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Spritit Horse of the Cherokee

from: MANOWAR
from their album: The Triumph of Steel

Tune your lower E-snare down to D for playing this

D and E mean d and e chords in 0 and II position
d and e mean D and E chords in V and VII position

riff no.1

git.:
E5E5 Piano Chord 

bass transcribed into guitar:
AA Piano Chord 
 ----------------|----------------|
DD Piano Chord 
 22522-2-2-2-2-2-|22522-2-2-2-2-2-|

repeat this while singing:

We welcomed them as brothers, noing nothing of their greed
born hunters not the hunted, as the white man hunts for me
We are descendants of the animals, we live among them free
Our trail of tears would end

AA Piano Chord 
 -------|
DD Piano Chord 
 222----|

one day at Wounded Knee

CHORUS:

E G d e
EE Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 
 DD Piano Chord 
 EE Piano Chord 


[E5] great [G5] spirit,
thunderbirds [d5] fly
We are wild and [e5] free
[E5] To fight and die
by the [G5] open sky,
[D5] Spirit horse, ride for [E5] me

AA Piano Chord 
 ----------------|
D 222-222-222-222-|          d5   e5   A5   B5

Wha-a-o wha-a-o wha-a-o aaaow|
Wha-a-o wha-a-o wha-a-o aaaow|^¿

now play again the first piece, but with other lyrics

AA Piano Chord 
 ----------------|
DD Piano Chord 
 22522-2-2-2-2-2-|

When we do the Ghost Dance, the buffalo will return[
Paint ourselves for war, now blood and fire burn
Great Spirit make us strong, take us to the sky
The Cherokee are brave,

AA Piano Chord 
 --------|
DD Piano Chord 
 222-----|

we are not afraid to die

now repeat the CHORUS

Whroo[E5]aaa Red Cloud [e5 A5]
Black Hawk, Sitting Bull [B5 e5]
Crazy Horse, [E5 A5] Geronimo

[e5]Strong [d5]and [B5]brave
[A5]Warriors [G5]to the [A5]grave

only drums by this part:

Whoaow Whoaow whao-whao-whaoaa
Auwa-auwa-auwa awa-awa-awa
or something like that;)

EE Piano Chord 
   F#F# Piano Chord 
 GG Piano Chord 

AA Piano Chord 
      d

[E5] There has been [F#5]much [G5]killing
[A5] There will be much [d5] more
[E5] The Medicine Man [F#5]is [G5]dancing,
[A5] he's calling us to [d5] war.
[E5] Hatchets sing [F#5]with [G5]pride,
[A5] let the white man [d5]die!

Repeat chorus 4x, but without the screaming part

(from now, don't look at the timing in the tab's)

now play the screaming part, but then with

AA Piano Chord 
 9-979-7-5-7|-----------|
DD Piano Chord 
 -----------|7-757-2-2-2|

then play:

AA Piano Chord 
 7-757------|------------|
DD Piano Chord 
 -----------|9-979-------|

repeat this

E5E5 Piano Chord 


And that's it.