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Nahko And Medicine For The People

6 songs|12 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

F#m

Risk It

Key: AMedium

F#m

Standard tuning.

Fun 4 chord song, intermediate only for the voicings, but if you got bar chords down, it should be easy.

Play A F#m and D as bar chords, E open.

zebras," "be with you always," etc.) and Chorus ("and it de-fi-NIT-ly matters...").

...or play it how like. Have fun!

AEF#mD

AEvery cell is Etransforming.

And rF#meturning to original Dconcepts to construct,

AAnd then I started to sEhapeshift,

And the F#manimals within me grew Dtails and the talons

AI hitched a ride on the Eback of a whale,

To the F#mdarkest of the ocean and Date off the bottom,

AAnd then I traveled dimEensions,

In the F#mplaces I rode upon Delephants and zebras

A E F#m DElephants and zebras

AWell I dreamed of my future Ebig time, yeah

F#mWhat it would be like to alDways have clean water,

AAnd if you left the trees Estanding,

And they F#mfiltered the air and we Dbreathed it in deeply

AWell I traveled across Native AmEerica,

I saw the F#msickness taking form in Dall the small children

AWell if I could give you my Epeople, yeah,

F#mWell a piece of my peace will Dbe with you always,

AIf I could give you my Epeople, yeah,

F#mWell a piece of my peace will Dbe with you always,

A E F#m DBe with you always

DI never thought I needed Emedicine but I was Dspiritually dying,

I Eneeded some healing,

So I Dopened my mouth and took a Edose of the music,

Then I Dstopped and prayed for guidance now Eteach me to use it,

DI prayed for guidance yeah Eteach me to use it,

DI prayed for guidance now Egive me the music

AAnd it definitely matEters how you look at it,

F#mAnd it definitely matDters how you look at it,

ASo if you think you can Erisk it, well,

F#mWhat an opportunity Dto be free of it,

AWell if you think you can Erisk it, well,

F#mWhat an opportunity Dto be free of it

AEF#mD

AI heard, I heard yeah the Ewild horses,

I were F#mblazing trails through unDcertain territory,

AI take a toke and rEeflect with coyote,

and wereF#m dreaming up new ways to bring Dall the outcasts home,

AI take my place in the Echoir,

I was F#msinging the songs of Dfreedom and progress

AAnd we're delivering the Ebabies yeah,

F#mAnd we're building up the next Dseven generations

ASaid we're delivering the Ebabies yeah,

F#mAnd we're building up the next Eseven generations

A E F#m DSeven generations

DI never thought I needed Emedicine but I was Dspiritually dying,

I Eneeded some healing,

So I Dopened my mouth and took a Edose of the music,

Then I Dstopped and prayed for guidance now Eteach me to use it,

DI prayed for guidance yeah Eteach me to use it,

DI prayed for guidance now Egive me the music

AAnd it definitely matEters how you look at it,

F#mAnd it definitely matDters how you look at it,

ASo if you think you can Erisk it, well,

F#mWhat an opportunity Dto be free of it,

AWell if you think you can Erisk it, well,

F#mWhat an opportunity Dto be free of it

AEF#mD

AMouthing Eoff,

F#mSuch aggressive beDhavior,

I'm Asounding Eoff,

F#mHolding my tDemper,

It Acomes in Ewaves,

My eF#mnemies swim Dclose to me,

My Aheart's disEplaced,

F#mConnected to such Dbravery,

My Ahunger Ewaits,

I cF#mannot swallow, I caDnnot swallow,

I am Aall over the Dplace,

My F#mspirit bellows, My Dspirt bellows,

I am Aon my Eway,

My F#mbody follows, my Dbody follows,

Written Aon my Eface,

Well F#mdo not follow, Ddo not follow... me

...if you like, you can play a break and go into a rendition of Matisyahu's "One Day" using the same chords,

like Nahko does in the live youtube videos...

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Make A Change

Key: GCapo 2Medium

GAmEmD

GIf I make it oAmut alive, IEm?ll make aD changeG Am Em D

EmI need a change, it?s evident

CA transformation imminent

EmA chance for my soul?s intelligence to Credefine lines of indifference

EmI ride past the spirit with the well scratched pad

CAlways looking at my poetry for the reasons I had

EmNever stopped and let someone else take the wheel

CNow I?m in the backseat like "what the fuck is real?"

EmGot to bury the hatchet, bones no casket

CThe dead don?t dance to a liars message

EmSo restless, cross it off my checklist

CPoetical warfare, a bear with horse hair

EmHe?s reckless, acts like he?s got a deathwish

CTrue hey hoka, tricking the trickster

EmLaws of nature, loyal creature

CSon of the most high, willing to wager my pEmlan

And Imma stick to it

CAnd ultimately liberate my consciousness

EmI want the change

CI will make aEm changCe

GIf I make it ouAmt alive, I?ll seEme you on the other Dside

GIf the sacrifice IAm owe is tEmhe reason that I dDie

GAnd I know this tAmoo shall passEm, so I put it in the pasDt

GAnd of all the things I feAmar, it isEmn?t now and it isn?t Dhere

EmI?ll make a changCe, I wiEmll make a chCange

EmWell it comes at a cost, and that?s obvious

CMy list of distractions is infinite

EmMy delusions of grandeur are all equipped

CWith dark lords, back doors, and some wizard shit

EmWell I did not know they were gonna choose me

CAnd I oughta take myself more seriously

EmCause what comes through me no it ain?t no trick

CAnd I know that all of us are born with different gifts, so

EmLift yourself from darkness take a couple steps back

COn an abstract attack I fell beneath the cracks

EmI didn?t come here to drone out and drag my feet

CStand in quicksand both hands and accept defeat

EmI got work to do, let me get back at it

CThe clock is tickin?, I can hear it through the static

EmNow I?m not being dramatic, enemies don?t sleep

CIn fact some aren?t human and that?s hard to believe

EmCause I?m such a visual person, my third eye don?t lie

CHe?s a wise guy inside, even fooled himself twice

EmThinking maybe I?m not ready to be leading the way

CI mean fuck, I?m only human, bound to make some mistakes

EmAn earthquake took place within my lifetime of fear

CI hear this too shall pass, the beginning is near

EmI want the change

CI will make a cEmhange

GIf I make it ouAmt alive, EmI?ll see yDou on the other side

GIf the sacrificAme I owe iEms the reasDon that I die

GAnd I know thisAm too shalEml pass, soD I put it in the past

GAnd of all the Amthings I Emfear, it iDsn?t now and it isn?t here

EmI?ll make a changCe, I will makEme a chCange

CI wanna walk in righteousness

EmBut I keep tripping over ditches of my selfishness

CI wanna pass a fist to a pacifist

EmI keep beating round the bush instead of facing it

EmSo I?m facing it, some gladiator shit

CYeah i?m rippin' over rhythms and I?m healin' it

EmBut it?s non-stop knocks from the mountain top,

Cto the city block. to the tanks: stop and block

EmAnother brother got shot dead on the sidewalk

CWhile the cops doing inside jobs and I'm shocked

EmSo my hands are stretched out to the sky

CGot some poems in my left and a gun in my right

EmAnd my eyes?ll cry over bulletproof pride

CCause I know I didn?t come to make it out alive

EmAnd I thrive in the midst of a battle

CFront lines you can see me in the struggle

EmThese are the songs of a walk towards revival

CEven brave men can put down their rifles

EmI got my orders, and Imma follow them

CYou can find me kickin´ back inside the lion?s den

EmI?m making friends and amends with some evil men

CGonna bring them in and inject them with the medicine

EmImma do no harm, but I?m a take no shit

CAnd I?m a build a bridge out of the emptiness

EmAnd then potentially well ICmma live to be the hardest working bear in the fucking industry

CI will make aEm change

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On The Verge

Key: EmMedium

EmBm

CmGD

I remember I remember I remember I forgive give give gi-ve

AmEmBmEmAm

We are the ones We are the ones We are the ones we've been waiting for We are the ones

AmEmBmEmAm

I'm feeling Emanxious Bmancient and ageless

EmKeynotes key tones Bmkey words and phrases

EmFeel the hatred deepen Bmin my youth

EmI feel the countered enerBmgy the way that it's used

EmYes the matrix keeps Bmme naked and nameless

EmJoy in the darkest of Bmforms

EmSky full of lightnBming deserts full of stEmorms

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho Bm

I want everyEmthing and nothing at Bmall

I reEmfuse to be vulnerBmable

EmSpiritually coming of Bmage

EmCare less if I die toBmmorrow today

Got Embrother hawk marking Bmmy strides

EmBodies of birds and Bmastrological signs

EmWaves making the patterns Bmin clouds

EmThe medicine is the music and the music is right right Emnow

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho Bm

And this Cmuniverse is Gour universe

And my Cmdefinition's always GchanCmging

GIt's passing what are we Dchasing

DHey-ea-ea-ea-Emeah Bm Em Bm

EmBmEmBm

I got a Emdream much bigger than Bmme

EmWe've all got a role in Bmour community

EmNo slave to no dollar Bmbill

EmAnd no master could break Bmmy will

EmAnd no god could ever move me to Bmkill

EmNobody unless it was for a Bmmeal

EmCuz I'm hungry and I'm ready to Bmfight

EmI've got young blood stress and I'm ready to survive toEmnight

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho Bm

Try to Emconnect all the dots Bmin the sky

EmTry to connect to the meaning unBmderneath your eyes

EmWe are machines and we Bmcolonialize

EmWe are beneath and we Bmare bound to rise toEmnight

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho

Bmoo ho ho ho Emho Bm

And I Cmfeel like a feather swooping Gdown on my prey

Well I Cmcould be a monster but I Gfeel like I'm changing every Cmday

GIt's passing what are we Dchasing

DHey-ea-ea-ea-Emeah Bm Em Bm

EmBmEmBm

I reAmmember

I reEmmember

I reBmmember

I forEmgive-give-give-gAmive

I reEmmember

I reBmmember

I forEmgive-give-give-gAmive

I reEmmember

I reBmmember

I forEmgive-give-give-gAmive

I reEmmember

I reBmmember

I forEmgive-give-give

We are the Amones

We are the Emones

We are the Bmones we've been waiting Emfor

We are the Amones

We are the Emones

We are the Bmones we've been waiting Emfor

AmEmBmEm

CmGCmGCmGD

EmBm

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I Mua

Key: FMedium

FBF

Palm mute to

Fi will go to the volcano

melt my heat in mauna kea?s snow.

i will go to the volcano

melt my heat in mauna kea?s snow.

Bget waist deep, yeah get barreled.

all the gifts returned tenfold

Fi will go to the volcano.

i will go to the volcano.

melt my heart in mauna kea?s snow

melt my heart in mauna kea?s snow.

Fhell, good thing i don't require much.

makes it easier to move and stand straight up.

Ba little tough love and the gentle touch.

the more i struggle the more i'm stuck.

Fthe less i speak the more i know.

the faster i move the slower i go.

Bi will go to the volcano.

melt my heart in mauna kea?s snoFw!

Ooo

Fi?ll water my horses like you taught me to.

i?ll water my horses like you taught me to.

the spirit guides yeah the spirit moves.

i?ll water my horses like you taught me to.

the spirit guides yeah the spirit moves.

Byour hair like sweetgrass braided through

we stay busy we always do!

Fmy developing state of consciousness

endless roads of nothingness

Band cities filled with emptiness

and crowds of faceless ignorance

Fi'm over it i'm over it

pull up my anchor, sail my ship.

Bcountless ways to feed my kids

countless ways to route my trip

Fi?ll harvest this and replant it.

harvest this and replant it.

BOhF OhB! F

FBF

Blike when the mother met the Cfather,

kissed the hBorizon and gave birth to sFtarBs.F

Bor when the lovers turned into Cthunder

then came the bBreakthrough, then came the sFtorBm F

FOooB F

Fwell i?ll keep traveling ?till my heart finds peace

but even when it does i?ll keep moving

Bcuz there?s so much to see

ground beneath bare feet.

Fi love the dark-lit loneliness

my greatest teacher peacefulness.

Bthe wolf i bear the forest with.

the ever present kiss of mindfulness

Fcompassion wets my every step.

well the puddle shimmer and reflect.

Band i hold my shield up must protect

well a suffered heart suffered neglect

Finitiate this son of god

initiate this daughter god

make us work and feel each part

make us work and feel each part.

initiate this son of god

initiate this daughter god

make us work and feel each part

make us work and feel each part.

Bnurturing my jurassic heart.

galaxies in these birth marks!

Finitiate my father god, let him die let him move on.

Binitiate my mother god, let her live forever strFong!

BAho!

Blike when the mother met the Cfather,

kissed the Bhorizon and gave birth to stFarsB. F

Bor when the lovers turned into Cthunder

then came the Bbreakthrough, then came the stFormB F

FBF

Fwhat a beautiful life!

looking through these eyes

what a beautiful life.

dreaming with this mind.

without the lens of Cmankind.

without the crutch of my Bsight

i can pierce through the Cnight!

surrender into the Bmost high

i can reach to the Cheights

i and i and i and Bi?

Palm Mute F

What a beautiful life!

What a beautiful Blife! (Repeats out alternating F and B)

End on staccato F

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Tus Pies

Key: EmCapo 5Medium

EmI'll be the eaCrth that grGounds you

EmFrom the chaCos all arouGnd

EmI'll be the hCome you reGturn to

EmI can Cbe your middle gGround

EmAnd I can Cserve as a remGinder

Emif you jCump you will not Gfall.

EmGo on and spCread those wings of Greason

EmWe are waCter after alGl

And if you cCall on mGe

I'll come ruCnning like a cGoyote

Cuz we're pCillars indGeed

A liCghthouse when you're out to Gsea

A beAmacon when direction's all I Dneed

A coBmmpass if you know what I Emmean

DrCunk on that nectar of Dall that you are to Gme

EmYou can tCrust me and my inGstincts

EmCuz they are lCike that of a bGird

EmI am loCyal, I will fGeed you

EmSing you sCongs you've never hGeard

EmWho wants to wCear the hat this mGorning?

EmI reckon neCither of us Gcare

EmCuz there is mCore to life than lGeading

EmI would foCllow you, I sGwear

And if you cCall on mGe

I'll come ruCnning like a cGoyote

Cuz we're piCllars indeGed

A liCghthouse when you're out to Gsea

A beAmacon when direction's all I nDeed

A coBmmpass if you know what I Emmean

DrCunk on that nectar of Dall that you are to Gme

EmAnd I will aClways share my fGire

EmProper wCay to pay resGpects

EmLay tobaCcco down in Ggratitude

EmYeah, one thing I cannot neGglect

EmAnd there are eCyes that watch us cGlosely

EmAnd there's a stCory they will tGell

EmThere's a wCay 'tween fact and fGiction

EmAnd we have Cno time to diGspel

EmSo familiar Cyet so fGoreign

EmPolaroids saCy so muGch

EmBring me cerCemony pGarallels

EmI'll bring pCalaver and sGage brush

And if you cCall on mGe

I'll come ruCnning like a cGoyote

Cuz we're pCillars indGeed

A liCghthouse when you're out to Gsea

A beAmacon when direction's all I nDeed

A coBmmpass if you know what I Emmean

DrCunk on that nectar of Dall that you are to Gme

EmAnd I love your fCeet for how they fGound me

EmAnd how they walkCed upon four wiGnds

EmBe my deer, I'lCl be your mGeadow

EmCome graze uCpon bare skGin

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Dragonfly

Key: GHard

GAmGAmG

CGCFGC

CYou should put that cigarette Gout

CYou should have faith Emin my Gmouth

CLike your mother, Glike your son

CLike my temperaGmental lungs

AmEach piece Gfits inFto the Gnext

I Ccome not black and GI'm not Cwhite

Both reEmveal me Gin my Csight....

CYou've got twinkles Amin your Geyes

You sayC "vegetariansAm save Glives"

But Cthere's your wings desAmpite my Gback

CThere's your baby's FbassiGnet

AmWill there Gbe one Ammore of Gme?

CClose my eyes and Dtry to Emhide

CFrom my form of DdragonCfly

CGBmCAm

CLittle bear woke Fin the Gwoods

CChipped and peeled veAmhicle Ghoods

CIn that pen unFder the Gcovers

CI've been stealing Ffrom my Glover

AmMoments GI canAmnot reGplace

CTo my former GdragonEmfly

CI resist and GI surCvive...

GEmGAmAm

CWhat a state I've Ambrought this Gto

CLogic lies of Fmine pull Gthrough?

But Cwhat's that say of Ammy charGacter?

CI retreat back Finto Gnature

AmWill there Gbe one Ammore of Gme?

CTo my form of DdragonEmfly

CI resist and DI surAmvi-Gi-Five, surAmvi-Gi-Five

Cmmmmmmmm.... I surBmvivDe G

I survFive Am

This is resiCstance G

I survCive

I survGiveBm

GI survFive

This is resisCtance G

I survCive....

I survBmi-iveEm

I survFiveAm

This is resisCtance G

I survCive

I survGive

BmI survFive Am

This is resiCstance G

I survCive

I survBmiveG Bm G

I survAmive

CThis is resistanGce

I survCive

I survBmive

I survAmiveF Am

This is resiCstance.G..

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