Native Son
John Hiatt
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Em D Em C G C G D/F#Em D Em C G C G [Verse]Em C You finally found the mainstreamEm C G C G In the middle of your lifeEm C You tapped into a vein Of endlessEm C gold chains Now you're locked upG C G tightEm C Em Tearing down the middle of itC G C G Cut it right in halfEm Bobbing up and down the waves likeC Em C G a runaway slave on a Huck FinnC G raft [Chorus]Em C Em Take your wife Take your familyC G C G And Take your gun RunningEm through the woodsC Em And the burned out neighborhoodsC G C G Looking for someoneEm C A member of your tribe a Place youEm can hideC G C G 'Til the war has begunB7 Em 'Cause in the fields before the floodContinues after the adC Em You'll be spilling blood justC G C G like a native son [Verse]Em C Em C Where you gonna run to thereG C G ain't no undergroundEm C If only you could fly you'd cutEm across the skyC G C G Like a rifle round oh, whoEm C Em are your peopleC G C Tell me where is your homelandG Em 'Cause they're dying side by sideC Em At the river of pride where weC G C G tried to take a stand [Chorus]Em C Em Take your wife Take your familyC G C G And Take your gun RunningEm through the woodsC Em And the burned out neighborhoodsC G C G Looking for someoneEm C A member of your tribe a Place youEm can hideC G C G 'Til the war has begunB7 Em 'Cause in the fields before the floodC Em You'll be spilling blood justC G C G like a native sonEm C Em Take your wife Take your familyC G C G And Take your gun RunningEm through the woodsC Em And the burned out neighborhoodsC G C G Looking for someoneEm C A member of your tribe a Place youEm can hideC G C G 'Til the war has begunB7 Em 'Cause in the fields before the floodC Em You'll be spilling blood justC G C G like a native sonEm In the fields before the floodC Em You'll be spilling blood justC G C G like a native son
