Nahko and Medicine For the People - Wash it away

We're ^Ema part o^Cf somethin^Gg spec^Dial we're a^Em part of^C something^G speci^Dal we’re a ^Empart of ^Csomething ^Gspecia^Dl It’s a ^Emcrack in ^Ctime A ^Gwrinkle^D Fallen ^Emfrom the ^Cnest, young ^Geagle^D I will ^Empull my feathers ^Cout stay ^Ghumbl^De stay ^Emhumble^{C G D} stay ^Emhumble^{C G D} stay ^Emhumble^{C G D} stay^Em humble^{C G D} U^Emncle Mana ^Ctaught us like an ^Gelder^{D Em}took a^Csunder older ^Gbrothe^Dr

t^Emhis is ^Cpowerful ^Gcountry^D t^Emhis is ^Cpowerful ^Gcountry^D we ^Emfelt like ^Cwe were ^Greturni^Dng to our ^Emland r^Cebels and the ^Gshepherds in the ^Dsea ^Emtakers are ^Ctaking what the ^Gleavers will ^Dleave so ^Emgrieve ^Cme the black ^Gprince ^Dcicada ^Emsuch a l^Coud voice for a tiny cre^Gature ^{D Em}teach me^C to let go of al^Gl of my ^Dpain ^EmI do for^Cgive, I don't forget the^Gse thing^Ds ^Em I do fo^Crgive, I don't forget th^Gese thin^Dgs ^EmWe burn ^Cthe bluegum for a safe p^Gassagewa^Dy drink of^Em the earth smoke^C of the dirt and my warpaint was^G red ^{D Em}ochre clay Hoka ^Chey Red ochre cl^Gay ^{D Em}Hoka hey^C Red ochre c^Glay ^{D Em} Our pra^Cyers igniting, cast out ^Ginto the^D shire and the song of^Em our str^Cuggle came straight from^G the fir^De, it goes: ^Choly hol^Dy grandm^Bmother, we sing wash us^C clean o^Df our pa^Bmin and suffering ^C give us strengt^Dh for our new beginnings^Bm In my deepest g^Crace I sing ^Emit'll wa^Csh away, it will wash aw^Gay lift ^D‘em up ^Emit'll wa^Csh away, it will wash aw^Gay lift ^D‘em up ^Emit'll wa^Csh away, it will wash aw^Gay lift ^D‘em up ^EmIt'll wa^Csh away, it will wash aw^Gay lift ^D‘em up ^Emooh lift^C ‘em up ooh lift ‘em up ^{G D} Em C G D

^EmIn my dr^Ceams a whirling aborigin^Gal man ^{D Em}gave me ^Cyour hat and your past i^Gn one ha^Dnd he said, ^Emyou've c^Come to be with rainbow s^Gerpent ^{D Em}red hand^Cs red land red worship ^{G D Em} red han^Cds red land red worship ^{G D Em}just the^Cn I heard bush mama crying in th^Ge chasms^{D Em}for the ^Cstolen generation and the childr^Gen who h^Daven't ^Em come ho^Cme come home stay home ^{G D Em}come hom^Ce come home stay home ^{G D Em}my bulle^Cts are my words and my w^Gords are^D my weapons ^Em so chai^Cn me to the pipeline for^G our riv^Ders and mountains ^Emwe sing ^Ctoday's a good day for m^Gy ego to^D die ^Em today's^C a good day for my ego t^Go die ^D spirit l^Emive on i^Cn my heart, in my body, my mind ^{G D Em}then sis^Cter crow came with the murder th^Gat day ^{D Em}so we ta^Cttoed the bird nation on^Gto our f^Daces ^Emshe said^C we sing to let go of al^Gl of our^D pain ^Emwe dance^C the story to remember w^Ghen thin^Dgs changed ^{Em C}remember when things cha^Gnged ^{D Em C}remember when things cha^Gnged ^{D C}holy hol^Dy grandm^Bmother, we sing wash us ^Cclean of^D our pai^Bmn and suffering give us ^Cstrength^D for our^Bm new beginnings In my de^Cepest thanks I sing ^EmIt'll wa^Csh away, it will wash aw^Gay lift ^D‘em up ^Emit'll wa^Csh away, it will wash aw^Gay lift ^D‘em up ^Em it'll w^Cash away, it will wash a^Gway lift^D ‘em up ^Em it'll w^Cash away, it will wash a^Gway lift^D ‘em up ^{Em C}ooh lift ‘em up o^Ghh ohhh ^{D Em C}ooh lift ‘em up ^{G D Em C}ooh lift ‘em up o^Ghh ohhh ^{D Em C}ooh lift ‘em up ^{G D}

^EmWe dance^Cd the ghost dance in two^G separat^De countries ^EmTo this ^Cold song so familiar to ^Gmemory ^{D Em}the road^C will teach you how to l^Gove and ^Dlet go it can b^Eme lonely^C but it's the only thing that we^G've ever^D known it can b^Eme lonely^C but it's the only thing that we^G've ever^D known ^EmOur momm^Cas told us let go of jea^Glousy ^{D Em}and for ^Cvagabonds and vagrants, ^Gthat won^D't come so easy ^Emwe've co^Cme from nothing, nothing^{G D Em}we have ^Ccome from nothing, nothi^Gng ^{D Em}teach me^C to love you in a differ^Gent way ^{D Em} same cu^Cts same guts same crazy ^{G D Em}same cut^Cs same guts same crazy ^{G D Em}I travel^Ced halfway across the co^Guntry an^Dd back ^Emonly to ^Cfind love undefined and ^GI'm OK w^Dith that ^Emcause I'^Cm gonna be a guardian be^G a man a^Dmong men ^Embe a gua^Crdian be a man among men^{G D Em}or be a ^Cwoman among women be a g^Guardian ^{D Em}be my fr^Ciend ooh be my friend ^{G D} We're ^Ema part o^Cf somethin^Gg spec^Dial we're a^Em part of^C something^G speci^Dal we’re a ^Empart of ^Csomething ^Gspecia^Dl It’s a ^Emcrack in ^Ctime A ^Gwrinkle^D Fallen ^Emfrom the ^Cnest, young ^Geagle^D I will ^Empull my feathers ^Cout stay ^Ghumbl^De stay ^Emhumble^{C G D} stay ^Emhumble^{C G D} stay ^Emhumble^{C G D} stay^Em humble^{C G D}