Natives Lyrics And Chords
Written By Paul Doran. Made famous by Christy Moore [ songs ]. If you want to play alone with Christy just put a capo on the second fret and you will be in the same key as Christy. I have also given the guitar chords for the key of G Major.
For[A] all of our[E] languages we can't[A] communicate
For all of our[E] native tongues[F#m] we're all natives here Sons of[E] their[F#m] fathers' dream the[A] same dream The sound[E] of forbidden[F#m] words becomes a scream Voices in[D] anger, vic[E]tims of history Plundered[F#m] and set a[E]side, grown[A] 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 |
Here's the chords for the key of G Major.
For[G] all of our[D] languages we can't[G] communicate For all of our[D] native tongues[Em] we're all natives here Sons of[D] their[Em] fathers' dream the[G] same dream The sound[D] of forbidden[Em] words becomes a scream Voices in[C] anger, vic[D]tims of history Plundered[Em] and set a[D]side, grown[G] fat on swallowed pride. |