WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Martin Simpson - Born Human Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
F C F C Am G
C F C Am G C
[Chorus 1]
F C
I don’t know why I was born human
F C Am G
I might have been a fish or a bat
C F C
Or the big sycamore in my brother’s backyard
Am G C
That spoke to me when I fell on my back
[Verse 1]
C F C
We listen to an earthly music
Am G C
Conjured up in ages past
C F C
The colour of your skin might change tomorrow
Am G C
From a snow-white deer to a coal-black cat
[Chorus 2]
F C
I don’t know why I was born human
F C Am G
I might have been a water rat
C F C
Or a thunderstorm that chases buffalo
Am G C
Down silver trails of prairie grass
F C F C Am G
I don’t know why I was born human
C F C Am G C
[Verse 2]
C F C
When you see the earth bleeding
Am G C
Then you know you’re home at last
C F C
When you feel your body broken
Am G C
Then you’ll find the strength to act
[Chorus 3]
F C
I ain’t no alien, I was born native
F C Am G
I just forgot the sacred past
C F C
But the big storm is over and I still got a heartbeat
Am G C
And my breast lullaby sings home at last
[Chorus 4]
F C
Walking on this earth is only natural
F C Am G
We were born to roam but not this fast
C F C
And my little girl’s dreams should be as big as heaven
Am G C
Even angels find their home at last
C F C
And my little girl’s dreams should be as big as heaven
Am G C
Even angels find their home at last
F C F C Am G
I don’t know why I was born human
C F C Am G C
