Being in various pro bands in the '60's Vic got to work with talented people including "The Beatles" and Roger Miller.
He's met many stars including Cash, Or
Trail of Tears
(c) 2015 Geneva Griffin & Vic Arnold
Chorus
There was a trail of tears when they crossed the great divide Am C G D
Where the old men prayed and the women cried
Blood, toil and death through the valley of fears
and the Great Spirit moaned on this trail of tears
Verse 1
Mother earth was a bounty, the wilderness was tame D F
They ate from the land and drank from the rain C G
The people were served and blessed by the land D F
Held up their heads and bowed to no man C G
Chorus
There was a trail of tears when they crossed the great divide Am C G D
Where the old men prayed and the women cried
Blood, dust and pain through the valley of fear
and the Great Spirit moaned on this trail of tears
Inst.
Verse 2
Gold held dominion when the paleface came
They called us savage, said we were to blame
No gold for the Choctaw and the Cherokee
the Chickasaw, Seminole or Muscogee
Chorus
There was a trail of tears as they crossed the great divide Am C G D
Where the old men prayed and the women cried
Sometimes from the dust a white rose appears
and sheds its petals on this trail of tears
