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Wavin Flag
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[Intro]
CWhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
[Chorus]
The chorus riff goes something like:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
[Verse]
Cborn to a throne
Gstronger than Rome
Ambut violent prone
Gpoor people zone
Fbut it's my home
Call I have known
Fwhere I got grown
Gstreets we would roam
Cout of the darkness
GI came the farthest
Amamong the hardest Gsurvivin'
Flearn from these streets
Cit can be bleak
Faccept no defeet
Gsurrender retreat
(so we Cstruggling) Gfighting to eat
(and we Amwondering) Gwhen we will be free
so we Fpatiently wait
for Cthat fateful day
it's Fnot far away
but Gfor now we say
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
[Verse]
Cso many wars
Gsettling scores
Ambring us promises
Gleaving us poor
FI heard them say
Clove is the way
Flove is the answer
Gthat's what they say
but Clook how they treat us
Gmake us believers
Amwe fight their battles
Gthen they deceive us
Ftry to control us
Cthey couldn't hold us
F'cause we just move forward
Glike buffalo soldiers
(but we Cstrugglin') Gfighting to eat
(and we Amwondering) Gwhen we will be free
so we Fpatiently wait
for Cthat faithfully day
it's Fnot far away
but Gfor now we say
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
[Bridge]
(Same chords for verses)
and everybody will be singing it
and you and I will be singing it
and we all will be singing it
wo wah wo ah wo ah
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
Cwhen I get older FI will be
stronger Amthey'll call me freedom Gjust
like a wavin' Cflag
and then it goes Fback
and then it goes Amback
and then it goes Gback
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
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Wavin Flag
by K'naan
Chords in this song · guitar
C
F
Am
G
[Intro]
C F
When I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
[Chorus]
The chorus riff goes something like:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
[Verse]
C
born to a throne
G
stronger than Rome
Am
but violent prone
G
poor people zone
F
but it's my home
C
all I have known
F
where I got grown
G
streets we would roam
C
out of the darkness
G
I came the farthest
Am G
among the hardest survivin'
F
learn from these streets
C
it can be bleak
F
accept no defeet
G
surrender retreat
C G
(so we struggling) fighting to eat
Am G
(and we wondering) when we will be free
F
so we patiently wait
C
for that fateful day
F
it's not far away
G
but for now we say
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
[Verse]
C
so many wars
G
settling scores
Am
bring us promises
G
leaving us poor
F
I heard them say
C
love is the way
F
love is the answer
G
that's what they say
C
but look how they treat us
G
make us believers
Am
we fight their battles
G
then they deceive us
F
try to control us
C
they couldn't hold us
F
'cause we just move forward
G
like buffalo soldiers
C G
(but we strugglin') fighting to eat
Am G
(and we wondering) when we will be free
F
so we patiently wait
C
for that faithfully day
F
it's not far away
G
but for now we say
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
[Bridge]
(Same chords for verses)
and everybody will be singing it
and you and I will be singing it
and we all will be singing it
wo wah wo ah wo ah
[Chorus]
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------10------10----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------10------10----------9--------9--------7------7------|
D|-------10------10----7-------7------7-7-10---7-7-10--------9------9-------|
A|---7-10----7-10----8-------8--------------------------10-10--10-10--------|
E|-8--------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
C F
when I get older I will be
Am G
stronger they'll call me freedom just
C
like a wavin' flag
F
and then it goes back
Am
and then it goes back
G
and then it goes back
(ahhho ahhho ahhho)
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