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Cherokee

Cat Power
Track 1 on Sun 

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Aug. 7, 20121 viewer10.6K views

Cherokee Lyrics

[Intro]
It's my way
It's my way
It's my way
It's my way, it's my way down
It's my way down
It's my way down


[Verse]
I never knew love like this
The wind, the moon, the earth, the sky (Sky so high)
I never knew pain like this
When everything dies ('Thing dies)
I never knew love like this
The sun, the sea, you and I (You and I)
I never knew pain, I never knew shame
And now I know why

[Pre-Chorus]
Bury me, marry me to the sky
Bury me, marry me to the sky
Bury me, marry me to the sky
Bury me, marry me to the sky


[Chorus]
If I die before my time
Bury me upside down
Cherokee kissame
When I'm on my way down

If I die before my time
Bury me upside down
Cherokee kissame
When I, I'm going down
[Verse]
I never knew love like this
The wind, the moon, the earth, the sky (Sky so high)
I never knew pain like this
When everything dies
I never knew love like this
The sun, the sea, you and I (You and I)
I never knew pain, I never knew shame
And now I know why

[Pre-Chorus]
Bury me, marry me to the sky
Bury me, marry me to the sky
Bury me, marry me to the sky
Bury me, marry me to the sky


[Chorus]
If I die before my time
Bury me upside down
Cherokee kissame
When I'm on my way down
If I die before my time
Bury me upside down
Cherokee kissame
When I, I'm going down
[Outro]
If I die before my time
Bury me upside down, down, down, down
(It's my way)
Cherokee kissame (It's my way)
On my way down (It's my way down)
(It's my way down)
(It's my way down)

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Release Date
August 7, 2012
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