Natives
Christy MooreVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(starting in )
For all of our languages we can't communicate
For all of our native tongues we're all natives here
Sons of their fathers' dream the same dream
The sound of forbidden words becomes a scream
Voices in anger, victims of history
Plundered and set aside, grown fat on swallowed pride.
With promises of paradise and gifts of beads and knives
Missionaries and pioneers are soldiers in disguise
Saviours and conquerors they make us wait
The fishers of men they wave their truth like bait
With the touch of a stranger's hand innocence turns to shame
The spirit that dwelt within now sleeps out in the rain.
For all of our languages we can't communicate
For all of our native tongues we're all natives here
The scars of the past are slow to disappear
The cries of the dead are always in our ears
Only the very safe can talk about wrong or right
Of those who are forced to choose some will choose to fight
For all of our languages we can't communicate
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Readable chord sheet for Natives by Christy Moore
(starting in [C]) For all of our [C]languages [G]we can't com[C]municate For all of our [G]native tongues we're all [Am]natives here Sons of their [Em]fathers' d[Am]ream the same [C]dream The sound of forbi[G]dden words be[Am]comes a scream Voices in [F]anger, victims of [G]history Plundered and [Am]set aside, g[G]rown fat on [F]swallowed pride. [G] [C] With promises of p[C]aradise [G]and gifts of [C]beads and knives Missionaries and [G]pioneers are soldiers [Am]in disguise Saviours and [Em]conquerors t[Am]hey make us [C]wait The fishers of [G]men they wave their [Am]truth like bait With the touch of a [F]stranger's hand innocence [G]turns to shame The spirit that [Am]dwelt within[G] now sleeps out [F]in the rain. [G] [C] For all of our l[C]anguages [G]we can't com[C]municate For all of our [G]native tongues we're all [Am]natives here The scars of the [Em]past are s[Am]low to dis[C]appear The cries of the [G]dead are always [Am]in our ears Only the [F]very safe can talk about [G]wrong or right Of those who are [Am]forced to choose[G] some will[F] choose to fight [G] [C] For all of our l[C]anguages[G] we can't co[C]mmunicate