Nahko and Medicine For the People - Bend like the willow

Tell your ^Gstory. Even if it starts dark ^CShame is a shade of you ^Dcolor in the hard parts^G Oo ^Cyeah, ^D color in the hard parts^G A la la^C la la la la^D la la ^G Let that pain in your ^Cheart ign^Dite inspire ^GSpotless mind it’s ^Cpeace I ^Ddesire When I ^Gcall - on the ^Cname ^D- feel it ^Grush - through my ^Cveins ^D

^DSo I put it in the fire s^Cend it back to the s^Gtars ^DSweat hits my chest and I’m ^Cpraying really ^Ghard ^DAll I can see is ^Cinfinity of ^Gdark ^DAll can feel is that ^Cbeating drum in my ^Gheart

^CYou are braver than your ^Ddeepest fear You are ^Emwise beyond your years ^{C Am}Bend like the willow. ^CCast your ^Dlove over ^Gme. ^AmCreator’s shadow. ^CCast your ^Dlove over ^Gme

Find your ^Gperson and keep your elders close ^CTry things out, hold ^Dhands of many folks, ^Gyeah A la la^N.C. la la la la la Pull the ^Gtrigger if you dig her she’s a fighter and a keeper but be^C careful to go deeper cause it ^Dcould mean steeper conseq^Guences You’re a ^Cman now you gotta ^Dmake your own decisions^G Have you ^Cheard yourself lately ^Dtake some time to listen^G Oh, ^Ctake some time to ^Dlisten

Your ^Dmind is a garden, be ^Csure to tend it ^Gwell ^DWhere you find the ^Cwater is where you find ^Gyourself

^CYou are braver than your ^Ddeepest fear You are ^Emwise beyond your years ^{C Am}Bend like the willow. ^CCast your ^Dlove over ^Gme ^AmCreator’s shadow. ^CCast your ^Dlove over ^Gme