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[Intro] 
Em
[Verse 1]
Oh the Emlight
Full moon Cupon us
The Gancient world
The coyotes Dcry
[Verse 2]
The dogs are Emrunnig now
My heart is Cracing now
My body’s Gpacing now
But we’re all in Dstride
[Verse 3]
I can feel the Emdrums inside
I can hear the Cbuffalo
I can feel the Guprise
I can hear the DSpanish cries
On the EmPueblo
[Verse 4]
This is my EmNew Mexico
This is where my Cbattle cries
This is where my Gfather died
This is how the Dfalcon flies
[Verse 5]
This is where my Empoet lives
This is where my Cfeathers rise
This is where the Gwreckage lies
This is where I Dfirst came alive
On the EmPueblBmoEm  Bm  
[Verse 6]
CAnd I can hear the heart Dbeat
In everything around EmmeD  
And CI can hear the heart Dbeat
In everything around EmmeD  Em  
[Verse 7]
Now the Emtime has come
both our Cworlds have spun
I’ll take some Gsage from yours
and leave you Dlight from mine
[Verse 8]
I’ll lay the Emhead dress down
I’ll pray to CSt. Jerome
That my wings won’t Gfail me now
When I Dfly back home
From the EmPueblBmoEm  Bm  
[Verse 9]
And CI can hear the heart Dbeat
In everything around EmmeD  
And CI can hear the heart Dbeat
In everything around EmmeD  Em  
[Outro]
COh,    DOh    EmOhD  
COh,    DOh    EmOh

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New Mexico

by Carrie Elkin

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[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Oh the light

Full moon upon us

The ancient world

The coyotes cry

[Verse 2]

The dogs are runnig now

My heart is racing now

My body’s pacing now

But we’re all in stride

[Verse 3]

I can feel the drums inside

I can hear the buffalo

I can feel the uprise

I can hear the Spanish cries

On the Pueblo

[Verse 4]

This is my New Mexico

This is where my battle cries

This is where my father died

This is how the falcon flies

[Verse 5]

This is where my poet lives

This is where my feathers rise

This is where the wreckage lies

This is where I first came alive

Em Bm Em Bm

On the Pueblo

[Verse 6]

C D

And I can hear the heart beat

Em D

In everything around me

C D

And I can hear the heart beat

Em D Em

In everything around me

[Verse 7]

Now the time has come

both our worlds have spun

I’ll take some sage from yours

and leave you light from mine

[Verse 8]

I’ll lay the head dress down

I’ll pray to St. Jerome

That my wings won’t fail me now

When I fly back home

Em Bm Em Bm

From the Pueblo

[Verse 9]

C D

And I can hear the heart beat

Em D

In everything around me

C D

And I can hear the heart beat

Em D Em

In everything around me

[Outro]

C D Em D

Oh, Oh Oh

C D Em

Oh, Oh Oh

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