Tuning: G C E A (G C E A) Verse 1: Am Em I am indigenous original resistance, I'm gonna need assistance if I'm gon make a difference Am Em Used to be restless, now I am relentless, I teach my children who to trust and how to listen. Am Are you listenin' (are you are you listen') Em Are you listen (are you are you listenin') Am Are you listen (are you are you listenin') Em I teach my children who to trust and how to listen Am I am an Indian I'm Puerto Rican Em I'm Filipino, I live in Hilo Am Went to the heavens came back a stallion Em Am Now I am riding into the storm, the storm, the storm, the storm, the storm. Em Thunderbeings carry me home Am I am a raven, I am a buckskin Em I am a killer whale, I am a lion Am Em I am a panther, I am coyote, I'm just a human being on another fucking journey Am I'm on a journey (what about that journey) Em I'm on a journey (what about that journey) Am Em I'm on a journey (what about that journey), I'm just a human being on another fucking journey
Chorus: F C Well I will learn to be peaceful F C But I keep my knife at my side, I will pray for compassion, wha oh G But if war comes to my door ya know I will be blastin' F C G Warrior mentality, my responsibility, bringing it to my people now holler if your feelin' me F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah Verse 2: Am I am an Indian, I've been betrayin' Em Sold my heritage so I could get off reservation Am Can you blame my situation, my situation Em I come from a long line of people in displacement Am I am an Indian I'm on a mission Em These times definitely call for certain kinds of patience Am I'm changing, it's amazin' Em Everyday is a new day for this Indian in trainin' Am I am a hustler, got all kinds of customers Em People need their medicine, this music promotes consciousness Am Past present future tense all the healing elements Em Everything you do in life is definitely relevant Am Warrior people, warrior warrior people Em Warrior people, warrior warrior people Am Warrior people, warrior warrior people Em Making the best of peace with the strength of an eagle Am Warrior people, warrior warrior people Em Warrior people, warrior warrior people Am Warrior people, warrior warrior people Em Making the best of peace yes ambitiousness is lethal Chorus: F C I will learn to be peaceful F C But I keep my knife at my side, I will pray for compassion, wha oh G But if war comes to my door ya know I will be blastin' F C G Warrior mentality, my responsibility, bringing it to my people now holler if your feelin' me F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah F C G Feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me, feelin' me yeah Verse 3: Am I have two mothers, two beautiful mothers Em One of them is brown and one of them is white Am One of them taught me to be peaceful, one of them taught me how to fight Em Now I put the two together and I know wrong from right, said Am I have two fathers, two beautiful fathers Em One of them is brown and one of them is white Am One of them taught me how to sing, one of them taught me how to write Em Now I put the two together and I know wrong from right, said Am I am a white man I raped my children Em I am a black man, I am an African, Am I am a woman, I am a Muslim, Em I was raised Christian, now I am forgiven Am Saved by native wisdom I follow my traditions Em I teach my children who to trust and how to listen Am Are you listenin' (are you are you listenin') Em Are you listenin' (are you are you listenin') Am Are you listenin' (are you are you listenin') Em I teach my children who to trust and how to listen