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You t[C]think you own what ever land you l[Am]land on
the e[C]earth is just a dead thing you can [Em]claim
but [Am]I know every rock and tree and c[F]creature
has a [Dm]life, has a sp[G]spirt, has a n[Am]name
you [C]think the only people who are [Am]people
are the [C]people who look and think like [Em]you
but [Am]if you walk the footsteps of a str[F]stranger
you'll learn th[Dm]ings you never kn[G]ew you neve[C]r knew
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have you [Am]ever heard the wolf cry to the b[Em]blue corn m[F]moon
or [Am]ask the grinning bobcat why he gr[Em]grinned
can you s[F]ing with all the v[G]oices of the m[Am]ountain
can you p[F]paint with all the colors of the w[G]wind
can you p[F]aint with all the c[G]olors of the w[C]ind
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come [C]run the hidden pine trails of the[Am]the forest
come [C]taste the sun sweet berries of the[Em]the earth
Come[Am]Come Roll in all the riches all arou[F]around you
and fo[Dm]r once never w[G]onder what t[Am]hey're worth
the r[C]rain storm and the river are my br[Am]brothers
the h[C]herron and the otter are my friends[Em]friends
and [Am]we are all connected to each oth[F]other
in a c[Dm]ircle in a hoo[G]p that never[Am] ends
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[C]how h[F]high does the [Em]sycamore g[Am]grow?
if you [Dm]cut it down then you'll n[G]never know
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And you'l[Am]l never hear the wolf cry to the[Em] blue corn[F] moon
or [Am]wheather we are white or copper s[Em]skin
you need [F]to sing with all t[G]the voices of t[Am]the mountain
you need [F]to paint with all the colors of t[G]the wind
you can o[Am]own the earth and still all you o[Em]own is earth until
you can p[F]aint with all the c[G]olors of the w[C]ind