Chords for India's Song India Arie
Tempo:
83.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Em
Am
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[Em] [C]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[C] [D]
[A] Too much hypocrisy [Em] in this old southern town for me
[C] Way back in 1619 [Em] began this tragic story
[A] Thrown into [Em] slavery's then the crime was the color of [Am] skin
Never to see the [Em] light of the past [Bm] again
And [G] I wanna go where the mountains are high enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown [C] my shame
I wanna go [Em] where the stars shine bright enough [E] to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go [D]
where the wind [G] calls my name
Wind is calling India, India, India
[A] [D] It's a typical Savannah [Bm] day so I take my guitar to the park and I [Am] play
Sitting [C] up under the live oak [G] trees the strangest spirit came over me
[B] Is this a tree where my brother [C] was hung?
[Em] Is this the ground where his body was burned?
God [C] gave to me the gift of [Bm] song and so I dedicate this one
And [G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo [C] my song
[G] I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
I [E] wanna go [Bm] where the stars shine bright enough [Am] to show [Bm] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go [Em]
where [Bm] the wind [G] calls my [C] [G]
name
[C] [G] India, [C] India, [G] India
[C] [Bm] Superiority, prove how you're better than me
[A] Wasting precious [Bm] time on racist mentality
[D] This is only the beginning, the [Bm] flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
[A] Spirit knows no color, [Em] whether you're a hater [D] or a lover
[G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo my song
I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Em] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna go [Em] [D]
where the wind [G] calls my [C] [G]
name
[C] [G] India, [C] India, [G]
India
[Em]
[A] [D] [Em]
[A] Superiority, prove [Em] how [D] [Em] you're better than me
Wasting precious time on racist [D] mentality
This is only the beginning, [G] the flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high [G] enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Bm] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] [Em] I wanna go, I [Bm] wanna go [G] where the wind calls my name
Wind is calling India, India, India
[C]
[G]
[C] [A]
[Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [D]
[C] [Gm]
[Am] [E] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [A]
[G]
[Em] [C]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[C] [D]
[A] Too much hypocrisy [Em] in this old southern town for me
[C] Way back in 1619 [Em] began this tragic story
[A] Thrown into [Em] slavery's then the crime was the color of [Am] skin
Never to see the [Em] light of the past [Bm] again
And [G] I wanna go where the mountains are high enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown [C] my shame
I wanna go [Em] where the stars shine bright enough [E] to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go [D]
where the wind [G] calls my name
Wind is calling India, India, India
[A] [D] It's a typical Savannah [Bm] day so I take my guitar to the park and I [Am] play
Sitting [C] up under the live oak [G] trees the strangest spirit came over me
[B] Is this a tree where my brother [C] was hung?
[Em] Is this the ground where his body was burned?
God [C] gave to me the gift of [Bm] song and so I dedicate this one
And [G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo [C] my song
[G] I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
I [E] wanna go [Bm] where the stars shine bright enough [Am] to show [Bm] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go [Em]
where [Bm] the wind [G] calls my [C] [G]
name
[C] [G] India, [C] India, [G] India
[C] [Bm] Superiority, prove how you're better than me
[A] Wasting precious [Bm] time on racist mentality
[D] This is only the beginning, the [Bm] flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
[A] Spirit knows no color, [Em] whether you're a hater [D] or a lover
[G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo my song
I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Em] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna go [Em] [D]
where the wind [G] calls my [C] [G]
name
[C] [G] India, [C] India, [G]
India
[Em]
[A] [D] [Em]
[A] Superiority, prove [Em] how [D] [Em] you're better than me
Wasting precious time on racist [D] mentality
This is only the beginning, [G] the flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high [G] enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Bm] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] [Em] I wanna go, I [Bm] wanna go [G] where the wind calls my name
Wind is calling India, India, India
[C]
[G]
[C] [A]
[Bb] [Dm] [Eb] [D]
[C] [Gm]
[Am] [E] [Am]
[Gm] [C] [A]
[G]
Key:
C
G
Em
Am
D
C
G
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Too much hypocrisy [Em] in this old southern town for me
[C] Way back in 1619 [Em] began this tragic story
[A] Thrown into [Em] slavery's then the crime was the color of [Am] skin
Never to see the [Em] light of the past [Bm] again
And [G] I wanna go where the mountains are high enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown [C] my shame
I wanna go [Em] where the stars shine bright enough [E] to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go _ [D]
where the wind [G] calls my _ name
_ _ Wind is calling India, India, India
_ _ [A] _ [D] It's a typical Savannah [Bm] day so I take my guitar to the park and I [Am] play
Sitting [C] up under the live oak [G] trees the strangest spirit came over me
[B] Is this a tree where my brother [C] was hung?
[Em] Is this the ground where his body was burned?
God [C] gave to me the gift of [Bm] song and so I dedicate this one
And [G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo [C] my song
[G] I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
I [E] wanna go [Bm] where the stars shine bright enough [Am] to show [Bm] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go _ [Em]
where [Bm] the wind [G] calls my _ [C] _ _ [G]
name
[C] _ _ [G] India, [C] India, [G] India
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Superiority, prove how you're better than me
[A] Wasting precious [Bm] time on racist mentality
[D] This is only the beginning, the [Bm] flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
[A] _ Spirit knows no color, [Em] whether you're a hater [D] or a lover
[G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo my song
I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Em] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna go [Em] _ _ [D]
where the wind [G] calls my [C] _ _ [G]
name
[C] _ _ [G] India, [C] India, [G]
India
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] Superiority, prove _ [Em] how _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] you're better than me
Wasting precious time on racist [D] mentality
This is only the beginning, [G] the flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high [G] enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Bm] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] _ [Em] I wanna go, I [Bm] wanna go _ [G] where the wind calls my name _ _
_ _ Wind is calling India, India, India
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Too much hypocrisy [Em] in this old southern town for me
[C] Way back in 1619 [Em] began this tragic story
[A] Thrown into [Em] slavery's then the crime was the color of [Am] skin
Never to see the [Em] light of the past [Bm] again
And [G] I wanna go where the mountains are high enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown [C] my shame
I wanna go [Em] where the stars shine bright enough [E] to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go _ [D]
where the wind [G] calls my _ name
_ _ Wind is calling India, India, India
_ _ [A] _ [D] It's a typical Savannah [Bm] day so I take my guitar to the park and I [Am] play
Sitting [C] up under the live oak [G] trees the strangest spirit came over me
[B] Is this a tree where my brother [C] was hung?
[Em] Is this the ground where his body was burned?
God [C] gave to me the gift of [Bm] song and so I dedicate this one
And [G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo [C] my song
[G] I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
I [E] wanna go [Bm] where the stars shine bright enough [Am] to show [Bm] me the way
[Am] I wanna [Em] go _ [Em]
where [Bm] the wind [G] calls my _ [C] _ _ [G]
name
[C] _ _ [G] India, [C] India, [G] India
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Superiority, prove how you're better than me
[A] Wasting precious [Bm] time on racist mentality
[D] This is only the beginning, the [Bm] flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
[A] _ Spirit knows no color, [Em] whether you're a hater [D] or a lover
[G] I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high enough [G] to echo my song
I wanna go where the [C] rivers run deep enough [G] to drown [C] my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Em] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] I wanna go [Em] _ _ [D]
where the wind [G] calls my [C] _ _ [G]
name
[C] _ _ [G] India, [C] India, [G]
India
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] Superiority, prove _ [Em] how _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] you're better than me
Wasting precious time on racist [D] mentality
This is only the beginning, [G] the flesh will be pushing up daisies in the ending
I wanna go where the [C] mountains are high [G] enough to echo my song
I wanna go where the rivers run deep enough to drown my shame
[Am] I wanna go where the [Bm] stars shine bright [Am] enough to show [Em] me the way
[Am] _ [Em] I wanna go, I [Bm] wanna go _ [G] where the wind calls my name _ _
_ _ Wind is calling India, India, India
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _