Native Son

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F#m11/C#: e|-0-|
B|-0-|
G|-2-|
D|-4-|
A|-4-|
E|-x-|
[Intro]
Asus2F#m11/C#E Dsus2
| | | | |
[Verse 1]
Asus2
I've seen many moons through these wrinkled eyes
F#m11/C#
The years have made me old but they've made me wise
E Dsus2
Now the white man lives where our rivers run
Asus2
For now better days have passed
F#m11/C#
We walk the streets of broken glass
E Dsus2
Our people vanished as snow before the summer sun
[Pre-Chorus]
E F#m7
Like dogs we were driven from this place
Dsus2
Such injustice, time will not erase
E F#m7 Bm
All these changes cannot be undone
[Chorus]
Asus2
When you feel the anger inside of you
F#m11/C#
Hold your head high - let your aim be true
E Dsus2
Though your heart beats like a drum
Asus2 F#m7 E Dsus2
My native son
[Verse 2]
Asus2
Once there was a time my little one
F#m11/C#
Before the wagons - before the soldiers' guns
E Dsus2
When this land was ours as far as the eagle flies
Asus2
No white flag - no broken truce
F#m11/C# E
With few words one can speak the truth - I don't hear it
Dsus2
Time won't heal it now
[Pre-Chorus]
E F#m7
With each new day that comes to pass
Dsus2
Will the great spirit free us all at last?
E F#m7 Bm
He said we were the chosen ones
[Chorus]
Asus2
For all we had there's nothin' left
F#m11/C#
We won't forgive - we can't forget
E Dsus2
You know that your day will come
Asus2 F#m7
My native son
E Dsus2
My native son
[Solo]
Asus2F#m11/C#E Dsus2
| | | | |
[Pre-Chorus]
E F#m7
With each new day that comes to pass
Dsus2
Will the great spirit free us all at last?
E F#m7 Bm
What has happened can never be undone
[Chorus]
Asus2
When I was young - not yet a man
F#m11/C#
The sun rose and set upon our land
E Dsus2
We were the chosen ones
Asus2 F#m7 E
My native son
[Outro]
Dsus2
My native son
Asus2 F#m7 E Dsus2
Yeah
Asus2 F#m7 E
My native son
Dsus2
Though your heart beats like a drum
Asus2 F#m7
My native son
E Dsus2
We were the chosen ones
Ending
Asus2F#m7E Dsus2
| | | | | 2x
Asus2
| |

Native Son chords and lyrics

Free chords for Native Son by Bryan Adams. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

F#m11/C#: e|-0-|
          B|-0-|
          G|-2-|
          D|-4-|
          A|-4-|
          E|-x-|
[Intro]
| Asus2  | F#m11/C#  | E  | Dsus2  |
[Verse 1]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Solo]
| Asus2  | F#m11/C#  | E  | Dsus2  |
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Outro] 
[Ending] 
| Asus2  | F#m7  | E  | Dsus2  | 2x
| Asus2  |

Native Son Chords by Bryan Adams

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