Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Chorus: Am G F Dm I am my mother’s savage daughter Am C G F The one who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones Am G F Dm I am my mother’s savage daughter Am C G F Dm I will not cut my hair, I will not lower my voice Verse 1: Am G F Am My mother’s child is a savage Am C G Dm She looks for her omens in the colors of stones Am G Dm F In the faces of cats, in the falling of feathers Am C G F In the dancing of fire, in the curve of old bones
Chorus: Am G F Dm I am my mother’s savage daughter Am C G F The one who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones Am G F Dm I am my mother’s savage daughter Am C G F Dm I will not cut my hair, I will not lower my voice Verse 2: Am G F Am My mother’s child dances in darkness Am C G Dm She sings heathen songs by the light of the moon Am G Dm F And watches the stars, and renames the planets Am C G F And dreams she can reach them with a song and a broom Chorus: Am G F Dm I am my mother’s savage daughter Am C G F The one who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones Am G F Dm I am my mother’s savage daughter Am C G F Dm I will not cut my hair, I will not lower my voice Bridge: Am G F Dm We were all brought forth out of darkness Am C G Dm Into this world, through blood and through pain Am G Dm F And deep in our bones, the old songs are waking Am C G Dm So sing the with voices of thunder and rain Chorus: Am G F Dm We are our mothers’ savage daughters Am C G F The ones who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones Am G F Dm We are our mothers’ savage daughters Am C G F Dm We will not cut my hair, we will not lower our voice x2