Native Son chords by Bryan Adams

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Novice

F#m11/C#: e|-0-|
     B|-0-|
     G|-2-|
     D|-4-|
     A|-4-|
     E|-x-|

Intro:
Asus2 F#m11/C# E Dsus2

Verse:
Asus2
I've seen many moons through these wrinkled eyes
F#m11/C#                      E
The years have made me old but they've made me wise
                 Dsus2
Now the white man lives where our rivers run

Verse:
Asus2
For now better days have passed
F#m11/C#              E
We walk the streets of broken glass
               Dsus2
Our people vanished as snow before the summer sun

Chorus:
E        F#m11/C#
Like dogs we were driven from this place
Dsus2
Such injustice, time will not erase
E        F#m11/C#       Dsus2
All these changes cannot be undone


Verse:
Asus2
When you feel the anger inside of you
F#m11/C#                 E
Hold your head high - let your aim be true
            Dsus2
Though your heart beats like a drum
       Asus2 F#m E Dsus2
My native son

Verse:
Asus2
Once there was a time my little one
F#m11/C#                   E
Before the wagons - before the soldiers' guns
                   Dsus2
When this land was ours as far as the eagle flies

Verse:
Asus2
No white flag - no broken truce
F#m11/C#                E
With few words one can speak the truth - I don't hear it
          Dsus2
Time won't heal it now

Chorus:
E      F#m11/C#
With each new day that comes to pass
Dsus2
Will the great spirit free us all at last?
E    F#m11/C#       Dsus2
He said we were the chosen ones

Verse:
Asus2
For all we had there's nothin' left
F#m               E
We won't forgive - we can't forget
         Dsus2
You know that your day will come
      A F#m E Dsus2
My native son

Solo:
Asus2 F#m11/C# E Dsus2

Chorus:
E       F#m11/C#
With each new day that comes to pass
Dsus2
Will the great spirit free us all at last?
E         F#m11/C#     Dsus2
What has happened can never be undone

Verse:
Asus2
When I was young - not yet a man
F#m11/C#              E
The sun rose and set upon our land
      Dsus2
We were the chosen ones
     Asus2 F#m11/C# E
My native son

Ending 1:
      Dsus2 Asus2 F#m11/C# E Dsus2
My native son
      Asus2 F#m11/C# E
My native son
              Dsus2
Though your heart beats like a drum
      Asus2 F#m11/C#
My native son
       E       Dsus2
We were the chosen ones

Ending 2:
Asus2 F#m11/C# E Dsus2 (2x)
Asus2