Key of A * 4/4 * Moderately * Copyright by Northland Music 1965 (SOCAN)
(1)
She was/a born in A/ laska, in a/7e little mining/a town
Her/ father was a/ miner, the/e7 best for miles a/a round
He/d loved his pretty/a daughter, he/d loved this pretty/a girl
Her/ mother died when/ she was born, she's/e7 all he had in the/a world.
(2)
He/a gave her all his/
father's love, he/e7 gave her all he/d
had
It/ never crossed his/
mind to think, some/e7 day she would be/a
sad
Her/d laughing eyes, her/a
smiling face, were a/d comfort in his/a
home
/And he knew the/
time would come, she'd/e7 leave him here
a/a lone.
Chorus
/d Pretty little Indian /a
maiden,
I /d rena Chey /a
enne
Her /d life is slowly /a
fading
No one /seems to under /e7
stand
Of a /a father's love, a /
prison world
A /d cheating gambling /a
man
Of a /d broken heart, a /a
lonely girl
I /e7 rena Chey /
enne.
(3)
Then/ came the day she/
left her home, and/ went on into/
town
To/ find herself a/
lover man, with a/ dream of settling/
down
She/ fell in love with a/
gambling man, who/ cheated, drank and/
lied
He/ loved her for a/
little while, then/ cast her love a/
side.
Repeat Chorus
(4)
Her/ father heard of the/
gambling man, and/ in to town did/
ride
/ Vengeance deep with/
in his heart, and a/ pistol by his/
side
He/ loved his pretty/
daughter, no/ man would bring her/
shame
This/ gambling man would/
marry her, and/ give her child a/
name.
(5)
Her/ father said to the/
gambling man, my/ daughter you will/
wed
The/gambler laughed, a/pistol
roared, and the/gambling man was/dead
They/ took her Dad to/
prison then, the/ judge said he must/
go
/ Right or wrong he/
didn't mind, he/ loved his daughter/
so.
Repeat Chorus