CGCF
Hoof prints and foot prints, deep ruts the wagons made
CGCG
The victor and the loser came by here
CGCF
no head stones but these bones bring Mascalero death moans
CFGC
see the smooth black nuggets by the thousands laying here
CFGC
petrified but justified are these Apache tears
CGCF
Dead grass, dry roots, hunger crying in the night
CGCG
Ghost of broken hearts and laws are here
CGCF
And who saw the young squaw they judged by their whiskey law
CGC
Tortured till she died of pain and fear
CFGC
Where the soldiers lay her back are the black Apache tears
CGCF
The young men, the old men, the guilty and the innocent
CGCG
Bled red blood and chilled alike with fear
CGCF
The red men, the white men, no fight ever took this land
CGC
So don't raise the dust when you pass here
CFGC
They're sleeping and in my keeping are these Apache tears
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.