Wavin Flag Acoustic
K'naanVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
When I get older, I will be stronger,
They'll call me freedom, just like a Wavin' Flag
(Verse 1):
Born to a throne, stronger than Rome
but violence prone, poor people zone,
But it's my home, all I have known,
Where I got grown, streets we would roam.
But out of the darkness, I came the farthest,
Among the hardest survival.
Learn from these streets, it can be bleak,
Except no defeat, surrender retreat,
So we struggling, fighting to eat and
We wondering when we'll be free,
So we patiently wait, for that fateful day,
It's not far away, so for now we say
When I get older, I will be stronger,
They'll call me freedom, just like a Wavin' flag
And then it goes back, and then it goes back,
And then it goes back, and then it goes
When I get older, I will be stronger,
They'll call me freedom, just like a Wavin' flag
And then it goes back, and then it goes back,
And then it goes back oh oh oh
(Verse 2 same chords as Verse 1):
So many wars, settling scores,
Bringing us promises, leaving us poor,
I heard them say, love is the way,
Love is the answer, that's what they say,
But look how they treat us, Make us believers,
We fight their battles, then they deceive us,
Try to control us, they couldn't hold us,
Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers.
But we struggling, fighting to eat,
And we wondering, when we'll be free
So we patiently wait, for that faithful day,
It's not far away, but for now we say,
(Bridge (Note 2nd and 3rd oh,oh,ohlines are sung simultaneously with the two
lines of lyrics immediately following them):
(Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh)
And everybody will be singing it
(Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh)
And you and I will be singing it
(Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh)
And we all will be singing it
(Ohhh Ohh Ohh Ohh)
2x
When I get older, when I get older
When I get older, just like a Waving Flag,
Just like a Waving Flag, just like a Waving Flag
Flag, flag, Just like a Waving Flag
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Readable chord sheet for Wavin Flag Acoustic by K'naan
[C]When I get older, [F]I will be stronger, [Am]They'll call me freedom, ju[G]st like a Wavin' F[C]lag (Verse 1): [C]Born to a throne, [Em7]stronger than Rome [Am]but violence prone, [G]poor people zone, [F]But it's my home, [Em]all I have known, [Dm]Where I got grown, [F]streets we would [G]roam. But [C]out of the darkness, [Em7]I came the farthest, [Am]Among the hardest[G] survival. [F]Learn from these streets, [Em]it can be bleak, [Dm]Except no defeat, su[G]rrender retreat, So we [C]struggling, [Em7]fighting to eat and We [Am]wondering [G]when we'll be free, So we [F]patiently wait, for [Em]that fateful day, It's [Dm]not far away, so [G]for now we say [C]When I get older, [F]I will be stronger, [Am]They'll call me freedom, jus[G]t like a Wavin' [C]flag And then it goes [F]back, and then it goes [Am]back, And then it goes [Am]back, and [G]then it goes [C]When I get older, [F]I will be stronger, [Am]They'll call me freedom, [G]just like a Wavin' [C]flag And then it goes [F]back, and then it goes [Am]back, And then it goes [G]back oh oh oh (Verse 2 same chords as Verse 1): So many wars, settling scores, Bringing us promises, leaving us poor, I heard them say, love is the way, Love is the answer, that's what they say, But look how they treat us, Make us believers, We fight their battles, then they deceive us, Try to control us, they couldn't hold us, Cause we just move forward like Buffalo Soldiers. But we struggling, fighting to eat, And we wondering, when we'll be free So we patiently wait, for that faithful day, It's not far away, but for now we say, (Bridge (Note 2nd and 3rd oh,oh,ohlines are sung simultaneously with the two lines of lyrics immediately following them): [C](Oh[Em7]hhh [Am]Ohhh[G]h O[F]hhh[Em]hh O[Dm]hhhh) [G]And everybody will be singing it (Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh) [C]And you and [Em7]I will be singing [Am]it (Ohhhh Ohhhh Ohhhhh Ohhhh) And we [G]all will be singing it [F] [Em](Ohhh [Dm]Ohh Ohh [G]Ohh) 2x [C] [Em7]When I get older,[Am] [G]when I get older [F] [Em]When I get older,[Dm] [G]just like a Waving [C]Flag, [Em7]Just like a Waving [Am]Flag, [G]just like a Waving [F]Flag [Em]Flag, [Dm]flag, [G]Just like a Waving [G]Flag