Painted On Canvas Chords by Gregory Porter

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[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] [Eb] We are like children we're [Bb] painted on canvases [Eb] picking up [Cm] shade [Bb] as we [Cm] go
We [Bb] [Eb] start off with gesso brushed on [Bb] by people we [Cm] know watch your technique [Bb] as you go
[Db] Step back and [Cm] admire my view
_ Can [Ab] I use the colors that you?
_ _ Do I [Db] have [Ab] some say what [Eb] you _ use?
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Can I get [Abm] some greens [B] and some blue _
Were _ [Bb] [Eb] made by the pigment of [Bb] paint that [Eb] is put upon our stories are [Cm] told [Bb] by our [Cm] [F] youths
[Eb] Like motley and ridden these masters [Bb] of peace and light [Cm] layers [Bb] of color [F] and time
[Db] [G] Step back [Ab] and admire my view
_ _ Can I use [Ebm] the [Ab] colors that you?
[Fm] _ [Db] Do [Ab] I have some say what you [Eb] use?
Can I get [Abm] some green with my [Eb] blue?
_ _ _ Just like [Bb] children [Eb] were painted on canvases _ _
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[Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
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[B] _ _ _ [Fm] We [Eb] are like children [Bb] we're [Eb] painted on canvases [F] picking up shade
As we go [Eb] we start off with gesso brushed on [Fm] by people we know [Cm] [Bb] watch [Eb] your technique
Step [G] back and [Cm] admire my view
_ Can I [Fm] use the colors that [Ab] you?
_ _ Do I have some say what you use?
Can I get some [B] greens and [Abm] some blue?
_ [Db] _ [Bb] Were [Eb] made by the pigment of paint that is [Bb] put upon our [Cm] stories are [Bb] told by our [Cm] youths
[Bb] _ Like [Eb] motley and [Ab] ridden these [Bb] masters of peace and light [Eb] layers of [Cm] color and [Db] time
Step [Ab] back and admire my [Bb] [Ab] view
Can [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ [E] I use the _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ colors that you?
Do _ [Ebm] [Ab] I have some say [Fm] _
what you?
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_ Can I [Abm] get some green _ _ _ and some blue? _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Eb] We're just like children _
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[Eb] Whoa, we're just like children _ _
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_ _ We're just like children painted on
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] Admire
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_ Admire _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Abm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] my view _ _
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