verse 1
Em Am
I was walking through the National Mall
G C Am
Thinking about medicinals, how they used to grow there
Em Am
When the ground was a marshland
G C Am
Undisturbed by human hands, and I heard their voices
Am Em
The sumac said, "We are always here"
Am Em
The witch hazel, "We are always here"
Am Em
The sassafras, "We are always here"
Am Em
The bluestem grasses always here
verse 2
Em Am G C Am
Em Am G C Am
Em Am
I looked about, what did I see?
G C Am
Medicinals growin’ around me, rising from the gravel
Em Am
Sumac and the witch hazel
G C Am
Come to soothe our pain, our souls, come to soothe our troubles
Am Em
The sumac said, "We are always here"
Am Em
The witch hazel, "We are always here"
Am Em
The sassafras, "We are always here"
Am Em
The bluestem grasses always here
Outro
Bm Em F#m G
But do you see that woman, sitting in the wheelchair?
Bm Em F#m G
With her Redskins cap on backwards, what's that she's singing?
Bm Em F#m G
As from inside a paper wrapper, she sips from a bottle
F# Em D C D
A new painkiller, for the native people