief as he dances along
G G7 G G7
Sings an Indian boogie to a white man's song
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
D D7 G
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
G G7 G G7
Well, he dances over here, and he dances over there
G G7 G G7
Now he's dancing with a squal called standing bear
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
D D7 G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Instrumental]
G G7 G G7 G G7 G G7 C C7 C
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------3------------
B|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---2-----2h3-2
G|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|------------3p0------
D|------------3---------------|------------3---------------|---------------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------
C7
---3-------|
h3---2-----|
-------3p0-|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
G G7 G G7 D D7 G G7 G G7
e|----3-------3-------------|------------------3---------------2/3-|
B|2h3---2h3-3---2h3p2-------|2/3-1-1-3p1-3p1-3---------------------|
G|--------------------3br-0-|--------------------2h3-0-0-3h0-3h0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
G G7 G G7
Well, he dances on the truck, and he dances on the rock
G G7 G G7
But he keeps on shaking his ol' tomahawk
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
D D7 G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Verse 4]
G G7 G G7
Well, he sings a little soft, and he sings a little loud
G G7 G G7
With his tom-tom a beatin' so big and proud
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
D D7 G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Instrumental]
G G7 G G7 G G7 G G7 C C7 C
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------3------------
B|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---------2h3-2h3-----|2h3-2h3---2-----2h3-2
G|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|--------3p0---0---------3p0-|------------3p0------
D|------------3---------------|------------3---------------|---------------------
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------
C7
---3-------|
h3---2-----|
-------3p0-|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
G G7 G G7 D D7 G G7 G G7
e|----3-------3-------------|------------------3---------------2/3-|
B|2h3---2h3-3---2h3p2-------|2/3-1-1-3p1-3p1-3---------------------|
G|--------------------3br-0-|--------------------2h3-0-0-3h0-3h0---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
[Verse 5]
G G7 G G7
Well, he dances over here, and he dances over there
G G7 G G7
Now he's dancing with a squal called standing bear
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
D D7 G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
[Verse 6]
G G7 G G7
Now, he's a Cherokee chief as a you all might know
G G7 G G7
When he keeps on a singing, singing that upon yo
[Chorus]
C C7 C C7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
G G7 G G7
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ("Hey-ho-a-lina")
D D7 G G7 G G*
Singin', "Hey-ho-a-lina" ho-ho a Wichita Aye(oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| br Bend release
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