Biography:
Nahko “Bear” Parayn on the tip, is Oregon native Nahkohe Parayno. A sixth generation Apache/Mohawk this medicinal troubadour (his Cheyenne name given to him by his grandmother) didn’t grow up on his native land, with his Puerto Rican/Indian mother, or Filipino father.
Born, raised, and blessed in the suburbs by his adopted family, Nahko found roots in music and throughout his teens taught piano lessons and directed musical productions for local high schools.
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[Verse 1]
Am
Dear brother
F
When you gonna call back your mother?
C
She thinks you're sleeping in the gutter
G
We both know you can do better
Am
When you gonna write your older brother?
A letter
F C
Hey man I miss you, gettin my shit together
And for the record
G
I wrote this note as a reminder
Am
That hermano mio there's a future
We can believe in
F C G
It's gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom, ooh yeah
Am F
There's a furture, we can believe in
C G
Gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom
Freedom! Yeah
Am F
If you're thinking, about leaving
C
Hold my hand, understand this too can be a kingdom
G
Blessed
Am
And when the rain comes
F C G
Put your hands in the dirt, baba this is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am
Systems broken no fucks given
F
Wealthy people living off the backs of the broken
C
Dreams of America
G
Dreams of America
Am
Need a pipe carrier
F C
Let me smudge you off so the vision can get clearer
G
Your mothers crying boy can you hear her?
[Pre-Chorus]
F C G
What I see, in you
F G C
A young tree bearing fruit
F C G
Place to start
F G C
Don't hide behind your heart
[Chorus]
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
[Verse 2]
Am
Dear lover
F
You can find me on the front lines covered
C
In the blood and tears of another
G
Brother, sister, mother
Revolutions being broadcast on Facebook and Twitter
Am
There's a noise
F
I can hear it when the megaphone roars
C
Wipe the tears from this tear gas choice
G
Stand in front of your fear, baby, time to find your voice
Am
It's a story
F
A love story
We can believe in
C G
Death, birth, your life's worth is trending
Am
It's a story
F
A love story
C G
How vain are we to expect a happy ending?
Am
I got my hands up
F
Follow directions still they shoot us
C
I'm fucking sick and tired of no justice
No peace
G
Promise me I'll never pick your body off the streets
Am
We're all taking heat here
F
We're all taking heat here
C G
The trust is broken I don't get these police
Am F
Disenfranchised step in to a new life
C G
Maybe if you listen to the wind there's a war cry
Am
Peace in America
F
Peace in America
C
Be decent America
G
I'm begging you
[Pre-Chorus]
F C G
What I see, in you
F G C
A young tree bearing fruit
F C G
Place to start
F G C
Don't stand behind your heart
[Chorus]
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
Am
Dear brother
F
When you gonna call back your mother?
C
She thinks you're sleeping in the gutter
G
We both know you can do better
Am
When you gonna write your older brother?
A letter
F C
Hey man I miss you, gettin my shit together
And for the record
G
I wrote this note as a reminder
Am
That hermano mio there's a future
We can believe in
F C G
It's gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom, ooh yeah
Am F
There's a furture, we can believe in
C G
Gonna take more than songs of justice and freedom
Freedom! Yeah
Am F
If you're thinking, about leaving
C
Hold my hand, understand this too can be a kingdom
G
Blessed
Am
And when the rain comes
F C G
Put your hands in the dirt, baba this is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am F C G
This is where you came from
Am
Systems broken no fucks given
F
Wealthy people living off the backs of the broken
C
Dreams of America
G
Dreams of America
Am
Need a pipe carrier
F C
Let me smudge you off so the vision can get clearer
G
Your mothers crying boy can you hear her?
[Pre-Chorus]
F C G
What I see, in you
F G C
A young tree bearing fruit
F C G
Place to start
F G C
Don't hide behind your heart
[Chorus]
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
[Verse 2]
Am
Dear lover
F
You can find me on the front lines covered
C
In the blood and tears of another
G
Brother, sister, mother
Revolutions being broadcast on Facebook and Twitter
Am
There's a noise
F
I can hear it when the megaphone roars
C
Wipe the tears from this tear gas choice
G
Stand in front of your fear, baby, time to find your voice
Am
It's a story
F
A love story
We can believe in
C G
Death, birth, your life's worth is trending
Am
It's a story
F
A love story
C G
How vain are we to expect a happy ending?
Am
I got my hands up
F
Follow directions still they shoot us
C
I'm fucking sick and tired of no justice
No peace
G
Promise me I'll never pick your body off the streets
Am
We're all taking heat here
F
We're all taking heat here
C G
The trust is broken I don't get these police
Am F
Disenfranchised step in to a new life
C G
Maybe if you listen to the wind there's a war cry
Am
Peace in America
F
Peace in America
C
Be decent America
G
I'm begging you
[Pre-Chorus]
F C G
What I see, in you
F G C
A young tree bearing fruit
F C G
Place to start
F G C
Don't stand behind your heart
[Chorus]
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
F G C
You gotta put down the weight
F G C
You gotta get out of your way
Nakuna Hara-chan (...)
NÄm
Nam Cu?ng
Namco
Namika