Biography:
The Apache Relay was an American folk-rock band based out of Nashville, Tennessee. The band consisted of Michael Ford, Jr (singer/guitarist), Mike Harris (guitar), Brett Moore (mandolin, organ), Steve Smith (drums), Kellen Wenrich (fiddle) and Ben Ford (bass and vocals). The band's name originated from a race-competition scene in the movie Heavyweights.
The Apache Relay takes more long car rides than most bands. But only a portion of their car time
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Verse I:
G Dmin
Hard to be a saint in the valley
G Dmin
Easy to forget yourself
Bmin
They’re dancing in the street
G Emin
To the howling of the beast
G Dmin
Summertime is hot as hell
Verse II
G Dmin
Drunken angels sing so badly
G Dmin
Broken shot glass hits the ground
Bmin
Fighting in the street
G Emin
Now hear come the police
G Dmin
Take those bloody boys downtown
Chorus:
G Dmin
Valley of the fevers
F G
oh, time is drawing near
G Dmin
To join the ghosts of Cherokees
F G
and walk the Trail of Tears
Verse III: (Same chords as before)
Me and Darcy Mae in the alley
Goin' faster than a train
I am not a gentle man
But I do what I can
You and I are not the same
Chorus:
G Dmin
Valley of the fevers
F G
oh, time is drawing near
G Dmin
To join the ghosts of Cherokees
F G
and walk the Trail of Tears
Bridge:
Emin
The day will come
Emin C
The day will come when all of us
Emin Amin
We will pay our debt in blood
Emin
All of this
Emin C
All of this will disappear
Emin Amin
I am ready for the flood
Chorus:
G Dmin
Valley of the fevers
F G
oh, time is drawing near
G Dmin
To join the ghosts of Cherokees
F G
and walk the Trail of Tears
G Dmin
Hard to be a saint in the valley
G Dmin
Easy to forget yourself
Bmin
They’re dancing in the street
G Emin
To the howling of the beast
G Dmin
Summertime is hot as hell
Verse II
G Dmin
Drunken angels sing so badly
G Dmin
Broken shot glass hits the ground
Bmin
Fighting in the street
G Emin
Now hear come the police
G Dmin
Take those bloody boys downtown
Chorus:
G Dmin
Valley of the fevers
F G
oh, time is drawing near
G Dmin
To join the ghosts of Cherokees
F G
and walk the Trail of Tears
Verse III: (Same chords as before)
Me and Darcy Mae in the alley
Goin' faster than a train
I am not a gentle man
But I do what I can
You and I are not the same
Chorus:
G Dmin
Valley of the fevers
F G
oh, time is drawing near
G Dmin
To join the ghosts of Cherokees
F G
and walk the Trail of Tears
Bridge:
Emin
The day will come
Emin C
The day will come when all of us
Emin Amin
We will pay our debt in blood
Emin
All of this
Emin C
All of this will disappear
Emin Amin
I am ready for the flood
Chorus:
G Dmin
Valley of the fevers
F G
oh, time is drawing near
G Dmin
To join the ghosts of Cherokees
F G
and walk the Trail of Tears
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