Vanessa Williams - Colors of the wind
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[Intro]
G Em Cadd9 Bm7 Em D Em G D
Cmaj7 Dadd9 G Em G
[Verse 1]
YouG think you own whatever land youEm land on
the Gearth is just a Ddead thing can cBmlaim
Em but i know every Bmrock and tree and C6creature G/B
has a lAmife, has a sD6pirit, has aEm name. D
[Verse 2]
You Gthink the only people who are Empeople
are the Gpeople who look and think likeBm you
but Emif you walk the Bmfootsteps of a C6stranger
you'll G/B learn Amthings youD neveC/Dr knew you Gnever knBm/F#ew.
[Chorus]
Have you Emever heard the wolf cry to the bBmlue corn mC6oon
Or Emasked the grinning bobcat why Bmhe grinGned?
Can you Csing with all the D/Cvoices of thBm7e mountainEm7?
Can you C6paint with all the cG/Bolors of the Gm7sus4wind?
Can you Am7paint with all the cC/Dolors of the wiGnd?
[Interlude]
G Em D#6 C C/D G
[Verse 2]
DCome run the hiddenCadd9 pine trails of the Emforest
Come Gtaste the sun sweet berries of the A#mearth
Come Emroll in all the Em/D#riches all arounC6d you G/B
And for Am7once never wG/Donder Dwhat they'Emre worth. Dadd9/F#
DThe rainstorm and tCadd9he river are my brotEmhers
GThe heron and the otter are my frieA#mnds
EmAnd we are all cDonnected to C6each otheG/Br
In a Am7circle in a C/Dhoop tDhat Gnever ends.
[Chorus]
Bm/F#Have you eEmver heard the wolf cry to the bBmlue corn mC6oon
or Emlet the eagle tell you where Bmhe's been?
Can you Csing with all theD/C voices ofBm7 the mountain?Em7
C6 G/B Em7add4
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Can you Am7paint with all the cC/Dolors of the wGind? G
[Bridge]
Bm7How D/Chigh does theBm7 sycamore gEmrow?
If you Fmaj7cut it downD6 then you'lBm7l never know.
[Verse]
And you'llEm never hear the wolf cry to theBm7 blue corn Cmoon D
For Emwhether we are white or coBm7pper skinned
We need to Csing with all the Dadd9/F#voices of the Bm7mountains Em7
We need to Am7paint with all the cBm7olors of thGm7sus4e wind.
[Outro]
You can Am7own the Earth and still
All you'll Bm7own is earth uC6ntil
You can Em7paint with C6all the cG/Bolors of theGm7sus4 wind.
[Ending]
D Em Cmaj7 Em D C C/E E Gadd9