Written by Bill Nershi
Intro: E A B x3 A B E A B Winding down the dusty trail E A B From Cathedral Butte E A B Walking towards the canyon floor A B E Playing Anasasi flutes E A B Eagles flying overhead E A B Beneath the desert sky E A B Makes me think of how they lived A B Many years gone by C#m A B x2 E A B I wander here from time to time E A B To give my head some space E A B Leave the noise and confusion A B E Vanish without a trace E A B Salt Creek runs through the grass E A B As you hum that canyon tune E A B Brush against the desert sage A B Just like some sweet perfume C#m A B Eight hundred years ago B C#m This canyon was their home C#m A B Eight hundred years ago B C C#m They walked through the sand C#m A B Eight hundred years ago B C C#m They painted these little hands E A B Yes this is the timeless place E A B That's seen them come and go E A B They packed it up way back when A B E And drifted on down the road E A B The earth, the sun, the moon and the stars E A B Meant so much back then E A B But the years go by and though you try A B E You can't bring them back again C#m A B Eight hundred years ago B C#m This canyon was their home C#m A B Eight hundred years ago B C C#m They walked through the sand C#m A B Eight hundred years ago B C C#m They painted these little hands JAM: C#m A B