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Colors Of The Wind Tab

by Vanessa Williams


[VERSE]
                                     
You think you own what ever land you land on
                                      
the earth is just a dead thing you can claim
                                  
but I know every rock and tree and creature
                             
has a life, has a spirt, has a name
                                  
you think the only people who are people
                                      
are the people who look and think like you
                                    
but if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
                                        
you'll learn things you never knew never knew 

[CHORUS]
                                               
have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
                                  
or ask the grinning bobcat why he grins
                                       
can you sing with all the voices of the mountain
                                         
can you paint with all the colors of the wind 
                                        
can you paint with all the colors of the wind

[VERSE]
come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
come taste the sun sweet berries of the earth
Come Roll in all the riches all around you 
and for once never wonder what they're worth
the rain storm and the river are my brothers 
the herron and the otter are my friends
and we are all connected to each other 
in a circle of a hope that never ends 

                        
how high does the Sickamore grow?
                              
if you cut it down then you'll never know

[CHORUS]
you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
or wheather we are white or copper skin
you need to sing with all the voices of the mountain 
you need to paint with all the colors of the wind 
you can own the earth and still oh you own this earth until 
you can paint with all the colors of the wind