Biography:
Nahko “Bear” Parayn on the tip, is Oregon native Nahkohe Parayno. A sixth generation Apache/Mohawk this medicinal troubadour (his Cheyenne name given to him by his grandmother) didn’t grow up on his native land, with his Puerto Rican/Indian mother, or Filipino father.
Born, raised, and blessed in the suburbs by his adopted family, Nahko found roots in music and throughout his teens taught piano lessons and directed musical productions for local high schools.
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Other songs:
- Budding Trees
- 7 Feathers
- Aloha Ke Akua
- Ancient Love
- Be Here Now
- Black As Night
- Build A Bridge
- Creations Daughter
- Dear Brother
- Dinner Party
- Dragonfly
- Father Mountain
- Ghosts Embodied
- Great Spirit
- I Mua
- It All Can Be Done
- It Is Written
- Love Letters To God
- Make A Change
- Manifesto
- Manifesto Ii
- Manifiesto
- Mitakuye Oyasin
- Mr Washington
- My Country
- Nyepi
- Nyepi And Great Spirit
- Ocean As Well
- On The Verge
- Risk It
- Runner
- So Thankful
- Tus Pies
- Tus Pies Your Feet
- Vultures Of Culture
- Warrior People
- Wash It Away
- We Are On Time
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Capo 2nd fret
[Intro]
G Am Em D
G Am Em D
G Am Em D G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll make a change
G Am Em D G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll make a change
[Verse]
Em
I need a change, it’s evident
C
A transformation imminent
Em C
A chance for my soul’s intelligence to redefine lines of indifference
Em
I ride past the spirit with the well scratched pad
C
Always looking at my poetry for the reasons I had
Em
Never stopped and let someone else take the wheel
C
Now I’m in the backseat like "what the fuck is real?"
Em
Got to bury the hatchet, bones no casket
C
The dead don’t dance to a liars message
Em
So restless, cross it off my checklist
C
Poetic warfare, a bear with horse hair
Em
He’s reckless, acts like he’s got a deathwish
C
True hey hoka, tricking the trickster
Em
Laws of nature, loyal creature
C Em
Son of the most high, willing to wager my plan
And Imma stick to it
C
And ultimately liberate my consciousness
Em
I want the change
C Em C
I will make a change
[Chorus]
G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll see you on the other side
G Am Em D
If the sacrifice I owe is the reason that I die
G Am Em D
And I know this too shall pass, so I put it in the past
G Am Em D
And of all the things I fear, it isn’t now and it isn’t here
Em C Em C
I’ll make a change, I will make a change
[Verse]
Em
Well it comes at a cost, and that’s obvious
C
My list of distractions is infinite
Em
My delusions of grandeur are all equipped
C
With dark lords, back doors, and some wizard shit
Em
Well I did not know they were gonna choose me
C
And I oughta take myself more seriously
Em
Cause what comes through me no it ain’t no trick
C
And I know that all of us are born with different gifts, so
Em
Lift yourself from darkness take a couple steps back
C
On an abstract attack I fell beneath the cracks
Em
I didn’t come here to drone out and drag my feet
C
Stand in quicksand both hands and accept defeat
Em
I got work to do, let me get back at it
C
The clock is tickin’, I can hear it through the static
Em
Now I’m not being dramatic, enemies don’t sleep
C
In fact some aren’t human and that’s hard to believe
Em
Cause I’m such a visual person, my third eye don’t lie
C
He’s a wise guy inside, even fooled himself twice
Em
Thinking maybe I’m not ready to be leading the way
C
I mean fuck, I’m only human, bound to make some mistakes
Em
An earthquake took place within my lifetime of fear
C
I hear this too shall pass, the beginning is near
Em
I want the change
C Em
I will make a change
[Chorus]
G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll see you on the other side
G Am Em D
If the sacrifice I owe is the reason that I die
G Am Em D
And I know this too shall pass, so I put it in the past
G Am Em D
And of all the things I fear, it isn’t now and it isn’t here
Em C Em C
I’ll make a change, I will make a change
[Verse]
C
I wanna walk in righteousness
Em
But I keep tripping over ditches of my selfishness
C
I wanna pass a fist to a pacifist
Em
I keep beating round the bush instead of facing it
Em
So I’m facing it, some gladiator shit
C
Yeah i’m rippin' over rhythms and I’m healin' it
Em
But it’s non-stop knocks from the mountain top,
C
to the city block. to the tanks: stop and block
Em
Another brother got shot dead on the sidewalk
C
While the cops doing inside jobs and I'm shocked
Em
So my hands are stretched out to the sky
C
Got some poems in my left and a gun in my right
Em
And my eyes’ll cry over bulletproof pride
C
Cause I know I didn’t come to make it out alive
Em
And I thrive in the midst of a battle
C
Front lines you can see me in the struggle
Em
These are the songs of a walk towards revival
C
Even brave men can put down their rifles
Em
I got my orders, and Imma follow them
C
You can find me kickin´ back inside the lion’s den
Em
I’m making friends and amends with some evil men
C
Gonna bring them in and inject them with the medicine
Em
Imma do no harm, but I’m a take no shit
C
And I’m a build a bridge out of the emptiness
Em C
And then potentially well Imma live to be the hardest working bear in the fucking industry
C Em
I will make a change
C Em
I will make a change
C Em
I will make a change
[Intro]
G Am Em D
G Am Em D
G Am Em D G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll make a change
G Am Em D G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll make a change
[Verse]
Em
I need a change, it’s evident
C
A transformation imminent
Em C
A chance for my soul’s intelligence to redefine lines of indifference
Em
I ride past the spirit with the well scratched pad
C
Always looking at my poetry for the reasons I had
Em
Never stopped and let someone else take the wheel
C
Now I’m in the backseat like "what the fuck is real?"
Em
Got to bury the hatchet, bones no casket
C
The dead don’t dance to a liars message
Em
So restless, cross it off my checklist
C
Poetic warfare, a bear with horse hair
Em
He’s reckless, acts like he’s got a deathwish
C
True hey hoka, tricking the trickster
Em
Laws of nature, loyal creature
C Em
Son of the most high, willing to wager my plan
And Imma stick to it
C
And ultimately liberate my consciousness
Em
I want the change
C Em C
I will make a change
[Chorus]
G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll see you on the other side
G Am Em D
If the sacrifice I owe is the reason that I die
G Am Em D
And I know this too shall pass, so I put it in the past
G Am Em D
And of all the things I fear, it isn’t now and it isn’t here
Em C Em C
I’ll make a change, I will make a change
[Verse]
Em
Well it comes at a cost, and that’s obvious
C
My list of distractions is infinite
Em
My delusions of grandeur are all equipped
C
With dark lords, back doors, and some wizard shit
Em
Well I did not know they were gonna choose me
C
And I oughta take myself more seriously
Em
Cause what comes through me no it ain’t no trick
C
And I know that all of us are born with different gifts, so
Em
Lift yourself from darkness take a couple steps back
C
On an abstract attack I fell beneath the cracks
Em
I didn’t come here to drone out and drag my feet
C
Stand in quicksand both hands and accept defeat
Em
I got work to do, let me get back at it
C
The clock is tickin’, I can hear it through the static
Em
Now I’m not being dramatic, enemies don’t sleep
C
In fact some aren’t human and that’s hard to believe
Em
Cause I’m such a visual person, my third eye don’t lie
C
He’s a wise guy inside, even fooled himself twice
Em
Thinking maybe I’m not ready to be leading the way
C
I mean fuck, I’m only human, bound to make some mistakes
Em
An earthquake took place within my lifetime of fear
C
I hear this too shall pass, the beginning is near
Em
I want the change
C Em
I will make a change
[Chorus]
G Am Em D
If I make it out alive, I’ll see you on the other side
G Am Em D
If the sacrifice I owe is the reason that I die
G Am Em D
And I know this too shall pass, so I put it in the past
G Am Em D
And of all the things I fear, it isn’t now and it isn’t here
Em C Em C
I’ll make a change, I will make a change
[Verse]
C
I wanna walk in righteousness
Em
But I keep tripping over ditches of my selfishness
C
I wanna pass a fist to a pacifist
Em
I keep beating round the bush instead of facing it
Em
So I’m facing it, some gladiator shit
C
Yeah i’m rippin' over rhythms and I’m healin' it
Em
But it’s non-stop knocks from the mountain top,
C
to the city block. to the tanks: stop and block
Em
Another brother got shot dead on the sidewalk
C
While the cops doing inside jobs and I'm shocked
Em
So my hands are stretched out to the sky
C
Got some poems in my left and a gun in my right
Em
And my eyes’ll cry over bulletproof pride
C
Cause I know I didn’t come to make it out alive
Em
And I thrive in the midst of a battle
C
Front lines you can see me in the struggle
Em
These are the songs of a walk towards revival
C
Even brave men can put down their rifles
Em
I got my orders, and Imma follow them
C
You can find me kickin´ back inside the lion’s den
Em
I’m making friends and amends with some evil men
C
Gonna bring them in and inject them with the medicine
Em
Imma do no harm, but I’m a take no shit
C
And I’m a build a bridge out of the emptiness
Em C
And then potentially well Imma live to be the hardest working bear in the fucking industry
C Em
I will make a change
C Em
I will make a change
C Em
I will make a change
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