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 :
| 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
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