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Colors of the Wind Chords

Vanessa Williams Beginner Key of C 5 Chords 4 min read

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Vanessa Williams’s Oscar-winning ballad from Disney’s Pocahontas about seeing the world from a different perspective. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle strumming hand to match the song’s flowing, nature-inspired feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G Am

You think I’m an ignorant savage

F C G

And you’ve been so many places

C G

I guess it must be so

Am F

But still I cannot see

C G

If the savage one is me

Am F

How can there be so much that you don’t know?

C G

You don’t know…

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Verse 2

C G Am

Have you ever heard the wolf cry

F C G

To the blue corn moon?

C G Am

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?

F C G

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Bridge

C G Am

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest

F C G

Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth

C G Am

Come roll in all the riches all around you

F C

And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

Verse 3 / Outro

C G Am

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

F C G

The heron and the otter are my friends

C G

And we are all connected to each other

Am F C

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

G Am

How high will the sycamore grow?

F C

If you cut it down, then you’ll never know

G Am F

And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

C G

For whether we are white or copper-skinned

Am F

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains

C G Am

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

F C

You can own the Earth and still

G

All you’ll own is Earth until

Am F C

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Practice tip: Master the C, G, Am, and F chords individually before trying to play the whole song; the progression uses these four chords almost exclusively.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Vanessa Williams’s Oscar-winning ballad from Disney’s Pocahontas about seeing the world from a different perspective. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle strumming hand to match the song’s flowing, nature-inspired feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G Am

You think I’m an ignorant savage

F C G

And you’ve been so many places

C G

I guess it must be so

Am F

But still I cannot see

C G

If the savage one is me

Am F

How can there be so much that you don’t know?

C G

You don’t know…

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Verse 2

C G Am

Have you ever heard the wolf cry

F C G

To the blue corn moon?

C G Am

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?

F C G

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Bridge

C G Am

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest

F C G

Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth

C G Am

Come roll in all the riches all around you

F C

And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

Verse 3 / Outro

C G Am

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

F C G

The heron and the otter are my friends

C G

And we are all connected to each other

Am F C

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

G Am

How high will the sycamore grow?

F C

If you cut it down, then you’ll never know

G Am F

And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

C G

For whether we are white or copper-skinned

Am F

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains

C G Am

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

F C

You can own the Earth and still

G

All you’ll own is Earth until

Am F C

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Practice tip: Master the C, G, Am, and F chords individually before trying to play the whole song; the progression uses these four chords almost exclusively.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Vanessa Williams’s Oscar-winning ballad from Disney’s Pocahontas about seeing the world from a different perspective. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle strumming hand to match the song’s flowing, nature-inspired feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G Am

You think I’m an ignorant savage

F C G

And you’ve been so many places

C G

I guess it must be so

Am F

But still I cannot see

C G

If the savage one is me

Am F

How can there be so much that you don’t know?

C G

You don’t know…

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Verse 2

C G Am

Have you ever heard the wolf cry

F C G

To the blue corn moon?

C G Am

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?

F C G

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Bridge

C G Am

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest

F C G

Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth

C G Am

Come roll in all the riches all around you

F C

And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

Verse 3 / Outro

C G Am

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

F C G

The heron and the otter are my friends

C G

And we are all connected to each other

Am F C

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

G Am

How high will the sycamore grow?

F C

If you cut it down, then you’ll never know

G Am F

And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

C G

For whether we are white or copper-skinned

Am F

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains

C G Am

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

F C

You can own the Earth and still

G

All you’ll own is Earth until

Am F C

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Practice tip: Master the C, G, Am, and F chords individually before trying to play the whole song; the progression uses these four chords almost exclusively.

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Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Vanessa Williams’s Oscar-winning ballad from Disney’s Pocahontas about seeing the world from a different perspective. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle strumming hand to match the song’s flowing, nature-inspired feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G Am

You think I’m an ignorant savage

F C G

And you’ve been so many places

C G

I guess it must be so

Am F

But still I cannot see

C G

If the savage one is me

Am F

How can there be so much that you don’t know?

C G

You don’t know…

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Verse 2

C G Am

Have you ever heard the wolf cry

F C G

To the blue corn moon?

C G Am

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?

F C G

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Bridge

C G Am

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest

F C G

Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth

C G Am

Come roll in all the riches all around you

F C

And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

Verse 3 / Outro

C G Am

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

F C G

The heron and the otter are my friends

C G

And we are all connected to each other

Am F C

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

G Am

How high will the sycamore grow?

F C

If you cut it down, then you’ll never know

G Am F

And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

C G

For whether we are white or copper-skinned

Am F

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains

C G Am

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

F C

You can own the Earth and still

G

All you’ll own is Earth until

Am F C

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Practice tip: Master the C, G, Am, and F chords individually before trying to play the whole song; the progression uses these four chords almost exclusively.

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Amtap to play

Ftap to play

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Dmtap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Vanessa Williams’s Oscar-winning ballad from Disney’s Pocahontas about seeing the world from a different perspective. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle strumming hand to match the song’s flowing, nature-inspired feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G Am

You think I’m an ignorant savage

F C G

And you’ve been so many places

C G

I guess it must be so

Am F

But still I cannot see

C G

If the savage one is me

Am F

How can there be so much that you don’t know?

C G

You don’t know…

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Verse 2

C G Am

Have you ever heard the wolf cry

F C G

To the blue corn moon?

C G Am

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?

F C G

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Bridge

C G Am

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest

F C G

Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth

C G Am

Come roll in all the riches all around you

F C

And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

Verse 3 / Outro

C G Am

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

F C G

The heron and the otter are my friends

C G

And we are all connected to each other

Am F C

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

G Am

How high will the sycamore grow?

F C

If you cut it down, then you’ll never know

G Am F

And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

C G

For whether we are white or copper-skinned

Am F

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains

C G Am

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

F C

You can own the Earth and still

G

All you’ll own is Earth until

Am F C

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Practice tip: Master the C, G, Am, and F chords individually before trying to play the whole song; the progression uses these four chords almost exclusively.

Ctap to play

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Gtap to play

Dmtap to play

Key

C Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

C · Am · F · G · Dm

Vanessa Williams’s Oscar-winning ballad from Disney’s Pocahontas about seeing the world from a different perspective. Beginner difficulty in the key of C.

Folk Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a gentle strumming hand to match the song’s flowing, nature-inspired feel.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

C G Am

You think I’m an ignorant savage

F C G

And you’ve been so many places

C G

I guess it must be so

Am F

But still I cannot see

C G

If the savage one is me

Am F

How can there be so much that you don’t know?

C G

You don’t know…

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Verse 2

C G Am

Have you ever heard the wolf cry

F C G

To the blue corn moon?

C G Am

Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?

F C G

Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

F C G

Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?

Chorus

F C G

You think you own whatever land you land on

F C G

The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim

F C G

But I know every rock and tree and creature

F C G

Has a life, has a spirit, has a name

F C G

You think the only people who are people

F C G

Are the people who look and think like you

F C G

But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger

F C G

You’ll learn things you never knew

F C

You never knew…

Bridge

C G Am

Come run the hidden pine trails of the forest

F C G

Come taste the sun-sweet berries of the earth

C G Am

Come roll in all the riches all around you

F C

And for once, never wonder what they’re worth

Verse 3 / Outro

C G Am

The rainstorm and the river are my brothers

F C G

The heron and the otter are my friends

C G

And we are all connected to each other

Am F C

In a circle, in a hoop that never ends

G Am

How high will the sycamore grow?

F C

If you cut it down, then you’ll never know

G Am F

And you’ll never hear the wolf cry to the blue corn moon

C G

For whether we are white or copper-skinned

Am F

We need to sing with all the voices of the mountains

C G Am

We need to paint with all the colors of the wind

F C

You can own the Earth and still

G

All you’ll own is Earth until

Am F C

You can paint with all the colors of the wind

Practice tip: Master the C, G, Am, and F chords individually before trying to play the whole song; the progression uses these four chords almost exclusively.