Cheyenne

Written by John Stewart

‘Cheyenne’ is on “Sunstorm”, Warner Bros.,1972, DC re-issue Line Records, 1990, “Revenge of the Budgie”, Takoma, 1983, CD re-issue with the “Trio Years” album as “Chilly Winds”, Folk Era/Homecoming, 1993, “Wires from the Bunker”, Wrasse Records (UK), 2000; Appleseed Records (USA), 2000, and on the live double CD “Front Row Music: Before the War”, Neon Dreams, 2001.

This is the one from Sunstorm. I think we got pretty close. This is an excellent song – can be played without the high note runs and still sounds great. Fantastic playing, great arrangement, superb lyrics… Only once around… But you´ll play this song more than once, I´m sure!

THANKS to Jim Dyer, who sent me his take! Helped a lot, Jim!

E--1-----------------

B------------3-------

G-------2------------

D------------3-------

(also sounds nice without the highlighted notes – see below)

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G)-c(B) to…) (C)

You (C5)long to (F)see Chey(Cj7)enne,

And it's (Dm7)all right, it's (G)all right with (C)me.

(highlight e-e-e-d-c-g, e-e-e-d-c-g)

Your (C5)song be (F)all that I (Cj7)am,

And it's (Dm7)all right, it's (G)all right with (C)me.

(highlight e-e-e-d-c-g, e-e-e-d-c-g)

(Bb)Only once around,

Then they (F)nail the top (Em)down

On the (Dm)long wooden (G)box in the (C)ground.

(highlight e-e-e-d-c-g, e-e-e-d-c-g)

Oh, (Bb)only once around,

You know (F)all that we've (Em)found

Has been (Dm)here in our own home(G)town. (G7)

Oh, (C) you (C5)long to (F)see Chey(Cj7)enne,

And it's (Dm7)all right, it's (G)all right with (C)me.

Your (C5)song be (F)all that I (Cj7)am,

And it's (Dm7)all right, it's (G)all right with (C)me.

(C5) (F) (Cj7) (F6, highlight d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G)--

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G)—

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G) to…)

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G)—

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G) to…) (C)

I (Bb)never had a job

Where the (F)boss wouldn't (Em)steal

The bass (Dm)drum from his (G)own brass (C)band.

(highlight e-e-e-d-c-g, e-e-d-c-g)

Oh, (Bb)don't you think I know

That we're (F)both growing (Em)old?

I can (Dm)tell by the veins in your (G)hand. (G7)

(C)You (C5)long to (F)see Chey(Cj7)enne,

And it's (Dm7)all right, it's (G)all right with (C)me.

(highlight e-e-e-d-c-g, e-e-d-c-g)

(C)Your (C5)song be (F)all that I (Cj7)am,

And it's (Dm7)all right, it's (G)all right with (C)me.

(highlight e-e-e-d-c-g, e-e-e-d-c-g)

Oh, (C)you (C5)long to (F)see Chey(Bb)enne,(F)(Bb)

To see Chey(Em)enne,

To see Chey(Bb)enne(F)(Bb)(hold)…

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G)--d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G) to…)

d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G)--d(on B-string)-e(high E)-d(B)-c(B)-g(G) to…) (C)

(repeat and fade)

Jim Dyer, janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

April 2005