INDIAN WEDDING: ROY ORBISON (Roy Orbison) 4/4 - 100
Single 1964, A: It's Over - B: Indian Wedding
As a fan of Roy, I noticed the Chords version on U.G. has a lot
of flaws, so hope you will place this corrected version.
|./. |: Repeat the previous Chord and Measure of 4-counts.
VERSE 1:
|C |Dm
There once was an Indian brave by the name of Yellow Hand.
|G7 |C
He fell in love with the maiden known as White Sand.
|./. |Dm
They vowed their love would last forever mo-re,
|G7 |C |
then came the day that they had waited for.
VERSE 2:
C |Dm |
Yellow Hand brought her a golden feather.
G7 |C
White Sands said a prayer for good weather.
|./. |Dm
The ceremonial dance grew loud and strong,
|G7 |C |
then Yellow Hand began their wedding song.
CHORUS:
C |G7 |C |F |./. |C
O - o, O - o, O - o. O - o, O - o.
|G7 |./.
To-night, tonight, we will be one.
|C |./. |
We'll walk in the land of the midnight sun.
Dm7 |G7 |C |D
Oh, White Sand, come hold my lonely hand.
VERSE 3:
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|D |Em |
Then they left the warmth of the wedding fire,
A7 |D
rode into the hills, climbing higher.
|./. |Em |
And suddenly the snow came swirling down,
A7 |D |
they were lost, the trail could not be found.
CHORUS:
D |A7 |D |G |./. |D
O - o, O - o, O - o. O - o, O - o.
|A7 |./.
To-night, tonight, we will be one.
|D |./. |
We'll walk in the land of the midnight sun.
Em7 |A7 |D |E
Oh, White Sand, come hold my lonely hand.
VERSE 4:
|E |F#m |
They ne-ver returned from para-dise,
B7 |E
they went to their places in the skies.
|./. |F#m |
And the old ones still say when the snowflakes fly,
B7 |E |
if you listen close, you will hear him cry.
CHORUS:
E |B7 |E |A |./. |E
O - o, O - o, O - o. O - o, O - o.
|B7 |./.
To-night, tonight, we will be one.
|E |./. |
We'll walk in the land of the midnight sun.
F#m7 |B7 |E |
Oh, White Sand, come hold my lonely hand.
/ (break)
./. |./. |E