Nakota's Ballad

[Verse] A I was born E E C#m/E Where the prairie meets the sky F#m A/E Where the black hills shined D And the bison died A An ancient breed E Fertile soil E C#m/E And a feral seed F#m A/E D I need my chains to feel free D E I need my chains to feel free A E E C#m/E F#m A/E D D G#dim/D A Hand me down E E C#m/E Those dirty clothes F#m A/E Play my mother's song D D G#dim/D On the radio You will find me there Beneath the porch When the wind is right No need for howling All the time

[Chorus] Bm And in my dream E The chase is short E C#m/E And the meal's long F#m A/E The ice is gone D And my legs are strong Bm A new river runs E Through the brush and the grass E C#m/E Where my family was A C#m/G# F#m F#m A/E I've never seen a morning like this one D E I've never seen a morning like this one

[Verse] Sacred plains Oil fields The hunt will always End in blood My only prey Those angry quills My thirst is answered With a flood

[Chorus] When they see my face They won't even need to ask What I'm running for I been a couple towns over Once before ... ... born again In a high school gym Lay the ink down deep In my Dakota skin ... Bridge?

[Chorus] I never knew Somebody'd break the rules For me Until I'm standing tall On those hotel sheets And the dream that comes Is the sun on the gorge And the bridge is up I've never seen a morning like this one I've never seen a morning like this one I've gone to that city Where the water runs mighty And the wind is calm You've never seen a morning like this one