painted on canvas chords by Gregory Porter

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Intro 1

Verse 1
D 
 (D major) We are like children
A 
We; re  (A major) painted on canvases
Bm 
Picking  (B minor) up  shades as we go
D 
We start  (D major) off with gesso
A 
Brushed on by people we know  (A major) 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) Watch your step as you  (A major) go
Bm 
D 
G 
Bm 
G 
 (B minor) Step  (D major) back and ad (G major) mire my  (B minor) view  (G major) 
Em 
Can you use  (E minor) the colors I choose?
D 
G 
Bm 
Do I have  (D major) some  (G major) say what you  (B minor) use?
G 
Do I have  (G major) some

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Verse 2
C 
 (C major) greens and
Bb 
C 
Gm 
some  (B flat major) blues?  (C major)  (G minor) 
Em 
D 
 (E minor) We're  (D major) made by the pigment
A 
of paint  (A major) that is put upon
Bm 
Our  (B minor) stories are told by our hues
D 
F#m 
D 
 (D major) Like Motley and  (F sharp minor)  (D major) Bearden
A 
These masters of  (A major) peace and life
Bm 
F#m 
Am 
G 
 (B minor) Layers of color  (F sharp minor)  (A minor)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
G 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (G major)  (B minor) 
Bb 
Gm 
D 
Dm 
D 
 (B flat major)  (G minor)  (D major)  (D minor)  (D major) 
Bm 
D 
G 
Bm 
F#m 
A 
D 
A 
Bm 
A 
 (B minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major) 
F#m 
A 
Bm 
A 
D 
Bm 
Am 
 (F sharp minor)  (A major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (A minor) 
G 
Bm 
Em 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (E minor) 
G 
Em 
G 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
C#dim 
Gm 
C 
Gm 
F# 
F#aug 
Bbaug 
 (C sharpdim)  (G minor)  (C major)  (G minor)  (F sharp major)  (F sharpaug)  (B flataug) 
D 
Em 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
G 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major)  (B minor)  (G major) 
Bm 
A 
C#dim 
D 
Bm 
D 
 (B minor)  (A major)  (C sharpdim)  (D major)  (B minor)  (D major) 
A 
Bm 
F# 
Gm 
G 
Bm 
A 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (A major)  (B minor)  (F sharp major)  (G minor)  (G major)  (B minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
G 
D 
F#dim 
Em 
Bsus4 
Bm 
Em 
G 
D 
 (G major)  (D major)  (F sharpdim)  (E minor)  (Bsus4)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (G major)  (D major) 
G 
Bb 
C 
Bb 
C 
D 
 (G major)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Bbaug 
Bm 
G 
A 
D 
 (B flataug)  (B minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
Bm 
A 
Bm 
D 
G 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (B minor)  (A major)  (B minor)  (D major)  (G major)  (B minor) 
G 
Em 
G 
Em 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (G major)  (E minor) 
G 
Bb 
Bbaug 
Bb 
C 
D 
 (G major)  (B flat major)  (B flataug)  (B flat major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
F#m 
Bm 
D 
 (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (B minor)  (F sharp minor)  (B minor)  (D major) and
G 
Em 
Bm 
 (G major)  (E minor)  (B minor) time
D 
G 
Step  (D major) back and ad (G major) mire my
D 
G 
Em 
G 
view  (D major)  (G major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
Bm 
Em 
G 
Can I use  (B minor) the  (E minor) col  (G major) or
Em 
G 
 (E minor) s I choose?  (G major) 
D 
G 
Em 
G 
 (D major) Don't I have some  (G major) say what  (E minor) you  (G major) use?
C 
Can I get some  (C major) greens with my blues?

Outro 1
C 
D 
 (C major)  (D major) 
Bm 
D 
 (B minor)  (D major) 
Bm 
 (B minor) 
D 
Bm 
 (D major)  (B minor) 
D 
G 
D 
 (D major)  (G major)  (D major) 
D 
A 
D 
A 
Bm 
 (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (B minor) 
D 
 (D major) 