Words
and Music
by Raccoon
as
recorded on Loose In The City
The
chord progressions to this song are:
·
C, E, E7, F, C, F, G, Am
(Asus2/Asus4)
·
C, E, E7, F, C, F, G, Am,
G, Am G, Am, G, Am (Asus2)
C E
E7 F C
F G (lick1, lick2), Am
(Asus2/Asus4)
C
When
I was young and my heart was strong
F G Am (Asus2/Asus4)
And
I heard a whisperin' voice say, “Hey, hey – It’s time to be movin' on”
C
The
day I turned fifteen – That’s the day I found my dream
F G
Am Asus2
That’s
the day I weighed my load – That’s the day I hit the road
C
My
old leather shoes are worn – I’ve been out here for a while
F G Am
Asus2
I've
been riding out the storm, yeah - And I’m riding out in style
C
There’s
a shadow on the land – I have felt it in my dreams
F G
Am (Asus2/Asus4)
It
can’t be seen or held in hand, yeah - But some have heard the silent screams
C
From
the highest mountain tops to way down in the city’s corridors
F G
Am G
You
can hear the cry and prayer of the Rainbow Warriors – I Love You
G Am G
We
are the Rainbow Warrior – Om Shanti
G Am
Asus2
We
are the Rainbow Warriors
C
You
gotta live with what you do, so do what’s right for me and you
F G Am (Asus2/Asus4)
Yesterday’s
burnings are the same thing, yeah, as tomorrow’s acid rain
C
In
a book I had seen, about a war between the Grey and the Green
F
G
These
words keep running through my head
Am
The
price of freedom is two hundred thousand dead
Am G Am
Maybe
ten million more – two hundred thousand dead
Am G Am
Maybe
ten billion more – two hundred thousand dead
C
In
a house by the ocean where the mental lepers live
F G Am
(Asus2/Asus4)
All
they ask is blind devotion, but I think that’s more than I can give
C
There
stands the general with the nuclear device
F
G Am
He
could be our savior - He could be the anti-Christ
C
There
stands the wizard with the television eyes
F
G Am
If
you listen to his wisdom, yeah, you gotta listen to his lies
G
For
the rest of your lives
Am G
You
gotta listen to his lies
Am
You
gotta listen to his lies
C
When
I was young and my heart was strong
F G Am (Asus2/Asus4)
I
heard this whisperin' voice say, “Hey, hey – It’s time to be moving on”
C
The
day I turned 15 – That’s the day I found my dream
F G Am
Asus2
That’s
the day I weighed my load, yeah – That’s the day I hit the road
C
I’ve
been out here for a while – My old leather shoes are worn
F G Am
Goin'
out with a smile and I’m riding out the storm
Am G Am
Hey
oh, I’m riding out the storm
Am G
Am
Hey
oh, I’m riding out the storm
Am G Am
Hey
yeah, yeah – I’m riding out the storm
Am G Am
Hey
oh, I’m riding out the storm
Am G Am
Rainbow
Warrior ride – Keep riding out the storm
Am G Am
Rainbow
Warrior ride – Keep riding out the storm