7 Feathers - Nahko Bear
This tab is based off of the song from the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qceQTn6qD8w
This song starts at 10:20 , I highly reccomend watching/listening to the video to get the rhythm and feel
of the music down.
It's a great song, happy playing!
Chords used:
A C#m Bm E
e|--5------4------2------0--|
B|--5------5------3------0--|
G|--6------6------4------1--|
D|--7------6------4------2--|
A|--7------4------2------2--|
E|--5--------------------0--|
[INTRO]
A C#m Bm E
e|--5--------4---2---0----------|
B|--5--------5---3---0----------|
G|--6--------6---4---1----------|
D|--7----7-9/6---4---2----------| x2
A|--7-7/9----4---2---2-2/4-2-0--|
E|--5----------------0----------|
(^this last riff is only played on the first time
through, second time go right to the lyrics)
[VERSE]
A
i know a carpenter
C#m
i know a laborer
Bm
he is my teacher
E
he is my brother
A
i have a neighbor
C#m
he is my saviour
Bm
he doesn't waver
E
he's a strong believer
A
i know a business man
C#m
he scrapped his business plan
Bm
while screamin 'Fuck the man',
E
he gave into the land
A
they are all archetypes.
C#m Bm
people that I might like to be
E
just like in a completely different way
[CHORUS]
A
and we all
C#m
oh all
Bm
we're coming out of our caves,
E
coming out of our caves
A
yes we all
C#m
oh all
Bm
we're coming out of our caves,
E
coming out of our caves
[VERSE]
A
i know a farmer
C#m
i know his vision
Bm
i know his struggle
E
i know his hope
A
i know a futurist
C#m
he is an optimist
Bm
and he knows a young waitress
E
and he's trying to coax her
out of her cave
A C#m
by smiling, by winking,
Bm
by sayin you know it's good
for us to talk
E
yeah, it's good to talk!
A
i know a father
C#m
i loved his daughter
Bm
i told him never would
E
i forsake her
A
but, i got home too late
C#m
from one of my escapades
Bm E
no woman to face, just a note
that said baby i've sailed away.
[PRE-CHORUS]
A C#m
right out of my cave,
Bm
caught a swell,
caught a wave
E
to another inspiring place
[CHORUS]
A
we all
C#m
all
Bm
coming out of our caves,
E
coming out of our caves
A
yes we all
C#m
oh all
Bm
coming out of our caves
E
coming out of our caves yeah
[VERSE]
A
my friend the bureaucrat
C#m
he just accepts all that
Bm
which i cannot accept
E
such frustration that i wept
A
for my friend the taxman
C#m
he is my father and he
Bm
tallies numbers all day
E
yes, he knows his numbers
you could say!
A C#m
he taxes income! i ask him how come?
Bm
"you know, i work hard for every penny...
E
don't you think i deserve it all?"
A
"oh the law, the law, the law son...
C#m
there are flaws in the law,
Bm
but in the end it does answer to god
E
boy i'm just doing my job
A
my friend the astronomer
C#m
she is a stargazer
Bm
i swear they talk to her
E
boy, i wish i knew
A
what the were saying
C#m
while i was layin in her bed
Bm
with her chest to my head...
E
were our intentions misread?
so i just said it,
A
i said, "baby, i'm a nobody.
C#m
i ain't got no money!
Bm
just this ambition to tell the people
E
we are equal so c'mon baby
come out of your cave!"
[PRE-CHORUS]
A C#m
oohhh
Bm
catch a swell
catch a wave
E
to another inspiring place
[CHORUS]
A
we all
C#m
all
Bm
we're coming out of our caves,
E
coming out of our caves
A
yes we all
C#m
all all all
Bm
coming out of our caves
E A
coming out of our caves yeah
