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Broken Arrow
Buffalo Springfield
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Buffalo Springfield: Broken Arrow, written by Neil Young
For Intro, see Mr. Soul tab
G Bm Em C
The lights turned on and the curtain fell down,
Am D
And when it was over it felt like a dream,
Am D
They stood at the stage door and begged for a scream,
G G/F# Em
The agents had paid for the black limousine
C D
That waited outside in the rain.
Chorus:
G Gsus
Did you see them,
G C
did you see them?
F Fmaj7 F6
Dm G7
Did you see them in the river?
Bb Dm Em F Em
They were there to wave to you.
Dm G7
Could you tell that the empty quivered,
Bb Dm Em
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
F Em
That were crowded and narrow,
F G
Held a broken arrow?
--Intermission #1--
G Bm Em C
Eighteen years of American dream,
Am D
He saw that his brother had sworn on the wall.
Am D
He hung up his eyelids and ran down the hall,
G G/F# Em
His mother had told him a trip was a fall,
C D
And don't mention babies at all.
Chorus:
G Gsus
Did you see him,
G C
did you see him?
F Fmaj7 F6 F Fmaj7 F6
Dm G7
Did you see him in the river?
Bb Dm Em F Em
He was there to wave to you.
Dm G7
Could you tell that the empty quivered,
Bb Dm Em
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
F Em
That were crowded and narrow,
F G
Held a broken arrow?
--Intermission #2--
G Bm Em C
The streets were lined for the wedding parade,
Am D
The Queen wore the white gloves, the county of song,
Am D
The black covered caisson her horses had drawn
G G/F# Em
Protected her King from the sun rays of dawn.
C D
They married for peace and were gone.
Chorus:
G Gsus
Did you see them,
G C
did you see them?
F Fmaj7 F6 F Fmaj7 F6
Dm G7
Did you see them in the river?
Bb Dm Em F Em
They were there to wave to you.
Dm G7
Could you tell that the empty quivered,
Bb Dm Em
Brown skinned Indian on the banks
F Em
That were crowded and narrow,
F G
Held a broken arrow?
--Jazzy Outro--