Intro:
C2 D2 D2 D2# D2# D2 C2A# C2 A# C2 G F
Verse 1
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You think you own whatever land you land on
A#(low) G A# A# G G F F D# G
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
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But I know every rock and tree and creature
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Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
A#(low) G A# A#G G F F D# F C
You think the only people who are people
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Are the people who look and think like you
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But if you walk the footsteps of a strangerF G F D# F G F D# C D D#
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Chorus 1
G A# D2#D2 D2 C2 C2 A#
Have you ever heard the wolf cry
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to the blue corn moonD2 D2# D2 D2 C2 C2 A# A# G A#
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
G A# D2# D2 D2 C2 C2A# A# C2 A# D#
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
C D# F G G F F D# D# C F
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
C D# F G G F F D# C D D#
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Verse 2
A#(low) G A# A# G G F F D# F C
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
A#(low) G A# A# G G F F D# A#
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
A# C2 A# A# G G F F D# F C
Come roll in all the riches all around youF G FD# F G FD# A# GF G D#
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
Bridge
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How high does the sycamore grow?
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If you cut it down, then you'll never know
Chorus 2
G A# D2#D2 D2 C2 C2 A#
And you'll never hear the wolf cry
G F G A# C2
to the blue corn moon
D2 D2#D2 D2 C2 C2 A# A#G A#
For whether we are white or copper skinned
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We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains
C D# F G G F F D# D# C F
We need to paint with all the colors of the windC D# F G G F FYou can own the earth and still
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All you'll own is earth until
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You can paint with all the colors of the wind
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