Chords for Song At The Center

You must teach your children that the ground beneath their feet is the ashes of our grandfathers _ _
_ So that they will respect the land
_ _ Tell your children that the earth is rich with the lives of our kin _ _
_ Teach your children _
What we have taught our children _
_ That the earth is our mother
_ _ Whatever befalls the earth
_ _ befalls the children [B] of earth
_ This we know
_ [F] _ The earth does not belong to [D] us _
_ _ we
belong to the earth _ _ _ _
this _ _ _ _
_ _ _ All things are connected _ like the blood which unites one family _ _ _
_ All things are connected
_ _ _ We did not weave the web of life _ _
_ We are merely a strand in [Dm] it
_ Whatever [D] we do to the web we do to ourselves _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] Creatures sacred _ people of the land
_ _ _ In the east the place of dawning there [C] is beauty [D] in the morn
Here the seeker finds new visions as [C] each sacred day [D] is born
All [Dm] who honor love [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] within
They [D] shall shine with light and glory when [C] the morn [Am] breaks [Dm] again
From the corners of creation to [C] the center where we [D]
stand
[Dm] Let all things be blessed and holy all [C] is fresh and fine
[D] _ _ _
_ [F] Brotherhood never ceases [C] to walk through _ [F] _ _
far [C] and sky
_ [Dm] Sacred plants [Gm] and sacred [Dm] creatures
[A] Sacred [C] _ people of [Dm] the land _ _ _
In the south the place of growing there [C] is wisdom in [Dm] the earth
Both the painful song of dying and [C] the joyful song [D] of birth
As [F] the earth gives up [C] her life blood so [F] her children's hearts [C] may beat
We [Dm] give back to her our reference [C] holy ground beneath [Dm] our feet
From the corners of _ creation to [C] the center where [Dm] we stand
_ Let all things be blessed and holy [C] all is fresh and fine
[D] _ Aunt _ [F] _ _ _ sister [C] water [F] mother earth and father [C] sky
Sacred [Dm] plants and sacred creatures _
[C] Sacred people [Dm] of the land _ _ _
In the north the place of wisdom [C] there is only [D] darkness deep
Here the silent sound of mystery [C] may awake you from [Dm] your sleep
[F] Here the music still and [C] holy [F] sounds beneath the snow [C] and night
[D] In all love to make with patience for [Am] the coming of [D] the light
From the corners [Dm] of creation [D] [C] to the center where [D] we stand
Let all things be blessed and holy [C] all is fresh and fine
[D] _ Aunt _ [F] _ _ _ [C] sister water [F] mother _ _ [C] earth and father sky
[Dm] Sacred plants and sacred _ creatures
[C] Sacred people of [D] the _ _ _ _ land
In the west the place of seeing there [C] is born [Am] a [D] vision new
Of the servant of the servants who [C] proclaimed [Am] a gospel [D]
true
Let [F] the creatures of [C] creation echo [F]
back _ [C] creation's prayer
Let [D] the spirit now breathe through us and [C] restore the sacred [Dm] there
From the corners of creation to [C] the center [A] where we [D] stand
Let [Dm] all things be blessed and holy all [C] is fresh and fine
[D] _ _
Brother [Dm] and _ [C] sister water _ [F] mother _ _ [C] earth and father sky
[Dm] Sacred plants [Gm] and [Dm] sacred creatures
[A]
Sacred [C] people of [D] the land
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