Nahko and Medicine for the People is a Portland, Oregon-based musical collective known for their fusion of reggae, folk, and rock. Here are the chords to this beautiful song Manifesto.

Manifesto by Nahko

Artist	Nahko and Medicine for the People
Song	Manifesto
Album	On The Verge
Year	2014

Manifesto by Nahko and Medicine for the People

[Verse 1]
Well this is real talk, this is non-stop
It is looped now tongue and mind
Played off the sidewalk, straight to your boombox
How it travels from ear to memory
Well this is medicine, there's a message within
And each will find it in their own time

[Verse 2]
Well this is music, this is how I use it
It makes you move and move the movement
This is how I focus, knowing it's not hopeless
But it sure starts with me and ends on a whole note
Musical medicine, this is my healing
For past and present future things to come

[Verse 3]
I see people stressin' over space and possessions
Out of fear and a need for visual aids of our abundance
Give me examples or something tangible
Something I can get my hands on and find real meaning
Where is the medicine, well I've been searching
And I suppose each will find their own kind

[Verse 4]
Well everything's at stake, it makes it hard to concentrate
And there are men who see a war and see a paycheck
Such different programming, to live so fearfully
Terror this and terror that, terrible reality
There is no medicine on the television
So turn it off and turn yourself around

[Verse 5]
And let's just face it, the world's fuckin' racist
Even the most peaceful of us gets caught in the trend
To live cohesively is almost a fantasy
And we ought to know it starts with humbling our egos
What is the medicine for cultural woundin'?
Has its moments, has its melodies, has its time

[Verse 6]
Well I was listening to the outgoing seasons
About climate change and some of the reasons
When the sky opened, like I been hopin'
And there came horses by the thousands
And there was thunder on their tongues, and lightning on their minds
And they were singing this old melody from some other time

[Chorus]
They sang don't waste your hate
Rather gather and create
Be of service, be a sensible person
Use your words and don't be nervous
You can do this, you've got purpose
Find your medicine and use it

They sang don't waste your hate
Rather gather and create
Be of service, be a sensible person
Use your words and don't be nervous
You can do this, you've got purpose
Find your medicine and use it
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