Johnny Cash - The Vanishing Race: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Vanishing Race" 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.

Chorus:
Am
Ii Ii ou Ii Ii Ii ou Ii Ii ou

Am
Oh wagon trains rolling along
they fade from my visions and in time will be gone
I see an eagle in space my people
will follow oh oh a vanishing race

Chorus

Am
An Indian brave rolled along
                     G         Am
one day on a lonely mountain trail
And he gazed below with a heart of
                Em          G    Am
woe where the prairie schooners sail
A vision formed like a mortal storm
in the dust of the wagon train
A vanishing race appeared in space
and he sang his sad refrain

Chorus

Oh wagon trains rolling along
Oh now great spirits on high
please spare them the sorrow
you show to my eye oh oh
Now my blankets are roll and
I ride to the valley of the brave Navajo oh oh

Chorus

And I ride to the valley of the
brave Navajo oh oh
Oh oh a vanishing Navajo oh the
vanishing Navajo

Chorus

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord 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 "The Vanishing Race" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Vanishing Race" by Johnny Cash.

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