Biography:
Paul Pena (born in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on January 26, 1950; died on October 1, 2005) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist of Cape Verdean descent. From the first half of his career Pena's music touched on Delta blues, jazz, morna, flamenco, folk and rock and roll. Pena is probably best-known for writing the song "Jet Airliner," a major 1977 hit for the Steve Miller Band and a staple of classic rock radio; and for appearing in the 1999 documentary film Genghis Blues
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Indian Boy
Paul Pena
Time: 4/4
Key: C
Flow: Intro, V1, V2, B1, Instrumental, V3, B2, Outro
[Intro]
Cadd9 C
[Verse 1]
C F Em7
Little Indian boy from the mountain states
Am F
Went to seek his fame and fortune
C G
In the rest of the human race
C F
But as time went on
Em7 F
He heard his freedom song growing faint and thin
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Cast his dreams like toys to the wind
[Verse 2]
C F Em7
Riding along, sure life he had
Am F C G
And the wealthy land his fathers gave him, with his brother
C F Em7 F
But as time went on their lust was strong and they didn't end
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Whose dreams were shattered like toys by the wind
[Bridge 1]
G
Oh why?
F C C7
When it took all of the love that he had
F Em7 G
It liked to feed him so badly, tryin' to be a friend
C F
It's a sad world we live in
Em7 F
Tryin' to love can't help you live
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Whose dreams were shattered like toys by the wind
[Instrumental]
(Solo over Verse)
|| C | F | Em7 | Em7 ||
|| Am | F | C | G ||
|| C | F | Em7 | F ||
|| C | F C G F | C | C ||
[Verse 3]
C F Em7
Little chief, why do you go so far to see the world
Am F C G
As you grow you'll come to know the meaning of a time
C F Em7 F
I spend my life looking for your past freedom, growing thin
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
All my childish dreams have been shattered like toys by the wind
[Bridge 2]
G F C
Oh my homeland, and my people, why do you forsake me?
F Em7
'Fore I give my hand
G
To that Indian boy and his hope growing small and thin
C F
I'm seein' this world, this lonesome world
Em7 F
Being taken by all your lies
C
A little boy
F C G F C
All my childish dreams have been shattered like toys by the wind
[Outro]
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
| F / / C |
----
Chords
[Verse/Instrumental]
|| C | F | Em7 | Em7 ||
|| Am | F | C | G ||
|| C | F | Em7 | F ||
|| C | F C G F | C | C ||
[Bridge 1]
|| G | F | C | C7* ||
|| F | Em7 | G | G ||
|| C | F | Em7 | F ||
|| C | F C G F | C | C ||
(*first time only, no 7th 2nd time)
Paul Pena
Time: 4/4
Key: C
Flow: Intro, V1, V2, B1, Instrumental, V3, B2, Outro
[Intro]
Cadd9 C
[Verse 1]
C F Em7
Little Indian boy from the mountain states
Am F
Went to seek his fame and fortune
C G
In the rest of the human race
C F
But as time went on
Em7 F
He heard his freedom song growing faint and thin
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Cast his dreams like toys to the wind
[Verse 2]
C F Em7
Riding along, sure life he had
Am F C G
And the wealthy land his fathers gave him, with his brother
C F Em7 F
But as time went on their lust was strong and they didn't end
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Whose dreams were shattered like toys by the wind
[Bridge 1]
G
Oh why?
F C C7
When it took all of the love that he had
F Em7 G
It liked to feed him so badly, tryin' to be a friend
C F
It's a sad world we live in
Em7 F
Tryin' to love can't help you live
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Whose dreams were shattered like toys by the wind
[Instrumental]
(Solo over Verse)
|| C | F | Em7 | Em7 ||
|| Am | F | C | G ||
|| C | F | Em7 | F ||
|| C | F C G F | C | C ||
[Verse 3]
C F Em7
Little chief, why do you go so far to see the world
Am F C G
As you grow you'll come to know the meaning of a time
C F Em7 F
I spend my life looking for your past freedom, growing thin
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
All my childish dreams have been shattered like toys by the wind
[Bridge 2]
G F C
Oh my homeland, and my people, why do you forsake me?
F Em7
'Fore I give my hand
G
To that Indian boy and his hope growing small and thin
C F
I'm seein' this world, this lonesome world
Em7 F
Being taken by all your lies
C
A little boy
F C G F C
All my childish dreams have been shattered like toys by the wind
[Outro]
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
C
Like a little boy
F C G F C
Dreams are shattered like toys by the wind
| F / / C |
----
Chords
[Verse/Instrumental]
|| C | F | Em7 | Em7 ||
|| Am | F | C | G ||
|| C | F | Em7 | F ||
|| C | F C G F | C | C ||
[Bridge 1]
|| G | F | C | C7* ||
|| F | Em7 | G | G ||
|| C | F | Em7 | F ||
|| C | F C G F | C | C ||
(*first time only, no 7th 2nd time)
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