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Speaks to the occupy movement. Inspired partially by an email exchange with songwriter Josephine Johnson.

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Flying Rattlesnake © Joanne Rand 2011
(verse) ||: A | A | D | A || A | F#m | D | Esus :|| 4x
(chorus) | A | A | D | A || A | F#m | D | Esus || A | A | D | A || A| A| B| E
(verse) ||: A | A | D | A || A | F#m | D | Esus :||

A A
Can't keep a good man down
D A
Can't keep the people down
A F#m
Can't keep this woman down
D Esus
I'm back around, I'm back around

(same chords for next 3 verses)
Gonna live the life I please
Free from hunger trouble toil and disease
Gonna get up off my knees I'm gonna rise
Behold I stand before your very eyes

Beating heart
Rattlesnake
Hardworking woman, hardworking man
Just trying to do the best we can

Looking up the mountainside
Seems impossibly high
But you can't keep us down
The people are awake
And from this muddy ground
There comes a flying rattlesnake
A A
ARISE AND FLY
D A
TOUCH THE SKY
A F#m
ARISE AND FLY
D Esus
NO QUESTIONS WHY
A A
ARISE AND FLY MY FRIEND
D A
YOUR DESTINY IS ABOUT TO BEGIN
A A
ARISE AND SHINE
B E
SET THE PACE FOR HUMANKIND

A A
Can't keep a good man down
D A
Can't keep the people down
A F#m
Can't keep this woman down
D Esus
We're back around, We're back around

A A
Lord you cannot keep us down
D A
No, You can't keep us down
A
You can't keep us down
F#m
The people will arise
D Esus E
Behold we stand before your very eyes.

credits

from Stories from the Inside Out (Nashville Sessions), released March 1, 2013
Guitar. vocals, harmonium: Joanne Rand
Mix produced by Stephen Hart
Keyboards, bass: Tim Randles
Bass: Niko Daoussis

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“A fixture of the Northern California folk scene, Rand’s life, activism & art are woven seamlessly together. A celebrated musician, composer & teacher. From stripped-down folk songs to lush, textured rock arrangements, she makes consistently engaging, perceptive, universal music.”-SFStation.com 2012. Touring nationally for 30 years, Rand is currently releasing 15th CD of original songs. ... more

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