Medicine For The People - Build A Bridge Chords & Tabs

 

Build A Bridge Chords & Tabs

Medicine For The People Chords & Tabs

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Build A Bridge Chords

   
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                             BUILD A BRIDGE - Medicine For The People
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Tabbed by:  Samuel Rede
Tuning:     Standard

You can use open chords for the chorus but he used barre chords for the verses.
The barre chords are:  Dm (5th fret Am shape), Fm (10th fret Am shape), A (5th fret E shape)

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

     Dm                  Fm
Said prepare me for, for long battle
       A
I am a witness hope is steel bullets 
           A
I drop the hatchet you won't forget this

     Dm                  Fm
Said prepare me for, for long battle
       A
I am a witness hope is steel bullets 
           A
I drop the hatchet you won't forget this
      Dm
Said, mine eyes have seen nothing but trouble
    Fm
You must make peace with them gods and the devils
     A
I can be rude boy, I am not subtle
     A
I tend to sneak and burst all them bubbles
Dm
We are the ones we been waiting to rumble
Fm
I torch my enemies out with a candle
     A
Music is the weapon make empires crumble
     A
We bring them bankers and wealthy to tremble

Dm              Fm
What we know is what we're owed
             A
Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows
             A
Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges
      Dm              Fm
Said, what we know is what we owe
             A
Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows
             A
Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges

Dm
I rep the misfits, not society
Fm
We struggle with housing, drugs and sobriety
      A
We're not from here but born here respectively
      A
Immigrated cuz America raped my country

   Dm
My bridge 'aint built with no white man money
       Fm
I'm on Indian time you know you cannot rush me
         A
I can be vicious malicious and ugly
            A
A danger to darkness to better run quickly

Dm              Fm
What we know is what we're owed
             A
Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows
             A
Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges
      Dm              Fm
Said, what we know is what we owe
             A
Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows
             A
Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges

      F                    C
Said, I've come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build
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F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

      Dm
Said, life was pretty crazy I was 9 months old
      Fm
Yeah, momma gave me up at 14 years old
        A
Said, I don't give a shit grandmother she was so bold
            A
Some of the rapist mommas body got sold

       Dm
Not to say poppa didn't have a good soul
       Fm
Cuz he did give me the anger I was born so cold
             A
Raised white Christian in a white neighborhood
             A
There was no bridges for me and my indigenous blood

  Dm
I said I'm confused, identity crisis
Fm
Indigenous mastery is so timeless
        A
Now I'm building bridges so that it will all make sense
        A
Why I'm here with the music so passionate

Dm
Got to ride hard or die trying
      Fm
Said, I am a raincloud storm white lighting
          A
I am relentless stop at nothing
          A
I'm el coyote bridges building

Dm
Said, I rock the one feather on me next head
          Fm
Must stay humble, never be like chief headdress
         A
Hang the flag upside down I'm in distress
           A
Never take no title out of deepest respect

Dm
Welcome to aquarius son you’re a legend
Fm
Guardian of the gate it's gate number 7
            A
I tame that beast and I ride the dragon
            A
I reincarnate as a wild stallion

Dm              Fm
What we know is what we're owed
             A
Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows
             A
Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges
      Dm              Fm
Said, what we know is what we owe
             A
Can't be too careful, shoot flaming arrows
             A
Hitting them wicked, burning them bridges

      F                    C
Said, I've come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

F                      C
I have come to build a bridge
              Dm
So come let's build
Dm
Build build build

Dm                        Fm
Said, my people my earth, my country, my heart
           A
In service for ever, a mission to better
   Dm                  Fm
My passion my fist, my heart open it
           A
Reclaim recover, protect clean water

      Fm                   C
Said, I've come to live in peace
              Dm
So come let's live
Dm
Live live live

      Fm                   C
Said, I've come to live in peace
              Dm
So come let's live
Dm
Live live live

      Fm                   C
Said, I've come to live in peace
              Dm
So come let's live
Dm
Live live live

      Fm                   C
Said, I've come to live in peace
              Dm
So come let's live
Dm
Live live live