Colors of the Wind

Pocahontas

Judy Kuhn, 1995

Composer: Alan Menken

Lyricist: Stephen Schwartz

Producers: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz

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Bb 
 
Gm 
 
Ebadd2 
 
Dm7 
 
Gm 
 
F 
 
Ebmaj7 
 
Ebmaj7/F 
 
Fadd2 
 
Bb 
 
Gm 
 
Bb 
 
Gm 
 
You  
Bb 
think you own whatever land you  
Gm 
land 
 
on
 
The  
Bb 
Earth is just a dead thing you can  
Dm 
claim
 
But  
Gm 
I know every  
Dm 
rock and tree and  
Eb6 
creature 
 
 
Bb/D 
 
Has a  
Cm 
life, has a  
F6 
spirit, has a  
Gm 
name 
 
 
F 
 
You  
Bb 
think the only people who are  
Gm 
people
 
Are the  
Bb 
people who look and think like  
Dm 
you
 
But  
Gm 
if you walk the  
Dm 
footsteps of a  
Eb6 
stranger
 
Bb/D 
You’ll learn  
Cm 
things you never  
F 
knew,
 
you  
Eb/F 
never 
 
 
Bb 
knew. 
 
 
Dm/A 
 
Have you  
Gm 
ever heard the wolf cry to the  
Dm 
blue corn  
Eb 
moon?
 
Or  
Gm 
asked the grinning bobcat why he  
Dm 
grinned?
 
Can you  
Eb 
sing with all the  
F/Eb 
voices of the  
Dm 
mountain? 
 
 
Gm7 
 
Can you  
Eb6 
paint with all the  
Bb/D 
colors of the  
Gm7(add4) 
wind?
 
Can you  
Cm7 
paint with all the  
Eb/F 
colors of the  
Bb 
wind?
 
Gm 
 
F6 
 
Eb 
 
Eb/F 
 
Come  
Bb 
run the hidden  
F 
pine trails of the  
Gm 
forest 
 
 
Ebadd2 
 
Come  
Bb 
taste the sun sweet berries of the  
Dm7 
Earth
 
Come  
Gm 
roll in all the  
F6 
riches all ar
Eb6 
ound you  
Bb/D 
 
And for  
Cm7 
once,
 
never  
Bb/F 
wonder 
 
 
F 
what they’re  
Gm 
worth
 
F(add2)/A 
The 
 
 
Bb 
rainstorm and the  
F 
river are my  
Gm 
brothers 
 
 
Ebadd2 
 
The  
Bb 
heron and the otter are my  
Dm7 
friends
 
And  
Gm 
we are all con
F6 
nected to each  
Eb6 
other 
 
 
Bb/D 
 
In a  
Cm7 
circle, in a  
Eb/F 
hoop that never  
Bb 
ends
 
Dm7 
How 
 
 
F/Eb 
high does the  
Dm7 
sycamore 
 
 
Gm7 
grow?
 
If you  
Ab(add2) 
cut it down,
 
then you’ll  
Eb/F 
never 
 
 
F6 
know 
 
 
Eb/F 
 
F 
 
And you’ll  
Gm 
never hear the wolf cry to the  
Dm7 
blue corn  
Eb 
moon 
 
 
F 
 
For  
Gm 
whether we are white or copper  
Dm7 
skinned
 
We need to  
Eb 
sing with all the  
Fsus2/A 
voices of the  
Dm7 
mountain 
 
 
Gm7 
 
We need to  
Cm7 
paint with all the  
Dm7 
colors of the  
Gm7(add4) 
wind
 
You can  
Cm7 
own the Earth and still
 
All you’ll  
Dm7 
own is Earth un
Eb(add2) 
til
 
You  
F 
can 
 
 
Gm7 
paint with  
Dm7 
all the  
Eb(add2) 
colors 
 
 
Eb/F 
of the  
Bb 
wind
 
Gm 
 
Ebmaj7 
 
Gm 
 
F 
 
Eb 
 
Eb/F 
 
Bbadd2