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