Born Human

F C F C Am G C F C Am G C F C I don’t know why I was born human F C Am G I might have been a fish or a bat C F C Or the big sycamore in my brother’s backyard Am G C That spoke to me when I fell on my back C F C We listen to an earthly music Am G C Conjured up in ages past C F C The colour of your skin might change tomorrow Am G C From a snow-white deer to a coal-black cat F C I don’t know why I was born human F C Am G I might have been a water rat C F C Or a thunderstorm that chases buffalo Am G C Down silver trails of prairie grass F C F C Am G I don’t know why I was born human C F C Am G C C F C When you see the earth bleeding Am G C Then you know you’re home at last C F C When you feel your body broken Am G C Then you’ll find the strength to act F C I ain’t no alien, I was born native F C Am G I just forgot the sacred past C F C But the big storm is over and I still got a heartbeat Am G C And my breast lullaby sings home at last Chorus 4 F C Walking on this earth is only natural F C Am G We were born to roam but not this fast C F C And my little girl’s dreams should be as big as heaven Am G C Even angels find their home at last C F C And my little girl’s dreams should be as big as heaven Am G C Even angels find their home at last F C F C Am G I don’t know why I was born human C F C Am G C