Medicine Wheel
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Intro: D G D G G D
Verse: 1
D G
He come to town looking for work back on a year or two
A G D
Now he's sleeping in the bushes off to one side of Montana Avenue
D G
Good people walk by shaking their head saying now ain't it a shame
A G D
Another Indian boy lost to the bottle and the methamphetamines
[Refrão]
D Bm D
But he dreams of Horses And Eagle Wings
Fm Bm A
The Dance of the Buffalo, Sacred rings
G D
At the Medicine Wheel.. they'll be Singing
G A
A thousand voices to call him home
G D G D
To the Big Horn Mountains above the Tree line
G D A D
At the Medicine Wheel.. time rolls on
Verse: 2
D G
Now he woke up stumbling blind, yelling in the middle of the street
A G D
Cops came round, took him downtown so he could get some sleep
D
And they think it was just about the break of dawn
G
he just slipped away
A
He'd been talking all night but nobody knew
G D
what he was trying to say
[Refrão]
D Bm D
It was something about Horses And Eagle Wings
Fm Bm A
The Dance of the Buffalo Sacred rings
G D
At the Medicine Wheel they'll be Singing
G A
A thousand voices to call him home
G D G D
To the Big Horn Mountains above the Tree line
G D A D
At the Medicine Wheel... time rolls on....
G D A D
At the Medicine Wheel...time rolls on....
G D D G D
How to play Medicine Wheel
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.