Nahko and Medicine For the People - My country
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Nahko and Medicine for the People - My Country
If you don't understand the "slash" chords you can just play the chord of the first letter.
eg for D/F# just play a D chord. The intro is optional, it is a spoken word sample, the location of
the G chord is where the guitar fades in.
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
N.C.
We feel that racism and sexism and class seperation That these are desecratGions And we feel that the Gamerican flag does not represent Integrity, honorG, justice or truthGMy country 'D/F#tis of thee
EmSweet land of C/Gpoverty
G For D/F#thee I Gweep
G Land where my mother cried
D/F# Land where my father died
Em Sweet land of gC/Genocide
G Pride D/F#of my Gheart G
[Verse 2]
G My country 'D/F#tis of thee
EmSweet land of C/Gindustry
G We'll D/F#break your Gback
G Clean out your minerals
D/F# Fill you with chemicals
Em We kill for what is C/Gprofitable
G Oh D/F#concrete Gworld G
[Verse 3]
G Our climate'sD/F# suffering
Em All nature C/Gfeels the sting
G PoisoD/F#ned Gprogress
G All of these mouths to feed
D/F# All of this land to seed
Em From sea to C/Gshining sea
G Gold D/F#under - Gground G
[Verse 4]
G Our people D/F#left to die
Em Battlefield C/Gcountry-side
G Paved-D/F#over Ggraves
G Suburban privileges make D/F# desolate villages
Em Broken treaties, Broken C/Gpromises
G ConqD/F#uer, Grepeat G
[Verse 5]
G All warriors D/F#represent
Em Remind those C/Gwho forget
G The D/F#time is Gnow
G To walk in humble pride
D/F# Prepare and fortify
Em Resist comforts of C/Gcompromise
[Outro]
G Pray D/F#for guidaGnce
G Pray D/F#for guidaGnce
G Pray D/F#for guidaGnce G