Before You Came

Em Am
Em                                
I dreamed... that I was riding, in
   Am
 a South Dakota field
        C                     D   
And the sweet grass whispered to 
       Em
me as I rode
Em                             
Oh, the sun it was at midday, It 
        Am
shown hot across my face
        D                 C    
And our land lay still in grace, 
         B7
Yes, a crystal silent place
           Em      C
Before you came

[Verse 2]
       Em                       
Two of my closest brothers, They 
      Am
were riding by my side
       C                D    
And we watched a golden eagle, 
         C              Em
Flying circles in the sky
Em                                
And we smiled as our eyes met, For
     Am
 our joy, we could not hide
        D                 C       
Yes, we loved to hunt and ride, It
     B7
 was good to be alive
           Em
Before you came

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[Refrain]
Am
Brother, take my hand and we will 
walk this magic land
Em
Together
Am
Sister, look on high and you will 
see that storms are building in
     Em
your skies
                     B7
Wo-oh, do you wonder why?


[Verse 3]
Em                                 
And when the sun was dying, We had 
Am
reached the sacred hills
        C                 D        
And the sky it caught on fire, And 
C                Em
all the land was still
Em                                
It was here all wrapped in 
   Am
blankets, In our younger days
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That we fasted and we listened, Oh
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 the night would bring us visions
           Em
Before you came

[Refrain]
Am
Brother, take my hand, For we must 
hold our father's land
Em
together
Am
Sister, look around, And you will 
see the scars of battle
        Em
on this ground
            B7
Woh, do you hear the sound?

[Verse 4]
Em                                
I dreamed... that I was riding in 
  Am
a South Dakota field
         C                     D  
And, the sweet grass whispered to 
        Em
me as I rode
Em                            
Oh the sun it was at midday, It 
        Am
shown hot across my face,
        D                 C       
And our land lay still in grace, 
    B7
As a crystal silent place
Em
Before you came