Verse, bridge, and coda are just downstrokes, with palm-muting...
...or play it how like. Have fun!
E--[A]5----[E]0---[F#m] -2----[D]5--|
B--5----0----2----7--|
G--6----1----2----7--|
D--7----2----4----7--|
A--7----2----4----5--|
E--5----0----2----5--|
[VERSE I]
[A]Every cell is [E]transforming.
And r[F#m]eturning to original [D]concepts to construct,
[A]And then I started to s[E]hapeshift,
And the [F#m]animals within me grew [D]tails and the talons
[A]I hitched a ride on the [E]back of a whale,
To the [F#m]darkest of the ocean and [D]ate off the bottom,
[A]And then I traveled dim[E]ensions,
In the [F#m]places I rode upon [D]elephants and zebras
[BREAK I]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Elephants and zebras
[VERSE II]
[A]Well I dreamed of my future [E]big time, yeah
[F#m]What it would be like to al[D]ways have clean water,
[A]And if you left the trees [E]standing,
And they [F#m]filtered the air and we [D]breathed it in deeply
[A]Well I traveled across Native Am[E]erica,
I saw the [F#m]sickness taking form in [D]all the small children
[A]Well if I could give you my [E]people, yeah,
[F#m]Well a piece of my peace will [D]be with you always,
[A]If I could give you my [E]people, yeah,
[F#m]Well a piece of my peace will [D]be with you always,
[BREAK II]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Be with you always
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Be with you always
[BRIDGE]
[D]I never thought I needed [E]medicine but I was [D]spiritually dying,
I [E]needed some healing,
So I [D]opened my mouth and took a [E]dose of the music,
Then I [D]stopped and prayed for guidance now [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance yeah [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance now [E]give me the music
[CHORUS]
[A]And it definitely mat[E]ters how you look at it,
[F#m]And it definitely mat[D]ters how you look at it,
[A]So if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it,
[A]Well if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it
[BREAK]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[VERSE III]
[A]I heard, I heard yeah the [E]wild horses,
I were [F#m]blazing trails through un[D]certain territory,
[A]I take a toke and r[E]eflect with coyote,
and were[F#m] dreaming up new ways to bring [D]all the outcasts home,
[A]I take my place in the [E]choir,
I was [F#m]singing the songs of [D]freedom and progress
[A]And we're delivering the [E]babies yeah,
[F#m]And we're building up the next [D]seven generations
[A]Said we're delivering the [E]babies yeah,
[F#m]And we're building up the next [E]seven generations
[BREAK]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Seven generations
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Seven generations
[BRIDGE]
[D]I never thought I needed [E]medicine but I was [D]spiritually dying,
I [E]needed some healing,
So I [D]opened my mouth and took a [E]dose of the music,
Then I [D]stopped and prayed for guidance now [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance yeah [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance now [E]give me the music
[CHORUS]
[A]And it definitely mat[E]ters how you look at it,
[F#m]And it definitely mat[D]ters how you look at it,
[A]So if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it,
[A]Well if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it
[BREAK]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[CODA]
[A]Mouthing [E]off,
[F#m]Such aggressive be[D]havior,
I'm [A]sounding [E]off,
[F#m]Holding my t[D]emper,
It [A]comes in [E]waves,
My e[F#m]nemies swim [D]close to me,
My [A]heart's dis[E]placed,
[F#m]Connected to such [D]bravery,
My [A]hunger [E]waits,
I c[F#m]annot swallow, I ca[D]nnot swallow,
I am [A]all over the [D]place,
My [F#m]spirit bellows, My [D]spirt bellows,
I am [A]on my [E]way,
My [F#m]body follows, my [D]body follows,
Written [A]on my [E]face,
Well [F#m]do not follow, [D]do 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...
...or play it how like. Have fun!
E--[A]5----[E]0---[F#m] -2----[D]5--|
B--5----0----2----7--|
G--6----1----2----7--|
D--7----2----4----7--|
A--7----2----4----5--|
E--5----0----2----5--|
[VERSE I]
[A]Every cell is [E]transforming.
And r[F#m]eturning to original [D]concepts to construct,
[A]And then I started to s[E]hapeshift,
And the [F#m]animals within me grew [D]tails and the talons
[A]I hitched a ride on the [E]back of a whale,
To the [F#m]darkest of the ocean and [D]ate off the bottom,
[A]And then I traveled dim[E]ensions,
In the [F#m]places I rode upon [D]elephants and zebras
[BREAK I]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Elephants and zebras
[VERSE II]
[A]Well I dreamed of my future [E]big time, yeah
[F#m]What it would be like to al[D]ways have clean water,
[A]And if you left the trees [E]standing,
And they [F#m]filtered the air and we [D]breathed it in deeply
[A]Well I traveled across Native Am[E]erica,
I saw the [F#m]sickness taking form in [D]all the small children
[A]Well if I could give you my [E]people, yeah,
[F#m]Well a piece of my peace will [D]be with you always,
[A]If I could give you my [E]people, yeah,
[F#m]Well a piece of my peace will [D]be with you always,
[BREAK II]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Be with you always
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Be with you always
[BRIDGE]
[D]I never thought I needed [E]medicine but I was [D]spiritually dying,
I [E]needed some healing,
So I [D]opened my mouth and took a [E]dose of the music,
Then I [D]stopped and prayed for guidance now [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance yeah [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance now [E]give me the music
[CHORUS]
[A]And it definitely mat[E]ters how you look at it,
[F#m]And it definitely mat[D]ters how you look at it,
[A]So if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it,
[A]Well if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it
[BREAK]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[VERSE III]
[A]I heard, I heard yeah the [E]wild horses,
I were [F#m]blazing trails through un[D]certain territory,
[A]I take a toke and r[E]eflect with coyote,
and were[F#m] dreaming up new ways to bring [D]all the outcasts home,
[A]I take my place in the [E]choir,
I was [F#m]singing the songs of [D]freedom and progress
[A]And we're delivering the [E]babies yeah,
[F#m]And we're building up the next [D]seven generations
[A]Said we're delivering the [E]babies yeah,
[F#m]And we're building up the next [E]seven generations
[BREAK]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Seven generations
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]Seven generations
[BRIDGE]
[D]I never thought I needed [E]medicine but I was [D]spiritually dying,
I [E]needed some healing,
So I [D]opened my mouth and took a [E]dose of the music,
Then I [D]stopped and prayed for guidance now [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance yeah [E]teach me to use it,
[D]I prayed for guidance now [E]give me the music
[CHORUS]
[A]And it definitely mat[E]ters how you look at it,
[F#m]And it definitely mat[D]ters how you look at it,
[A]So if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it,
[A]Well if you think you can [E]risk it, well,
[F#m]What an opportunity [D]to be free of it
[BREAK]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[CODA]
[A]Mouthing [E]off,
[F#m]Such aggressive be[D]havior,
I'm [A]sounding [E]off,
[F#m]Holding my t[D]emper,
It [A]comes in [E]waves,
My e[F#m]nemies swim [D]close to me,
My [A]heart's dis[E]placed,
[F#m]Connected to such [D]bravery,
My [A]hunger [E]waits,
I c[F#m]annot swallow, I ca[D]nnot swallow,
I am [A]all over the [D]place,
My [F#m]spirit bellows, My [D]spirt bellows,
I am [A]on my [E]way,
My [F#m]body follows, my [D]body follows,
Written [A]on my [E]face,
Well [F#m]do not follow, [D]do 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...
Used chords
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