You Got To Run Spirit Of The Wind
Buffy Sainte-Mary
Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq "You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/o5zb0WTSLsY Boozhoo! Tabbed and interpreted with love. Kitchi-Miigwetch for anyimprovments esp. to Ms. Tagaq’ lines. [Inuit throat singing intro] Baaaa heh ha ha Baaaa heh ha ha Ooo yaa yeh ha ha yaaa haaa yaa yeh ha ha yaa yeh ha ha Ooo yaa yeh ha ha yaaa haaa yaa yeh ha ha yaa yeh ha ha Whether you’re woman or whether you’re man Sometimes you got to take a stand Just because you think you can You got to run you got to run Whether you’re woman or whether you’re man Sometimes you got to take a stand Just because you think you can You got to run you got to run [Verse] Trying against the odds you’re in a trance Say who did you think you are to have a chance? You’re a no one from a place where everyone Knows your face the come and go way they know the sun So you better hang on and hey you better run ’Cause here’s your chance and your race has begun [Throat singing] [Verse 2] Down in a hole You feel like two different people in your soul Feel like a loser until you see that as you bend You learn to be your own best friend And you learn how and you learn when To take a chance on the spirit of the wind [Throat singing] [Chorus] He-ya he-ya ya he-ya yo He-ya ya ya-ah ya eh eh oh Hey ha ha hey ya way ya ha ha ha He-ya he-ya ya ya ya ya yaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrooooooowww [Interlude] Whether you’re woman or whether you’re man Sometimes you got to take a stand Just because you think you can You got to run you got to run [Verse 3] Babe ain’t we been down We been so broke and we been so low I kissed the ground But you can see yourself a winner beyond the money and the greed Beyond the pride is a pure untested need To be a champion is more than luck and speed It’s power and freedom in the spirit of the wind [Chorus] He-ya he-ya ya he-ya yo He-ya ya ya-ah ya eh eh oh Hey ha ha hey ya way ya ha ha ha He-ya he-ya ya ya ya ya yaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrooooooowww [Inuit throat singing bridge] Ooo yaa haaa haaa ummm beehhh haaaa Ooo yaa haaa haaa ummm beehhh haaaa Ooo yaa haaa haaa ummm beehhh haaaa Ooo yaa haaa haaa ummm beehhh haaaa [Interlude] Whether you’re woman or whether you’re man Sometimes you got to take a stand Just because you think you can You got to run you got to run [Outro] He-ya he-ya ya he-ya yo He-ya ya ya-ah ya eh eh oh Hey ha ha hey ya way ya ha ha ha (Standing Rock!) He-ya he-ya ya ya ya ya yaaaaaaaaaaaa Buhh buuh buh hummmmmmm Buhh haa haaa hummmmmm