The Anti-Extractivism Song
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CCapotraste: Sem capotraste
by The Pudding Chômeur
Waltz, dotted 1/4 = 46
[Intro]
C x2
[Verse 1]
C C F F
Five hundred years of expandin' west
C F
Cost a-many a-life
C C F F
Well the trains got built on stolen land
C G
Greed and profit alike
C F
while oil pumps, the tar sands grow
C G
displacin' fam-lies still
C F
it's a leg-acy of gen-ocide
C G C
the pipelines con-tinue to spill
[Chorus]
C F
Stay out of the water
C
Stay out of the land
G
Ain't yours to begin with
C
and it ain't yours to have
F
Stay out of the river
C
Stay out of the plain
G
aint yours to begin with
C
and it aint yours to claim
[Verse 2]
C F
The mining towns are shut-ting down
C G
ground is dryin up
C F
with promises of pro-gress
C G C
keepin' folks in a rut
F
we need to put an end to these
C G
extrac-tivist ways
C F
to the people be-hind these crimes
C G C
to them, it's this we say
[Chorus]
C F
Stay out of the water
C
Stay out of the land
G
Ain't yours to begin with
C
and it ain't yours to have
F
Stay out of the river
C
Stay out of the plain
G
aint yours to begin with
C
and it aint yours to claim
How to play The Anti-Extractivism Song
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.