Chords for Mamuse "Prayers for Freedom" Campaign Video
Tempo:
131.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
B
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
River wide and river deep calls me to [Dm]
her side [B]
to protect [C] and for her speak.
Water she sends, it [D] is by the river.
How does the [G] power of song bridge the past and future and bring us to present time for
the experience of healing, collective healing?
All are [Abm] friends of [C] mine from [Ab] valley [F] floor to mountain [B] peaks.
[N] So 2015 we released Heart New Bow and since then our focus as musicians, as activists,
is starting to change a bit.
There is a fire that's here right now to be living in a way that is [Gb] really in [G] alignment
with what we're singing.
Lay down your weapon.
[A] At the time when really Standing Rock was really peaking, we were on [Fm] tour and just in
this question of like, do [B] we be there?
Where is it best to be?
Where are we best in [C] service?
And during [B] that time, a song came through that we call [Bb] For Her Speak.
[D] And this song felt like it needed [Eb] a voice.
I just kept thinking, [D] man, I [Gb] want this to be [Eb] Lila June.
We don't know Lila June.
She was really gracious.
[C] [D] [Eb] Yeah, just came in and powerfully shared a piece of a poem that she had written and lent
that to us to really empower this song.
And so grateful for her willingness.
The only weapons that are useful in this battle are the weapons [Gm] of truth, of faith, and compassion.
[G] I [Em]
feel like we're waking up to [G] what is, not just the beauty of what is and seeing kind
of from the God's eyes, the bigger perspective.
[C] And we have had that and we hold that and starting to kind of [Em] walk on the ground [G] some
too, I'm really like, whoa, there's a lot happening here.
And how can we [C] as musicians, as [A] people who [Am] sing in front of many [G] people, how can we name
[Em] and sing and tease out some [G] of what's here, some of what's still asleep in all of us as
we wake up?
How can we help to cultivate more awareness and awakeness?
[Ab] [A] Creating [Em] this album, this body, as we sat with these songs, they ask those questions.
And they're with the hope and they're with the curiosity, the wonder, what's emerging
and also,
[F] you know, unafraid to look at what has been.
And [B] that feels essential in walking right now [Ab]
in these times.
[C] So the song, We Shall Be Known, is another [D] one that came through in [G] a dream.
[A] Yeah, when I hear that people are singing that song [C] all over as a way to be [G] a stand
for what they believe [Gb] in.
That's awesome!
I just get so [Em] fired [Db] up that people can take that [C] and shine it and shake it and sing [B] it
with each other and that it lifts them up.
It's like, [G] alright, I am there, we are there.
We shall be known by the company we keep, by the ones who circle round to tend these paths.
We [F] shall be known by the ones who sow and reap the seeds of change alive from deep within the earth.
It is time now, it is time now that we thrive, it [Gb] is time we lead ourselves into the well.
As we held that bundle at the fire at [G] the end of that video shoot, there was a really
strong, [D] there was a prayer [C] that was made there [Bm] to [G] continue this weaving, to continue reparations,
to continue the walk of power and humility.
her side [B]
to protect [C] and for her speak.
Water she sends, it [D] is by the river.
How does the [G] power of song bridge the past and future and bring us to present time for
the experience of healing, collective healing?
All are [Abm] friends of [C] mine from [Ab] valley [F] floor to mountain [B] peaks.
[N] So 2015 we released Heart New Bow and since then our focus as musicians, as activists,
is starting to change a bit.
There is a fire that's here right now to be living in a way that is [Gb] really in [G] alignment
with what we're singing.
Lay down your weapon.
[A] At the time when really Standing Rock was really peaking, we were on [Fm] tour and just in
this question of like, do [B] we be there?
Where is it best to be?
Where are we best in [C] service?
And during [B] that time, a song came through that we call [Bb] For Her Speak.
[D] And this song felt like it needed [Eb] a voice.
I just kept thinking, [D] man, I [Gb] want this to be [Eb] Lila June.
We don't know Lila June.
She was really gracious.
[C] [D] [Eb] Yeah, just came in and powerfully shared a piece of a poem that she had written and lent
that to us to really empower this song.
And so grateful for her willingness.
The only weapons that are useful in this battle are the weapons [Gm] of truth, of faith, and compassion.
[G] I [Em]
feel like we're waking up to [G] what is, not just the beauty of what is and seeing kind
of from the God's eyes, the bigger perspective.
[C] And we have had that and we hold that and starting to kind of [Em] walk on the ground [G] some
too, I'm really like, whoa, there's a lot happening here.
And how can we [C] as musicians, as [A] people who [Am] sing in front of many [G] people, how can we name
[Em] and sing and tease out some [G] of what's here, some of what's still asleep in all of us as
we wake up?
How can we help to cultivate more awareness and awakeness?
[Ab] [A] Creating [Em] this album, this body, as we sat with these songs, they ask those questions.
And they're with the hope and they're with the curiosity, the wonder, what's emerging
and also,
[F] you know, unafraid to look at what has been.
And [B] that feels essential in walking right now [Ab]
in these times.
[C] So the song, We Shall Be Known, is another [D] one that came through in [G] a dream.
[A] Yeah, when I hear that people are singing that song [C] all over as a way to be [G] a stand
for what they believe [Gb] in.
That's awesome!
I just get so [Em] fired [Db] up that people can take that [C] and shine it and shake it and sing [B] it
with each other and that it lifts them up.
It's like, [G] alright, I am there, we are there.
We shall be known by the company we keep, by the ones who circle round to tend these paths.
We [F] shall be known by the ones who sow and reap the seeds of change alive from deep within the earth.
It is time now, it is time now that we thrive, it [Gb] is time we lead ourselves into the well.
As we held that bundle at the fire at [G] the end of that video shoot, there was a really
strong, [D] there was a prayer [C] that was made there [Bm] to [G] continue this weaving, to continue reparations,
to continue the walk of power and humility.
Key:
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C
B
D
Em
G
C
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ River _ wide and _ river _ deep _ calls me to [Dm] _
her side _ [B] _ _ _
to _ protect [C] _ _ and for _ her speak. _
Water she sends, it [D] is by the river.
How does the [G] power of song bridge the past and future and bring us to present time for
the experience of healing, collective healing?
_ _ All are [Abm] _ friends of [C] mine _ _ _ _ from [Ab] valley _ [F] floor to _ mountain [B] _ _ peaks.
[N] So 2015 we released Heart New Bow _ and since then our focus as musicians, as activists, _
_ is starting to change a bit.
There is a fire that's here right now to _ be living in a way that is [Gb] really in [G] alignment
with what we're singing.
Lay _ down your weapon.
[A] At the time when really Standing Rock was really peaking, we were on [Fm] tour and just in
this question of like, do [B] we be there?
Where is it best to be?
Where are we best in [C] service?
And during [B] that time, _ _ _ a song came through that we call [Bb] For Her Speak. _ _ _ _
[D] And this song felt like it needed [Eb] a voice.
_ I just kept thinking, [D] man, I [Gb] want this to be [Eb] Lila June.
We don't know Lila June.
_ She was really gracious.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] Yeah, just came in and powerfully shared a piece of a poem that she had written and lent
that to us to really empower this song.
And so grateful for her willingness. _ _
The only weapons that are useful in this battle are the weapons [Gm] of truth, _ of faith, _ and compassion.
_ [G] I [Em]
feel like we're waking up to [G] what is, not just the beauty of what is and seeing kind
of from the _ God's eyes, the bigger perspective.
[C] And we have had that and we hold that and starting to kind of [Em] walk on the ground [G] some
too, I'm really like, whoa, there's a lot happening here.
And how can we [C] as _ musicians, as [A] people who [Am] sing in front of many [G] people, how can we _ name
[Em] and sing and tease out some [G] of what's here, some of what's still asleep in all of us as
we wake up?
How can we help to cultivate more awareness and awakeness?
[Ab] _ _ _ [A] Creating [Em] this album, this body, as we sat with these songs, they ask those questions.
And they're with the hope and they're with the curiosity, the wonder, _ what's emerging
and also, _
[F] _ you know, unafraid to look at what has been.
_ _ _ And [B] that feels essential in walking right now _ [Ab] _ _
in these times. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] So the song, We Shall Be Known, is another [D] one that came through in [G] a dream.
_ [A] Yeah, when I hear that people are singing that song [C] all over _ as a way to be [G] a stand
for what they believe [Gb] in.
_ That's awesome!
I just get so [Em] fired [Db] up that people can take that [C] and shine it and shake it and sing [B] it
with each other and that it lifts them up.
It's like, [G] alright, I am there, we are there.
_ _ We shall be known by the company we keep, by the ones who circle _ round to tend these paths. _ _
_ _ _ _ We [F] shall be known by the ones who sow and reap the seeds of change alive from deep within the earth. _ _
It is time _ now, it is time now that we thrive, it [Gb] is time we lead ourselves into the _ well.
_ As we held that bundle at the fire at [G] the end of that video shoot, there was a really
_ strong, [D] there was a prayer [C] that was made there [Bm] to _ [G] continue this _ weaving, to continue reparations,
to continue the walk of power and humility. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ River _ wide and _ river _ deep _ calls me to [Dm] _
her side _ [B] _ _ _
to _ protect [C] _ _ and for _ her speak. _
Water she sends, it [D] is by the river.
How does the [G] power of song bridge the past and future and bring us to present time for
the experience of healing, collective healing?
_ _ All are [Abm] _ friends of [C] mine _ _ _ _ from [Ab] valley _ [F] floor to _ mountain [B] _ _ peaks.
[N] So 2015 we released Heart New Bow _ and since then our focus as musicians, as activists, _
_ is starting to change a bit.
There is a fire that's here right now to _ be living in a way that is [Gb] really in [G] alignment
with what we're singing.
Lay _ down your weapon.
[A] At the time when really Standing Rock was really peaking, we were on [Fm] tour and just in
this question of like, do [B] we be there?
Where is it best to be?
Where are we best in [C] service?
And during [B] that time, _ _ _ a song came through that we call [Bb] For Her Speak. _ _ _ _
[D] And this song felt like it needed [Eb] a voice.
_ I just kept thinking, [D] man, I [Gb] want this to be [Eb] Lila June.
We don't know Lila June.
_ She was really gracious.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Eb] Yeah, just came in and powerfully shared a piece of a poem that she had written and lent
that to us to really empower this song.
And so grateful for her willingness. _ _
The only weapons that are useful in this battle are the weapons [Gm] of truth, _ of faith, _ and compassion.
_ [G] I [Em]
feel like we're waking up to [G] what is, not just the beauty of what is and seeing kind
of from the _ God's eyes, the bigger perspective.
[C] And we have had that and we hold that and starting to kind of [Em] walk on the ground [G] some
too, I'm really like, whoa, there's a lot happening here.
And how can we [C] as _ musicians, as [A] people who [Am] sing in front of many [G] people, how can we _ name
[Em] and sing and tease out some [G] of what's here, some of what's still asleep in all of us as
we wake up?
How can we help to cultivate more awareness and awakeness?
[Ab] _ _ _ [A] Creating [Em] this album, this body, as we sat with these songs, they ask those questions.
And they're with the hope and they're with the curiosity, the wonder, _ what's emerging
and also, _
[F] _ you know, unafraid to look at what has been.
_ _ _ And [B] that feels essential in walking right now _ [Ab] _ _
in these times. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] So the song, We Shall Be Known, is another [D] one that came through in [G] a dream.
_ [A] Yeah, when I hear that people are singing that song [C] all over _ as a way to be [G] a stand
for what they believe [Gb] in.
_ That's awesome!
I just get so [Em] fired [Db] up that people can take that [C] and shine it and shake it and sing [B] it
with each other and that it lifts them up.
It's like, [G] alright, I am there, we are there.
_ _ We shall be known by the company we keep, by the ones who circle _ round to tend these paths. _ _
_ _ _ _ We [F] shall be known by the ones who sow and reap the seeds of change alive from deep within the earth. _ _
It is time _ now, it is time now that we thrive, it [Gb] is time we lead ourselves into the _ well.
_ As we held that bundle at the fire at [G] the end of that video shoot, there was a really
_ strong, [D] there was a prayer [C] that was made there [Bm] to _ [G] continue this _ weaving, to continue reparations,
to continue the walk of power and humility. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _