Colors Of The Wind (Chords)
Vanessa Williams
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Intro:
A# Gm D# Gm D# F
A# Gm A# Gm
Verse 1: @0:25
A# Gm
You think you own whatever land you land on
A# Dm
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
Gm Dm D# A#
But I know ev'ry rock and tree and creature
Cm F Gm
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name
A# Gm
You think the only people who are people
A# Dm
Are the people who look and think like you
Gm Dm D# A#
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
Cm F A#
You'll learn things you never knew you never knew
Chorus 1: @1:10
Dm Gm Dm D#
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Gm Dm
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?
D# F Dm Gm
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
D# A# Gm
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Cm F A#
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Verse 2: @1:42
A# F Gm
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
A# Dm
Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth
Gm F D# A#
Come roll in all the riches all around you
Cm F Gm
And for once, never wonder what they're worth
A# F Gm
The rainstorm and the river are my brothers
A# Dm
The heron and the otter are my friends
Gm F D# A#
And we're all connected to each other
Cm F A#
In a circle, in a hoop that never ends
Chorus 2: @2:27
Dm Gm Dm D#
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Gm Dm
Or let the eagle tell you where he's been
D# F Dm Gm
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?
D# A# Gm
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Cm F A#
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?
Bridge: @2:57
A# D# Dm Gm
How high does the sycamore grow?
G#
If you cut it down
F
Then you'll never know
Chorus 3: @3:10
Dm Gm Dm D#
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Gm Dm
For whether we are white or copper-skinned
D# F Dm Gm
We need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
Cm Dm Gm
Need to paint with all the colors of the wind
Outro: @3:34
Cm
You can own the earth and still
Dm D#
All you'll own is earth until
Gm Dm D# F A#
You can paint with all the colors of the wind
D# Gm F D# F A#
