Hunters of the Sun

Written by John Stewart

‘Hunters of the Sun’ is on the great “Punch the Big Guy” album, The Ship/Cypress, 1987, CD re-release by Line Records, 1990, and on “Neon Beach John Stewart Live 1990”, also Line Records, same year.

And so the story goes, and the tribes are still there. The German brother of this song is Erich Kästner´s poem "Die Entwicklung der Menschheit" ("Einst haben die Kerls auf den Bäumen gehockt, behaart und mit böser Visage"). The conclusion is the same - the fundamental things apply, and not only in love and song and poem. Very rhythmical guitar track, you´ll get the hang of it easily enough.

(G6) (D) (G6) (G) then, play in three chord segments

(C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G)

(C)(G)

(D) Oh, and so the (C)story (G)goes, (C)(G)

(D) That when the tribes first went to (G)war, (C)(G)

(D) Ooh, they were sowers of the (G)seeds, yeah (C)(G)

(D) And they were hunters of the (G)boar. (C)(G)

(D) Oh, and so they set the (Em)stage, (C)(G)

(D) Yeah, but the play remained the (G)same, (C)(G)

(D) Oh, they were hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) They were catchers (C)of the (G)rain. (C)(G)(D)

(D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)

(D) Oh, and so the (C)story (G)goes, (C)(G)

(D) Ooh, and once upon a (G)time, (C)(G)

(D) Yeah, there were Spanish quista(G)dors,yeah, (C)(G)

(D) Down in the valley of the (G)Mayan. (C)(G)

(D) And they came to take the (Em)gold, (C)(G)

(D) Oh, for Jesus and for (G)Spain, (C)(G)

(D) And they were hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) They were catchers (C)of the (G)rain, (C)(G)

(D) And they were hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) They were catchers (C)of the (G)rain. (C)(G)(D)

(D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)

(D) Oh, and so the (C)story (G)goes, (C)(G)

(D) You just go and ask the (G)eyes, (C)(G)

(D) Oh, that closed at Naga(G)saki, yeah (C)(G)

(D) The day the fire (C)took the (G)skies. (C)(G)

(D) Still the bullies down the (Em)road, (C)(G)

(D) Ah, they are really all the (G)same, (C)(G)

(D) And they are hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) ´N´ they are catchers (C)of the (G)rain, (C)(G)

(D) Oh they are hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) And they are catchers (C)of the (G)rain.(C)(G)(D)

(D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G)

(C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)

(D) Oh and so the (C)story (G)goes, (C)(G)

(D) When the flags all (C)look the (G)same, (C)(G)

(D) Ooh, and all the (C)tribes were (G)gone, yeah, (C)(G)

(D) You know and no one (C)knew their (G)names. (C)(G)

(D) Oh, they said once upon a (Em)time, (C)(G)

(D) Ohh, back when we were (G)insane, (C)(G)

(D) When we were hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) Catchers (C)of the (G)rain, (C)(G)

(D) And we were hunters of the (G)sun, (C)(G)

(D) We were the catchers (C)of the (G)rain, (C)(G)(D)

(D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G)

Ooh were the (C)hunters (G)of the (D)sun, (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D)

Ooh, the catchers (C)of the (G)rain. (C)(G)(D) (D)(C)(G)

Ooh, the (C)hunters (G)of the (D)sun (D)(C)(G) (C)(G)(D)

Ooh, the catchers (C)of the (G)rain. (C)(G)(D)

(D)(C)(G) (fade out)

Charlie Woodward, janhauenstein@gmx.de & Art Faller

May 2004