Tuning:

It can get repetitive after a while so feel free to play a C/G instead of the C to spice it up. [Intro] Em C G D/F# (x4) [Refrain]

We’re a p^Emart of som^Cething ^Gspec^D/F#ial We’re a p^Emart of som^Cething ^Gspec^D/F#ial We’re a p^Emart of som^Cething ^Gspec^D/F#ial It’s a cr^Emack in t^Cime, a w^Grink^D/F#le

[Verse 1]

Fallen fr^Emom the n^Cest, young e^Gagle^D/F# I will p^Emull my feathers o^Cut, stay ^Ghum^D/F#ble Stay h^Emumbl^Ce, ^G ^D/F#

Stay ^Emhumb^Cle, ^G ^D/F# Stay ^Emhumb^Cle, ^G ^D/F#

Stay ^Emhumb^Cle, ^G ^D/F# ^EmUncle Mana ta^Cught us like an e^Glder^D/F# T^Emook asu^Cnder older br^Goth^D/F#er, he said ^Em‘This is powe^Crful co^Guntr^D/F#y, ^EmThis is pow^Cerful cou^Gntry^D/F#, yeah’

^EmWe felt like w^Ce were re^Gturn^D/F#ing, ^EmTo our land re^Cbels, and the she^Gpherds in the ^D/F#sea ^EmTakers are ta^Cking what the leav^Gers will le^D/F#ave

So, gr^Emieve me the bla^Cck prince cic^Gada,^D/F# Such a l^Emoud vo^Cice for a ti^Gny c^D/F#reature, oh

^EmTeach me to l^Cet go of a^Gll of m^D/F#y pain, ^EmI do forg^Cive I don’t forg^Get these t^D/F#hings ^EmI do forg^Cive I don’t forg^Get these th^D/F#ings, so

^EmWe burn the bl^Cue gum for a sa^Gfe passage ^D/F#way, ^EmDrink of the earth, smoke of the di^Crt, And my war^Gpaint was ^D/F#red ochre c^Emlay, hoka h^Cey My war^Gpaint was ^D/F#red ochre c^Emlay, hoka h^Cey ^D/F#Red ochre c^Glay

^EmOur prayers igni^Cte and cast out in^Gto the ^D/F#shire, And the s^Emong of our stru^Cggle, came str^Gaight from the^D/F# fire, it goes:

[Pre-Chorus]

^CHoly h^Doly gra^Bmndmother we sing, ^CWash us cl^Dean of our p^Bmain and suffering ^CGive us str^Dength for a ^Bmnew beginning ^CIn my deepest grace I sing

[Chorus]

^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^Daway – lift ’em up ^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^Daway – lift ’em up ^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^Daway – lift ’em up ^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^Daway – lift ’em up ^EmOooh^Chho^Gooo^Dooo lift ’em up ^EmOooh^Chho^Gooo^Dooo lift ’em up

[Instrumental] Em C G D/F# (x4) [Verse 2] (same as verse 1)

^EmIn my dre^Cams you were an abor^Giginal ^D/F#man You gave me your hat, and your past in one hand, you said

‘You come to be with rainbow serpent Red hands, red land, red worship Red hands, red land, red worship’ Just then I heard bush mama crying in the chasms For a stolen generation, and the children that haven’t Come home, come home, stay home Come home, come home, stay home My bullets are my words, and my words are my weapons So chain me to the pipeline, for our rivers and mountains We sing ‘Today is a good day for my ego to die Today is a good day for my ego to die’ Spirit live on, in my heart, in my body my mind, In my body my mind Then sister crow came with the murder that day, So we tattooed the bird nation onto our faces She said, ‘We seem to let go of all of our pain, We dance the story to remember when things changed, Remember when things changed, Remember when things changed’ [Pre-Chorus]

^CHoly h^Doly gra^Bmndmother we sing, ^CWash us cl^Dean of our p^Bmain and suffering ^CGive us str^Dength for a ^Bmnew beginning ^CIn my deepest grace I sing

[Chorus]

^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^D/F#away – lift ’em up ^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^D/F#away – lift ’em up ^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^D/F#away – lift ’em up ^EmIt’ll wash a^Cway, it will wa^Gsh ^D/F#away – lift ’em up ^EmOooh^Chho^Gooo^Dooo lift ’em up ^EmOooh^Chho^Gooo^Dooo lift ’em up ^EmOooh^Chho^Gooo^Dooo lift ’em up ^EmOooh^Chho^Gooo^Dooo lift ’em up

[Solo] Em C G D/F# (x8) [Chorus Outro] Em C G D/F# (x4) [Verse 3] (same as verse 1)

^EmWe dance the gh^Cost dance in two se^Gparate cou^D/F#ntries To this old song, so familiar to memory The road will teach you how to love and let go It can be lonely but it’s the only thing that we’ve ever known It can be lonely but it’s the only thing that we’ve ever known

Our mamas told us ‘Let go our jealousy And for vagabonds and vagrants that wont come so easy We’ve come from nothing, nothing We have come from nothing, nothing’ Teach me to love you in a different way, Same cuts same guts same crazy Same cuts same guts same crazy I traveled half way across the country and back, Only to find love undefined, and I’m okay with that Cause I’m gonna be guardian, be a man among men, Be a guardian, be a man among men, Or be a woman among women, be a guardian, be my friend ohhhhh be my friend

We’re a p^Emart of som^Cething ^Gspec^D/F#ial We’re a p^Emart of som^Cething ^Gspec^D/F#ial We’re a p^Emart of som^Cething ^Gspec^D/F#ial It’s a cr^Emack in t^Cime, a w^Grink^D/F#le

Fallen fr^Emom the n^Cest, young e^Gagle^D/F# I will p^Emull my feathers o^Cut, stay ^Ghum^D/F#ble Stay h^Emumbl^Ce, ^G ^D/F#

Stay ^Emhumb^Cle, ^G ^D/F# Stay ^Emhumb^Cle, ^G ^D/F#

End on G

Nahko and Medicine For the People - Wash it away