Johnny Cash - Apache Tears: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Apache Tears" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
C G C F Hoof prints and foot prints, deep ruts the wagons made C G C G The victor and the loser came by here C G C F No head stones but these bones bring Mascalero death moans C F G C See the smooth black nuggets by the thousands laying here C F G C petrified but justified are these Apache tears Dead grass, dry roots, hunger crying in the night Ghost of broken hearts and laws are here And who saw the young squaw, they judged by their whiskey law Tortured till she died of pain and fear Where the soldiers lay her back, are the black apache tears The young men, the old men, the guilty and the innocent Bled red blood and chilled alike with fears The red men, the white men, no fight ever took this land So don't raise the dust when you pass here They're sleeping and in my keeping are these apache tears You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Apache Tears" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Apache Tears" by Johnny Cash.