The Ballad Of John Colter Chords

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[Verse 1]
[G]Joh[C]n Coulter was a tra[F]pper,
and he knew the [G]ways of game.
[C]But it wasn't for his[F] trapping
that he [G]won immortal [C]fame.
He [G]traveled up the [C]Yellowstone
and dis[G]covered Coulter[C]'s hell.
[G]But it isn't of his gey[C]sers
that my [D]yarn is going to [G]tell.
Sing [C]of the bravest mountain man,
Sing [F]of the strong and the [C]fleet,
Coulter's courage was [F]in his heart,
And his [G]speed was in his [C]feet.
Now John [F]Coulter heard the Blackfeet
Claim [G]the land off to the west,
[C]But he said he'd [F]do his trapping,
For the trap[G]ping it was [C]best.
He [G]went and took his share of [C]fur,
[G]Then started [C]back to Fort Manuel.
And he didn't get [G]no warning,
[C]Till [Am]he heard the [G]Blackfeet yell,
Sing [C]of the bravest mountain man,
[F]Sing of the strong and the [C]fleet,
Coulter's courage was [F]in his heart,
And his [G]speed was in his [F]feet.
[Am]Well, John Coulter knew the Blackfeet
must believe him unafraid.
He looked his captor in the eye,
a dangerous game he played.
The Blackfoot chief said to his men,
this prisoner is so brave,
we take his clothes and turn him loose
with a chance his scalp to save.
Well, set him loose without his clothes,
without his shoes and gun.
His courage was his only hope,
a race for his life to run.
Their fastest runners after him,
their lances waving high,
the knowledge pounding in his heart
that he had to [C]win or [G]die.
[C]Sing of the bravest mountain men,
[F]sing of the strong and the [C]fleet.
Coulter's courage was [F]in his heart
and his [G]speed was in his [C]feet.
Well, John Coulter ran
and ran and he ran
and he ran like an antelope in fright,
straight across the cactus
thickets like an arrow
in its flight.
Lungs are bursting [G]with the effort,
every [C]muscle starts to scream,
six miles of endless running,
and suddenly there's a
stream.
Dives deep into [F]the water,
[G]breathing through a hollow reed,
leaving [C]Blackfoot [F]runners
baffled
by the wonder of his [G]speed.[C]
[G]John waited till the Redmen left,
then walked back to Fort [C]Manuel.
300 [G]miles of [C]barefoot trail.
Said he'd like to rest a spell.
[G]Sing of [C]the bravest mountain man
Sing [F]of the strong and the [C]fleet
Colter's courage was [F]in his heart
And his [G]speed was in his [C]feet
And his [G]speed was in his feet.