Reservation of Education Chords by Xit
Tempo:
141.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
B
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#]
[E]
[A] [Bm] [E] [B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [Bm]
We've been born [C#m] into a [D] world of sorrow.
[E]
You've been [Bm] born [C#m] to try and change [D] tomorrow.
[E]
[B]
[A] [Bm]
[A] When [Bm] I was young, I heard faith, [A] but [B] not the word of the Savior.
[A] I [Bm] was raised to go to school, [A] [Bm] and I was taught to read.
[A] [Bm] When I was young, I heard of hate, [A] [Bm] but not the word of discrimination.
[A] [Bm] Oh, I was told my way was wrong, [A] [Bm] and I was changed to get it right.
And I [A]
[G] carry [Bm] on, so very, [A] very [G]
[Bm] young.
[A] [Bm]
It's the reservation of education.
It's the reservation of education.
It's the reservation [A] [Bm] of education.
[A] [Bm] Big yellow bus took me [A] away.
[Bm] Where I was taught to do things the way I was told.
Where I [A] sleep, [B] away from scars and the sheets.
[A] And I carry [G] [Bm]
on, so very,
[A] [G] very young.
[Bm]
All these years, [A] [Em] come to see the light.
[B] [A] [B] It's hard for an Indian boy [A] to do [B] what's right.
Especially when he's not white.
He's not white.
[A] He's [Bm] not white.
Not white.
White.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white.
Do y'all show them the [A] [B] bell again?
[A] [B] Do y'all show them the [A] [B] [E] bell again?
[A] [B] Do y'all show them [A] the [B] bell again?
[A] [B] Do y'all show them [A] the [Bm] bell again?
[A]
[G] [Bm] I'm [F#m]
[G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] going to tell you that [A] all [Bm] that greed you see on that John Wayne movie is being dead white.
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [Em]
[A] [Bm] [A] [B] And [A] it's not right.
[Bm] It's not right.
It's not right.
It's not right.
It's the reservation [A] of [B]
education.
[Em] It's the reservation [A] [B] of education.
It's a reservation of education.
It's a reservation of education.
[A] [B] I'm sure when you were young [A] [B] that you played a game [Em] called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] I said I'm sure when you were young [A] [Bm] that you played a game called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] But you all growed up now.
[A] [B] But you're still playing a game.
But only now it's called
[A] [B] Watt [Em] Man [A] Ninnies.
[B] Watt Man [A] Ninnies.
[Bm] Watt Man Ninnies.
Ninnies.
[A] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
[Bm] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Niya Ashundra [A] [B]
[E] Velaghta
[A] [Bm] Niya [A] Ashundra [Bm]
Velaghta
Niya
[E] [A] Ashundra [B]
Velaghta
[A] [Bm] [G] Niya
[E] Ashundra [B] [E]
Velaghta
[A] [B] [N]
[E]
[A] [Bm] [E] [B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [Bm]
We've been born [C#m] into a [D] world of sorrow.
[E]
You've been [Bm] born [C#m] to try and change [D] tomorrow.
[E]
[B]
[A] [Bm]
[A] When [Bm] I was young, I heard faith, [A] but [B] not the word of the Savior.
[A] I [Bm] was raised to go to school, [A] [Bm] and I was taught to read.
[A] [Bm] When I was young, I heard of hate, [A] [Bm] but not the word of discrimination.
[A] [Bm] Oh, I was told my way was wrong, [A] [Bm] and I was changed to get it right.
And I [A]
[G] carry [Bm] on, so very, [A] very [G]
[Bm] young.
[A] [Bm]
It's the reservation of education.
It's the reservation of education.
It's the reservation [A] [Bm] of education.
[A] [Bm] Big yellow bus took me [A] away.
[Bm] Where I was taught to do things the way I was told.
Where I [A] sleep, [B] away from scars and the sheets.
[A] And I carry [G] [Bm]
on, so very,
[A] [G] very young.
[Bm]
All these years, [A] [Em] come to see the light.
[B] [A] [B] It's hard for an Indian boy [A] to do [B] what's right.
Especially when he's not white.
He's not white.
[A] He's [Bm] not white.
Not white.
White.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white.
Do y'all show them the [A] [B] bell again?
[A] [B] Do y'all show them the [A] [B] [E] bell again?
[A] [B] Do y'all show them [A] the [B] bell again?
[A] [B] Do y'all show them [A] the [Bm] bell again?
[A]
[G] [Bm] I'm [F#m]
[G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [Bm]
[A]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [Bm] going to tell you that [A] all [Bm] that greed you see on that John Wayne movie is being dead white.
[A] [B]
[A] [B] [Em]
[A] [Bm] [A] [B] And [A] it's not right.
[Bm] It's not right.
It's not right.
It's not right.
It's the reservation [A] of [B]
education.
[Em] It's the reservation [A] [B] of education.
It's a reservation of education.
It's a reservation of education.
[A] [B] I'm sure when you were young [A] [B] that you played a game [Em] called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] I said I'm sure when you were young [A] [Bm] that you played a game called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] But you all growed up now.
[A] [B] But you're still playing a game.
But only now it's called
[A] [B] Watt [Em] Man [A] Ninnies.
[B] Watt Man [A] Ninnies.
[Bm] Watt Man Ninnies.
Ninnies.
[A] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
[Bm] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Niya Ashundra [A] [B]
[E] Velaghta
[A] [Bm] Niya [A] Ashundra [Bm]
Velaghta
Niya
[E] [A] Ashundra [B]
Velaghta
[A] [Bm] [G] Niya
[E] Ashundra [B] [E]
Velaghta
[A] [B] [N]
Key:
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Bm
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A
Bm
B
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ We've been born _ [C#m] into a [D] world of sorrow.
_ [E] _ _
_ You've been [Bm] born _ [C#m] to try and change [D] tomorrow.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] When [Bm] I was young, I heard faith, [A] but [B] not the word _ of the Savior.
_ [A] I [Bm] was raised to go to school, [A] [Bm] and I was taught to read.
_ _ [A] [Bm] When I was young, I heard of hate, _ [A] [Bm] but not the word of discrimination.
_ _ [A] [Bm] Oh, I was told _ my way was wrong, [A] [Bm] and I was changed to get it right.
_ _ And I _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] carry _ [Bm] on, _ _ _ so _ very, [A] _ very _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] young. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's _ the _ reservation _ of _ _ _ education.
_ _ It's the _ reservation _ _ of _ education.
_ _ _ It's the reservation _ [A] _ [Bm] of _ _ education.
_ [A] _ [Bm] Big yellow bus took me [A] away.
[Bm] Where I was taught to do things the way I was told.
Where I [A] sleep, [B] _ away from scars _ and the sheets.
_ _ _ [A] And I carry _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
on, _ so _ very, _
[A] _ _ _ [G] very young.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ All these years, _ [A] _ [Em] _ come to see the light.
[B] _ _ [A] _ [B] It's hard for an Indian boy [A] to do [B] what's right. _ _
Especially when he's not white.
He's not white.
[A] He's [Bm] not white. _ _ _
_ _ Not white.
White.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white. _
_ _ Do y'all show them _ the [A] _ [B] _ _ bell again?
_ [A] _ [B] _ Do y'all show them the [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] bell again?
_ [A] _ [B] _ Do y'all show them [A] the [B] _ _ bell again?
_ [A] _ [B] _ Do y'all show them [A] the [Bm] _ _ bell again?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ going to tell you _ that [A] all [Bm] that greed you see on that John Wayne movie _ is being dead white. _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [B] And [A] it's not right.
[Bm] It's not right.
It's _ _ _ _ not right.
_ It's not right.
_ It's the _ _ reservation _ [A] of [B] _ _ _
_ education.
_ _ _ [Em] It's the _ reservation _ [A] _ [B] of _ _ education.
_ _ _ It's a _ reservation _ _ of _ _ education.
_ _ _ It's a _ reservation _ _ of _ education.
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ I'm sure when you were young [A] _ _ [B] that you played a game [Em] called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] _ I said I'm sure when you were young [A] _ [Bm] that you played a game called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] _ But you all growed up now.
[A] _ [B] But you're still playing a game.
_ _ But only now it's called
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ Watt [Em] Man _ [A] Ninnies.
[B] _ _ Watt Man _ [A] Ninnies.
[Bm] _ _ Watt Man _ Ninnies. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ninnies.
[A] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
_ _ [Bm] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
_ Niya _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ashundra [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Velaghta
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ Niya _ _ [A] Ashundra [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Velaghta
_ _ _ Niya _
_ [E] [A] Ashundra [B] _ _ _ _ _
Velaghta
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] Niya _
_ [E] Ashundra [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Velaghta
[A] _ [B] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ We've been born _ [C#m] into a [D] world of sorrow.
_ [E] _ _
_ You've been [Bm] born _ [C#m] to try and change [D] tomorrow.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] When [Bm] I was young, I heard faith, [A] but [B] not the word _ of the Savior.
_ [A] I [Bm] was raised to go to school, [A] [Bm] and I was taught to read.
_ _ [A] [Bm] When I was young, I heard of hate, _ [A] [Bm] but not the word of discrimination.
_ _ [A] [Bm] Oh, I was told _ my way was wrong, [A] [Bm] and I was changed to get it right.
_ _ And I _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] carry _ [Bm] on, _ _ _ so _ very, [A] _ very _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] young. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's _ the _ reservation _ of _ _ _ education.
_ _ It's the _ reservation _ _ of _ education.
_ _ _ It's the reservation _ [A] _ [Bm] of _ _ education.
_ [A] _ [Bm] Big yellow bus took me [A] away.
[Bm] Where I was taught to do things the way I was told.
Where I [A] sleep, [B] _ away from scars _ and the sheets.
_ _ _ [A] And I carry _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
on, _ so _ very, _
[A] _ _ _ [G] very young.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ All these years, _ [A] _ [Em] _ come to see the light.
[B] _ _ [A] _ [B] It's hard for an Indian boy [A] to do [B] what's right. _ _
Especially when he's not white.
He's not white.
[A] He's [Bm] not white. _ _ _
_ _ Not white.
White.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white.
Not white. _
_ _ Do y'all show them _ the [A] _ [B] _ _ bell again?
_ [A] _ [B] _ Do y'all show them the [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] bell again?
_ [A] _ [B] _ Do y'all show them [A] the [B] _ _ bell again?
_ [A] _ [B] _ Do y'all show them [A] the [Bm] _ _ bell again?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ going to tell you _ that [A] all [Bm] that greed you see on that John Wayne movie _ is being dead white. _
_ [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ [B] And [A] it's not right.
[Bm] It's not right.
It's _ _ _ _ not right.
_ It's not right.
_ It's the _ _ reservation _ [A] of [B] _ _ _
_ education.
_ _ _ [Em] It's the _ reservation _ [A] _ [B] of _ _ education.
_ _ _ It's a _ reservation _ _ of _ _ education.
_ _ _ It's a _ reservation _ _ of _ education.
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ I'm sure when you were young [A] _ _ [B] that you played a game [Em] called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] _ I said I'm sure when you were young [A] _ [Bm] that you played a game called Cowboys [A] Ninnies.
[B] _ But you all growed up now.
[A] _ [B] But you're still playing a game.
_ _ But only now it's called
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ Watt [Em] Man _ [A] Ninnies.
[B] _ _ Watt Man _ [A] Ninnies.
[Bm] _ _ Watt Man _ Ninnies. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Ninnies.
[A] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
_ _ [Bm] Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
Ninnies.
_ Niya _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ashundra [A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Velaghta
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ Niya _ _ [A] Ashundra [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
Velaghta
_ _ _ Niya _
_ [E] [A] Ashundra [B] _ _ _ _ _
Velaghta
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] Niya _
_ [E] Ashundra [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
Velaghta
[A] _ [B] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _