colors of the wind pocahontas
4 years ago
Instrument:
Guitar
Tuning:
E A D G B E
Tuning:
You think I'm an ignorant savage c B
And you've been so many places, I guess it must be so c g
But still i cannot see, if the savage one is me c g c B
How can there be so much that you don't know? c B G
You don't know... g C
You think you own whatever land you land on C a
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim C a
But I know every rock, and tree, and creature F e d
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name. d e a
You think the only people who are poeple C a
Are the people who look and think like you C a G
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger F e d
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew. d G C
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon a e F
Or ask the grinning bob cat why he grinned a e
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain F G C
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind d F G
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind d F C
Come run the hidden pine trials of the forest C a
Come taste the sun - sweet berries of the earth C a
Come roll in all the riches all around you F e d
And for once never wonder what they're worth d e a
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers C a
The heron and the otter are my friends C a G
And we are all connected to each other F e d
In a circle in a hoop that never ends d G C
How high does that sycamore grow F e a
If you cut it down and you'll never know d G
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon a e F
For wheter we are white or copper skinned a e
We need sing with all the voices of a mountain F G C
We need paint with all the colors of the wind d F G
You can own the earth and still d G
All you'll own is earth until e F
You can paint with all the color of the wind. a e F d C
Am C Am
You think you own whatever land you land on
C Em
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
Am Em F C
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Dm G Am
has a life, has a spirit, has a name.
C Am
You think the only people who are people
C Em
are the people who look and think like you
Am Em F C
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
Dm F C
you'll learn things you never knew you never knew.
Em Am Em F
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am Em
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
F G Em Am
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
F C Am
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Dm F C
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
C G Am
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
C Em
Come taste the sun sweet berries of the earth
Am G F C
Come roll in all the riches all around you
Dm C G Am G
And for once never wonder what they're worth.
C G Am
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
C Em
The heron and the otter are my friends
Am G F C
And we are all connected to each other
Dm F C
In a circle in a hoop that never ends.
Em Am Em F
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am Em
or let the eagle tell you where he's been?
F G Em Am
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
F C Am
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Dm F C
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
C F Em Am
How high does the sickamore grow?
Dm G
If you cut it down then you'll never know.
Em Am Em F
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am Em
For whether we are white or copper skinned
F G Em Am
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
Dm Em Am
We need to paint with all the colors of the wind.
Dm7
You can own the Earth and still
Em F
All you'll own is earth until
Am Em Fmaj7 G C
You can paint with all the colors of the wind.
Am
You C
think you own whatever land you Am
land onThe
C
earth is just a dead thing you can clEm
aimBut
Am
I know every Em
rock and tree and F
creature C
has a
Dm
life, has a G
spirit, has a Am
name.You
C
think the only people who are Am
peopleare the
C
people who look and think like Em
youBut
Am
if you walk the Em
footsteps of a F
stranger C
you'll learn
Dm
things you never F
knew you never C
knew.Em
Have you Am
ever heard the wolf cry to the Em
blue corn F
moonOr
Am
asked the grinning bobcat why he Em
grinned?Can you
F
sing with all the G
voices of the Em
mountain? Am
Can you
F
paint with all the C
colors of the Am
wind?Can you
Dm
paint with all the F
colors of the C
wind?Come
C
run the hidden G
pine trails of the Am
forestCome
C
taste the sun sweet berries of the Em
earthCome
Am
roll in all the G
riches all aF
round you C
And for
Dm
once never C
wonder G
what they're Am
worth. G
The
C
rainstorm and the G
river are my Am
brothersThe
C
heron and the otter are my Em
friendsAnd
Am
we are all conG
nected to each F
other C
In a
Dm
circle in a F
hoop that nevC
er ends.Em
Have you Am
ever heard the wolf cry to the Em
blue corn F
moonor
Am
let the eagle tell you where he's Em
been?Can you
F
sing with all the G
voices of the Em
mountain? Am
Can you
F
paint with all the C
colors of the Am
wind?Can you
Dm
paint with all the F
colors of the C
wind?C
How F
high does the Em
sickamore Am
grow?If you
Dm
cut it down then you'll G
never know.Em
And you'll Am
never hear the wolf cry to the Em
blue corn F
moonFor
Am
whether we are white or copper Em
skinnedWe need to
F
sing with all the G
voices of the Em
mountains Am
We need to
Dm
paint with all the Em
colors of the Am
wind.You
Dm7
can own the Earth and stillAll you'll
Em
own is earth untF
ilYou can
Am
paint with Em
all the F7+
colors G
of the C
wind.You think I'm an ignorant savage
And you've been so many places, I guess it must be so
But still i cannot see, if the savage one is me
How can there be so much that you don't know?
You don't know...
You think you own whatever land you land on
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
But I know every rock, and tree, and creature
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name.
You think the only people who are poeple
Are the people who look and think like you
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew.
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Or ask the grinning bob cat why he grinned
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Come run the hidden pine trials of the forest
Come taste the sun - sweet berries of the earth
Come roll in all the riches all around you
And for once never wonder what they're worth
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
The heron and the otter are my friends
And we are all connected to each other
In a circle in a hoop that never ends
How high does that sycamore grow
If you cut it down and you'll never know
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
For wheter we are white or copper skinned
We need sing with all the voices of a mountain
We need paint with all the colors of the wind
You can own the earth and still
All you'll own is earth until
You can paint with all the color of the wind.
Cm
B
And you've been so many places, I guess it must be so
Cm
Gm
But still i cannot see, if the savage one is me
Cm
Gm
Cm
B
How can there be so much that you don't know?
Cm
B
G
You don't know...
Gm
C
You think you own whatever land you land on
C
Am
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
C
Am
But I know every rock, and tree, and creature
F
Em
Dm
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name.
Dm
Em
Am
You think the only people who are poeple
C
Am
Are the people who look and think like you
C
Am
G
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
F
Em
Dm
You'll learn things you never knew, you never knew.
Dm
G
C
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am
Em
F
Or ask the grinning bob cat why he grinned
Am
Em
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain
F
G
C
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Dm
F
G
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
Dm
F
C
Come run the hidden pine trials of the forest
C
Am
Come taste the sun - sweet berries of the earth
C
Am
Come roll in all the riches all around you
F
Em
Dm
And for once never wonder what they're worth
Dm
Em
Am
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
C
Am
The heron and the otter are my friends
C
Am
G
And we are all connected to each other
F
Em
Dm
In a circle in a hoop that never ends
Dm
G
C
How high does that sycamore grow
F
Em
Am
If you cut it down and you'll never know
Dm
G
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am
Em
F
For wheter we are white or copper skinned
Am
Em
We need sing with all the voices of a mountain
F
G
C
We need paint with all the colors of the wind
Dm
F
G
You can own the earth and still
Dm
G
All you'll own is earth until
Em
F
You can paint with all the color of the wind.
Am
Em
F
Dm
C
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