Invitation
Peter Makena

[Peter plays at capo 1, but I donŐt - GS]

Intro: A  D  A  E

A                        D                    A
  It doesnŐt interest me   what you do for a living
          E
I want to know what you ache for
    A                       E                      A    D A (Esus-E)
And if you dare to dream of meeting your heartŐs desire

A                        D              A
  It doesnŐt interest me   how old you are
          E                                    A
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love
         E                E7                A    D A (Esus-E)
For your dream, for the adventure of being alive

A                      D                                 A
It doesnŐt interest me   what planets are squaring your moon
          E                            A
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
                 E         E7       F#m
If you have been opened by lifeŐs betrayals
   D                  E      C#7         F#m     D       E
Or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain

                          E/G#     A      D              E
I want to know if you can sit with pain Ń mine or your own
        C#7       F#m        D          E
Without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it

                          E/G#     A    D              E
I want to know if you can be with joy Ń mine or your own
           C#7        F#m              D
If you can dance with wildness and let ecstasy fill you
       E                        C#7          F#m                 D
To the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful,
   E               C#7             F#m       A      D   E Esus-E Esus-E
Realistic, or to remember the limitations of being hu - man


Break

A                        D                                    A
  It doesnŐt interest me   if the story you are telling me is true
          E                           F#m          D            E
I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself
           C#7          F#m         D           E                  A   D A E
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul

A                        D                                  A
  It doesnŐt interest me   who you know or how you came to be here
          E                             F#m           D         E         
I want to know if you will stand at the center of the fire with me
    C#7 F#m          D        E   C#7      F#m A        D    E Esus-E Esus-E
And not shrink back, li li li la, li li li la, li li li la - a

A                        D                                     A
  It doesnŐt interest me   where or what or with whom you have studied
          E                               F#m     D                E
I want to know what sustains you from within when all else falls away
                           E/G#  A
I want to know if you can be   alone with yourself
           D                          E           C#7   F#m
And if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments
       D     E               C#7   F#m
In the empty moments, in the empty moments
D        E   C#7      F#m A        D    E Esus-E Esus-E A
Li li li la, li li li la, li li li la - a


Oriah, Mountain Dreamer - Indian Elder



I made up this break:
|A   |D   |A   |E  E/G#|A  D |E  E/G#|A  D |E  C#7 |F#m  D|E  C#7 |F#m  A |

|D   |E  Esus|E  Esus-E|


Esus: 022200  E/G#: 422100  C#7: 446464