Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land chords by Marina

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Half-step down

Key: Am

♫ Intro:

Am



♫ Verse 1:
Am
Our ancestors had to fight to survive
Am
Just so we could have a chance of a life
Am
We're not here so we can blow it all
Am
We could bear witness to the rise and the fall

♫ Pre-Chorus:
Dm
Ancient dreams in a modern land
Dm
I'm trying to get back as fast I can
Dm
Back to a time before I had form
Dm
Back to a time before I was born


♫ Chorus:
Am
You don't have to be like everybody else
                  Am
You don't have to fit into the norm

You are not here to conform
Am
I am here to take a look inside myself
               Am
Recognize that I could be the eye, the eye of the storm


♫ Post-Chorus:
Fm           C#           C          Fm
I am not my body, not my mind or my brain (Ha!)
Fm                  C#             C      Fm
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
Fm          C#            C          Fm
I am the observer, I'm a witness of life
Fm             C#                C             Fm
I live in the space between the stars and the sky


♫ Verse 2:
Am
What's your purpose, why were you put on Earth?
Am
You could be lost but you belong to the world
Am
We're now living in a seminal age
Am
The walls are being broken and we're ready for change


♫ Pre-Chorus:
Dm
Ancient dreams in a modern land
Dm
I'm trying to get back as fast I can
Dm
Back to a time before I had form
Dm
Back to a time before I was born


♫ Chorus:
Am
You don't have to be like everybody else
                  Am
You don't have to fit into the norm

You are not here to conform
Am
I am here to take a look inside myself
               Am
Recognize that I could be the eye, the eye of the storm


♫ Post-Chorus:
Fm           C#           C          Fm
I am not my body, not my mind or my brain (Ha!)
Fm                  C#             C      Fm
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
Fm          C#            C          F
I am the observer, I'm a witness of life
Fm             C#                C             Fm
I live in the space between the stars and the sky


♫ Bridge:
Am
From the heart of Malaysia
Am
To the tall Himalayas
Am
From the day we're born
Am
You are not here to conform


♫ Chorus:
Am
You don't have to be like everybody else
                  Am
You don't have to fit into the norm

You are not here to conform
Am
I am here to take a look inside myself
               Am
Recognize that I could be the eye, the eye of the storm


♫ Post-Chorus:
Fm           C#           C          Fm
I am not my body, not my mind or my brain (Ha!)
Fm                  C#             C      Fm
Not my thoughts or feelings, I am not my DNA
Fm          C#            C          Fm
I am the observer, I'm a witness of life
Fm             C#                C             Fm
I live in the space between the stars and the sky