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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- 7 Feathers
- Aloha Ke Akua
- Ancient Love
- Be Here Now
- Black As Night
- Build A Bridge
- Creations Daughter
- Dear Brother
- Dinner Party
- Dragonfly
- Father Mountain
- Ghosts Embodied
- Great Spirit
- I Mua
- It All Can Be Done
- It Is Written
- Love Letters To God
- Make A Change
- Manifesto
- Manifesto Ii
- Manifiesto
- Mitakuye Oyasin
- Mr Washington
- My Country
- Nyepi
- Nyepi And Great Spirit
- Ocean As Well
- On The Verge
- Risk It
- Runner
- So Thankful
- Tus Pies
- Tus Pies Your Feet
- Vultures Of Culture
- Warrior People
- Wash It Away
- We Are On Time
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Mr. Washington - Nahko and Medicine for the People
[Chords]
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
C x-3-5-5-5-3
Dm x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7 x-5-7-5-6-5
F/G 3-0-3-2-1-1
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7 x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dim x-4-5-6-x-x
Am 5-7-7-5-5-5
Am* x-7-10-9-(10)-x
Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm* x-10-12-12-11-10
/A x-0-x-x-x-x
/G 3-x-x-x-x-x
[Intro]
Bb F C F x4
[Verse 1]
Bb F C F
Me and Mr. Washington go forth with no real direction
Bb F C F
Dreaming of the day we drive our cars into the ocean
Bb F C F
And all the people looking on will wonder what to say
Bb F C F
And live confused about us 'til the day they do the same
Bb F C F
And they see while swimming that they are free
[Bridge]
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
[Verse 2]
Bb F C F
Reach for a solace I find only in my brother sky
Bb F C F
We are relieved to know that someday this will pass us by
Bb F C F
And it's got us feeling quite alright
Bb F C F
We have no money and we certainly have lost focus
Bb F C F
Why have we landed on a planet that's as hopeful as this
Bb F C F
We've heard the word: "Move Westward"
[Chorus]
Bb C F/A F/G F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
Bb C F F/G F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
Bb C F/A F/G F
And now these words are comin' outta my ears
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm7
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm Dm7
"How did I end up here?" Woo!
[Trumpet Solo 1]
Bb F C Dm7 x4
Dm7
[Verse 3]
Bb F C F
Me and ol' Napoleon cry "Liberty, oh liberty"
Bb F C F
The crimes committed in your name have brought me to my knees
Bb F C F
And now I'm trembling
Bb F C F
Malcolm, Brother Malcolm there's an X upon my door tonight
Bb F C F
Wish you were here to teach this generation how to fight
Bb F C F
Enough of all this talking Well...
[Bridge]
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
[Verse 4]
Bb F C F
Mr. Thomas Jefferson do you have any good suggestions?
Bb F C F
I'm trying to stay hopeful, but I got all this frustration
Bb F C F
I wanna see my future get progressively better
Bb F C F
I wanna see a world where equality is what matters
Bb F C F
Let's make the call and move forward (Move forward!)
[Chorus]
Bb C F/A F/G F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
Bb C F F/G F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
Bb C F/A F/G F
And now these words are comin' outta my ears
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm7
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm Dm7
"How did I end up here?"
[Trumpet Solo 2]
Bb F C Dm7 x4
Dm7
[Chorus]
Bb C F/A F/G F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
Bb C F F/G F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
Bb C F/A F/G F
And now these words you've been longing to hear
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm Dm7
This is how you got here
[Trumpet solo 3]
Bb F C F
Bb F C F#7 F
Bb F C F
Bb Am Gm F
[Interlude]
Bb F
Yeah
C C#dim Dm
Medicine for the People
Bb F C C#dim Dm7
We believe in freedom for all
N.C.
No matter what color you are
Bb F
Or where you're from
C C#dim Dm7 Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm* F C C#dim Dm
We believe the time is now, for it is all we have
Bb F C C#dim Dm
Coming together in a sacred way
Bb F C Dm
Here as warriors
Bb F C C#dim Dm7 Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth
[Instrumental]
Gm* F C F
Bb F C C#dim Dm x4
[Over piano]
Bb F C C#dim Dm
Yeah
Bb F
Medicine for the People
C C#dim Dm
Passion for equality
Bb F
Quality of life
C C#dim C
For justice and for liberation of all
Gm Am Bb C Am Gm F
Circle up warriors, circle up
[Outro]
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F/A Gm F C C#dim Dm
This is how you got here
Gm F C F
This is how you got here
Bb F/A Gm F Bb /A /G F
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C F
This is how you got here
************************************
| / - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash
indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash
(eg. /A) just play single note in the bass.
| * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best
for this chord.
************************************
[Chords]
Bb x-1-3-3-3-1
F 1-3-3-2-1-1
C x-3-5-5-5-3
Dm x-5-7-7-6-5
Dm7 x-5-7-5-6-5
F/G 3-0-3-2-1-1
F/A x-0-3-2-1-1
F#7 x-4-2-3-2-x
C#dim x-4-5-6-x-x
Am 5-7-7-5-5-5
Am* x-7-10-9-(10)-x
Gm 3-5-5-3-3-3
Gm* x-10-12-12-11-10
/A x-0-x-x-x-x
/G 3-x-x-x-x-x
[Intro]
Bb F C F x4
[Verse 1]
Bb F C F
Me and Mr. Washington go forth with no real direction
Bb F C F
Dreaming of the day we drive our cars into the ocean
Bb F C F
And all the people looking on will wonder what to say
Bb F C F
And live confused about us 'til the day they do the same
Bb F C F
And they see while swimming that they are free
[Bridge]
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
[Verse 2]
Bb F C F
Reach for a solace I find only in my brother sky
Bb F C F
We are relieved to know that someday this will pass us by
Bb F C F
And it's got us feeling quite alright
Bb F C F
We have no money and we certainly have lost focus
Bb F C F
Why have we landed on a planet that's as hopeful as this
Bb F C F
We've heard the word: "Move Westward"
[Chorus]
Bb C F/A F/G F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
Bb C F F/G F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
Bb C F/A F/G F
And now these words are comin' outta my ears
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm7
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm Dm7
"How did I end up here?" Woo!
[Trumpet Solo 1]
Bb F C Dm7 x4
Dm7
[Verse 3]
Bb F C F
Me and ol' Napoleon cry "Liberty, oh liberty"
Bb F C F
The crimes committed in your name have brought me to my knees
Bb F C F
And now I'm trembling
Bb F C F
Malcolm, Brother Malcolm there's an X upon my door tonight
Bb F C F
Wish you were here to teach this generation how to fight
Bb F C F
Enough of all this talking Well...
[Bridge]
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
Bb F
Fa doo doo doo doo doo doo
C Dm Dm7
Fa doo doo doo doo doo
[Verse 4]
Bb F C F
Mr. Thomas Jefferson do you have any good suggestions?
Bb F C F
I'm trying to stay hopeful, but I got all this frustration
Bb F C F
I wanna see my future get progressively better
Bb F C F
I wanna see a world where equality is what matters
Bb F C F
Let's make the call and move forward (Move forward!)
[Chorus]
Bb C F/A F/G F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
Bb C F F/G F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
Bb C F/A F/G F
And now these words are comin' outta my ears
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm7
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm
"How did I end up here?"
Bb F C Dm Dm7
"How did I end up here?"
[Trumpet Solo 2]
Bb F C Dm7 x4
Dm7
[Chorus]
Bb C F/A F/G F
Well I've thrown myself to the stra - tos - phere
Bb C F F/G F/A
I've thrown my heart to the at - mo - sphere
Bb C F/A F/G F
And now these words you've been longing to hear
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm Dm7
This is how you got here
[Trumpet solo 3]
Bb F C F
Bb F C F#7 F
Bb F C F
Bb Am Gm F
[Interlude]
Bb F
Yeah
C C#dim Dm
Medicine for the People
Bb F C C#dim Dm7
We believe in freedom for all
N.C.
No matter what color you are
Bb F
Or where you're from
C C#dim Dm7 Am*
Or who your forefathers were
Gm* F C C#dim Dm
We believe the time is now, for it is all we have
Bb F C C#dim Dm
Coming together in a sacred way
Bb F C Dm
Here as warriors
Bb F C C#dim Dm7 Am*
Waging justice with instruments of truth
[Instrumental]
Gm* F C F
Bb F C C#dim Dm x4
[Over piano]
Bb F C C#dim Dm
Yeah
Bb F
Medicine for the People
C C#dim Dm
Passion for equality
Bb F
Quality of life
C C#dim C
For justice and for liberation of all
Gm Am Bb C Am Gm F
Circle up warriors, circle up
[Outro]
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F/A Gm F C C#dim Dm
This is how you got here
Gm F C F
This is how you got here
Bb F/A Gm F Bb /A /G F
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm
This is how you got here
Bb F C Dm7
This is how you got here
Bb F C F
This is how you got here
************************************
| / - Indicates a slash chord. Letter before slash indicates chord, letter after slash
indicates bass note to play over that chord. If there is no chord on the left side of slash
(eg. /A) just play single note in the bass.
| * - Still a normal triad, just indicates that there is a specific fingering that will sound best
for this chord.
************************************
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