The song is part of the soundtrack for Disneys Pocahontas, released in 1995. It captures the films central messages about harmony with nature, respect for different cultures, and the importance of understanding and preserving the world around us. This iconic ballad, entirely from the perspective of the native American princess Pocahontas, challenges John Smith and, by extension, the audience, to see beyond the conquest and possession of land, enc ... See more [+] ouraging a deeper appreciation for the land and its many inhabitants.
Key: C
C
Am
You think you own whatever land you land on
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Em
The earth is just a dead thing you can claim
Am
F
But I know every rock and tree and creature
Dm
G
Am
has a life, has a spirit, has a name
C
Am
You think the only people who are people
C
Em
are the people who look and think like you
Am
F
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger
Dm
G
C
you'll learn things you never knew you never knew
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Em
F
Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
Am
Em
or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned
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G
Am
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain
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G
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
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G
C
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind
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Am
Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest
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Em
Come taste the sun sweet berries of the earth
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F
Come roll in all the riches all around you
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G
Am
and for once never wonder what they're worth
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Am
The rain storm and the river are my brothers
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Em
The heron and the otter are my friends
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F
And we are all connected to each other
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G
C
in a circle in a hoop that never ends
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F
Em
Am
How high does the sycamore grow?
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G
If you cut it down then you'll never know
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Em
F
And you'll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon
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Em
For whether we are white- or copper-skinned
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G
Am
You need to sing with all the voices of the mountain
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G
You need to paint with all the colors of the wind
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Em
You can own the earth and still all you own is earth until