• Song:

    Wake Up Navajo

  • Artist:

    Kenny Young

Wake Up Navajo
Kenny Young
From: Last Stage For Silverworld (1973)

| G| (320003@1)G| (320003@1)
G (320003@1)                 AmHoney (x02210@1)dew dawn came tiptoein' 'round
D (xx0232@1)                    C (x32010@1)        GGlowin' (320003@1)and glitterin' wakin' our eyes
       G (320003@1)   AmNavajo (x02210@1)child sweet night is gone
        D (xx0232@1)                     C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)  | G| (320003@1)But the nectar of love is still lingerin' on

G> (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)                                (Am - B- (x2444x@1)C)
    . Did you sleep alright last night?
              C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)     Do your dreams like a river flow?
G> (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1) F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)   . Did you hear the hooting owl call, . "Wake up Navajo"?

G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) G/F#Nah (320002@1)na-na-na nah, wake up Navajo
Em (022000@1)                     CLight (x32010@1)me a bright new horizon
C (x32010@1)               DShining (xx0232@1)out as we roll along
G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) G/F#Nah (320002@1)na-na-na nah, wake up Navajo
Em (022000@1)              CRoll (x32010@1)me an Indian morning
D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)   | C| (x32010@1)Sing me an Indian song

| G| (320003@1)G| (320003@1)
G (320003@1)                  AmPintos (x02210@1)and paint up prairie land bound
D (xx0232@1)                    C (x32010@1)     GShinin' (320003@1)and shimmerin' getaway eyes
           G (320003@1)         AmFollow (x02210@1)the clouds that cover the plains
          D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)     GWon't (320003@1)you ride us away to a happier day

G> (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)                                (Am - B- (x2444x@1)C)
    . Did you sleep alright last night?
              C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)     Do your dreams like a river flow?
G> (320003@1)Am (x02210@1)           G (320003@1) F (133211@1)     Am (x02210@1)      C (x32010@1)        D (xx0232@1)   . Did you hear the hooting owl call, . "Wake up Navajo"?

G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) G/F#Nah (320002@1)na-na-na nah, wake up Navajo
Em (022000@1)                     CLight (x32010@1)me a bright new horizon
C (x32010@1)               DShining (xx0232@1)out as we roll along
G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) G/F#Nah (320002@1)na-na-na nah, wake up Navajo
Em (022000@1)              CRoll (x32010@1)me an Indian morning
D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)   | C| (x32010@1)Sing me an Indian song

| Am| (x02210@1)Am| (x02210@1)C| (x32010@1)G| (320003@1)Am| (x02210@1)F| (133211@1)C| (x32010@1)D| (xx0232@1)
G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) G/F#Nah (320002@1)na-na-na nah, wake up Navajo
Em (022000@1)                     CLight (x32010@1)me a bright new horizon
C (x32010@1)               DShining (xx0232@1)out as we roll along
G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) G/F#Nah (320002@1)na-na-na nah, wake up Navajo
Em (022000@1)              CRoll (x32010@1)me an Indian morning
D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)   | C| (x32010@1)Sing me an Indian song

?1973 Kangaroo Music
Charted by Dexex

Note: In the recording I have, the whole song is a little sharp. If
you play along with the recording on a guitar tuned with a digital
tuner you'll find the chords in the chart just a little low. If you
play the song a half step higher you'll find the half step is too
high.

I suspect that the record's producers wanted a little more energy
from the track, and so sped it up just a little. Speeding up the
track would also make it just a little bit higher in pitch. This was
not an unusual practice when the track was recorded in 1973.

To test my theory I used iRehearse, which is a digital phrase trainer
that allows you to change the pitch and/or tempo of digital sound
files. (It's a great rehearsal tool.)

By lowering the pitch about 1/2 semi-tone (aka -50 "cents") I was
able to bring the recording back into perfect tune.
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