COLOURS OF THE WIND Menken & Schwartz Vanessa Williams
D Bm
^You ||: think^you^own^what ev^er^land^you | land on nn ~ ^The |
||: run^the^hid^den pine^trails^of^the | for est tt ~ ^Come |
D F#m
| Earth^is^just^a dead^thing^you^can | claim mm mm ~ ^But |
| taste^the^sun^sweet ber^ries^of^the | Earth hh hh ~ ^Come |
Bm G D
| I^know^ev^ry rock^and^tree^and | crea ture ee Has^a |
| roll^in^all^the rich^es^all^a | round you uu And^for |
Em A7 Bm
| life has^a spi^rit^has^a | name ee ee ~ ^You |
| once nev^er won^der^what^they're | worth hh hh ~ ^The |
D Bm
| think^the^on^ly peo^ple^who^are | peo ple ee ee Are^the |
| rain^storm^and^the riv^er^are^my | broth ers ss s^The |
D F#m
| ^peo ple ^who look^and^think^like | you uu uu ~ ^But |
| her^on^and^the ot^ter^are^my | friends ss ss ~ ^And |
Bm G D
| if^you^walk^the foot^steps^of^a | stran ger rr You'll^learn |
| we^are^all^con nect^ed^to^each | oth er rr In^a |
Em7 A7 D
| things^you^nev^er knew^you^nev^er | knew ww / Have^you |
| cir^cle^in^a hoop^that^nev^er | ends ss ss ss |
Bm F#m G
1. | ev^er^heard^the wolf^cry^to^the | blue corn moon n^Or |
Bm F#m
| asked^the^grin^ning bob^cat^why^he | grinned dd / Can^you |
G A D Bm
| sing^with^all^the voic^es^of^the | moun tains ss Can^you |
G Bm7
| paint^with^all^the col^ors^of^the | wind dd / Can^you |
Em7 A7 D Bm D Bm
| paint^with^all^the col^ors^of^the | wind dd dd dd | / / / / | / / / / | / / / ~ ^Come :||
F#m G F#m Bm C
2. | How ww high h^does=the | sy=ca more e grow If^you | cut it^down nn then^you'll |
G A Bm
| nev v^er know ww | / / And you'll | nev^er^hear^the wolf^cry^to^the |
F#m G Bm F#m
| blue corn moon n^for | wheth^er^we^are white^or^cop^per | skinned dd ~ we^need^to|
G A D Bm G
| sing^with^all^the voic^es^of^the | moun tain nn need^to | paint^with^all^the col^ors^of^the |
Bm Em A F#m G
| wind dd dd U^can | own^the^earth^and still all^you'll | own^is^earth^un til you^can |
Bm G A7 D Bm G A7 D
| paint^with^all^the col^ors^of^the | wind dd dd dd | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||
About this song:
Colours Of The Wind is performed by Vanessa Williams and written by Menken & Schwartz.
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