Chords for Atmosphere - Bigger Pictures (Official Video)

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And [C] when I was one, was just the [G] first son to carry the [Dm] burden, I was barely a person.
My folks were [C] young, but committed to keep a [Gm] fair end of the bargain.
[Dm] Protect me from harm and grow a garden.
I was loved, I was [C] fed, might sleep through the [Gm] night.
I was taught how to [Dm] talk and how to read you from left to right.
I learned to [Am] argue and fight from a [Gm] distance where my [Dm] vulnerability gets no recognition.
And by the [C] time I was 11, I [Gm] was already defensive.
An [Dm] extension of environment and reinforced messages.
[C] Preemptively believed [Gm] eventually I'll be a failure to my [Dm] family and friendships.
And when you mix it and [C] blend it with contemporary [Gm] pressures of [Dm] adolescence emphasis on the consensus of a book full of [C] portraits.
But didn't consider [Gm] that we've been sketching stick [Dm] figures underneath bigger pictures.
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And on my 21st [C] birthday already had my [Gm] first born baby boy and [Dm] maybe homie saved my life.
But papa kept the motor [C] running, I'mma come and see you [Gm] later.
Trying to color up some [Dm] paper, trying to make this right.
I realize most [C] experiences are [Gm] coincidental, but I'll never let go [Dm] of these regrets I hold.
That's why the pieces that were [C] missing always felt more [Gm] special.
Better bring some bigger [Dm] pencils to sketch my soul.
But yo, when I was [C] 31, bow fins, [Gm] burning them.
Thought that I was [Dm] lost in the jungle, but I was in search of something.
Learning how [C] to deconstruct my puzzle.
[Gm] Permanently [Dm] nervous, I was in love with the hustle.
The devil went to [C] hell just to sell that [Gm] selfishness.
They tried to make [Dm] me feel important, I fell for it.
Embarrassment, [C] trepidation, plus a healthy [Gm] dose of self-imposed [Dm] limitations over my own illustrations.
And when I [C] struggled with the number 41, [Gm] I had a couple more [Dm] sons.
And it feel like my real life had just begun.
[C] It's getting harder to [Gm] translate.
It's likely I've already [Dm] played my part of this landscape.
And all of this time [C] I've been following my [Gm] design.
Trying to find a little [Dm] solace in how the stars align.
It kind of looks like glitter, [C] but every pixelated [Gm] flicker gets the proper position.
[Dm] In the biggest of pictures.
And when [Am] I was _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _
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allie e [C] nah e nahl e nah [Gm] e
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[C] allie _ [Gm] e [Dm] nah e nah e nah e
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_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] allie e [Dm] nah e nahl e nah e
allie [C] e nah e nahl e nah [Gm] e
allie e [Dm] nah e nah e nah e
allie [C] e nah e nahl e nah e
[Gm] On and [Dm] on and on and on
On and [C] on and on and on
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_ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ On and [Dm] on and on and