WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Joseph Huber - Wanchese And Manteo Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Lightning strikes on the ocean's veil
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Turned tempest sea, all free of sails
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Thunderheaded clouds assail
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The island of Roanoke
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The hurricane and her mighty eye
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Whirling in the widening gyre
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The old poet's words do roll
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Over old Wanchese and Manteo
[Verse 2]
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Well, old Wanchese and Manteo
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Proud and noble native souls
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Who bowed to Raleigh as he broke
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All the circles of the sun
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And Raleigh knew then, he'd found his men
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With fiercest frames and tan hide skins
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Brazen tongues of Algonquin
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Held the west yet to be won
[Verse 3]
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Manteo, between two worlds torn
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Turned his face forward-born
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Traded in the clothes he'd worn
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For brand new English flair
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Raleigh baptized him in sin
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Of Old World Civilization
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He opened up the gates and in
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rode the future's heedless stare
[Verse 4]
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But old Wanchese, no he ain't so sure
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'bout the promise of the future
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Took himself back to the dirt
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That he had always known
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He tucked back into shadows black
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When White's men came and he attacked
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Walked backwards and brushed his tracks
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For the Earth ain't ours to own
[Verse 5]
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Yeah one looked forward, one within
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One sold the ground that held his kin
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The other shed the blood of men
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Of a future come too fast
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And those two men live on today
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In the coastal towns that bear their names
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And they'll treat you quite the same
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For the future's just the past
[Verse 6]
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That town, Manteo, well, he'd be pleased
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To wine and dine and give you ease
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For a night or four centuries
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No, he don't mind
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But old Wanchese, well, he holds a grudge
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He'll dash your vessels into dust
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Sink your house down in the mud
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Leave you wondering why
[Verse 7]
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Yeah, Manteo, such a helpful hand
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Such a good ol' boy without a land
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Was it worth the plaque that stands:
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"Our Savage, Manteo"?
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Well old Wanchese, well his soul lays claim
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To the roaring thunder, wind, and rain
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Is in the eye of that hurricane
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As it circles Roanoke
[Verse 8]
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Well, the future may come on too strong
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Defile the past to right its wrongs
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And leave you with a load of songs
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To ease a wearied soul
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'Cause in your soul, as in this great land
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A battle rages between two men
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Which one will you feed, my friend:
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Old Wanchese or Manteo?
