WHITE GIRL
Writer: Peter LaFarge
Recorded by: Johnny Cash
Album: Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian

Key of A

INTRO:

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A                                   E
I am stunned and I am broken and my hat is in my hand
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For she who said she loved me will not wed an Indian man
A                                  E
My gods who were wild-ridden stand quiet by my side
E                           D               A
For although I love her she would not be my bride

CHORUS:
A                                   E
Oh good-bye softly sweet one it was splendid while it ran
E                                  D             A
Good-bye my bitter white girl I'll forget you if I can

She came up to the pueblo with her bright blond hair
They told me not to love her but I did not care
She took me to her parties she carried me around
And I was a proud one the tallest man in town

For I found great wonder all wrapped in brilliant dreams
I held her strong with gentle as kings have held their queens
I learned to drink strong whiskey as she took me here and there
Until life without my whiskey I could not bare

REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO:

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KEY CHANGE: Key of G

G                                  D
Well when she came to leave me she took me by the arm
D                             C               G
And she said she loved me and would not do me harm
G                              D
But she would not marry not an Indian she said
D                                 C               G
She thanked me for my offer and I wish that I was dead

Now I'm back among my people and they are kind to me
Although I'm sad with staggers when I drink the tough whiskey
For I've been a white girl's pet a captive in the end
Shown off and discarded just a drunk who might have been

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE