Nahko and Medicine For the People - Honor the earth

^G#Gate of the nort^D#h, Onondag^Fma I was alo^C#ne, I knew the names of my loves ^G#Four legged and wing^D#s, mycelium, branches, and ^Fmfins under the ocean, ^C#totems of what we would call God ^G#the Creator who just ^D#happens to be neighbors with the ^Fmlaw of nature, she’s ^C#a painter after all When the ^G#mountains knew our names and the ^D#rivers sang our songs as they ^Fmcrashed into the ocean where the ^C#whales would sing along We’re the ^G#people of the salmon We’re the ^D#people of the rice We’re the ^Fmpeople of the kalo and ^C#this is our life

^D#I will ^Fmbe there when the work is done^{C# D#}What I ^Fmleave for my grandchildren^C#

^G#Honor the ^D#Earth the Mother comes ^Fmfirst Live in a ^C#good way for her

^G#Gate of the ^D#west, the Salish ^FmSea The planet was ^C#warming by a couple degrees ^G#From cedar and ^D#stone our actual origins un^Fmknown looking for answers in ^C#triangular lights in the sky ^G#No bees were buzzing they were ^D#struggling to survive the data ^Fmshowed the shift in poles back when the ^C#coral was alive We’re the ^G#people of the water We’re the ^D#people of the maize We’re the ^Fmpeople from the stars and the ^C#keepers of the old ways

^D#I will ^Fmbe there when the work is done^{C# D#}What I ^Fmleave for my grandchildren^C#

^G#Honor the ^D#Earth the Mother comes ^Fmfirst Live in a ^C#good way for her