To be straight with the recording:
Everything below receives an improvised repeat after a long jazzy piano solo.
Intro
| [D] | [D] | [Bm7] | [Bm7] |
Verse 1
[D] [A]
We are like children, we're painted on canvases.
[Bm] [Bm7]
Picking up shades, as we go.
[D]
We start off with gesso.
[D]
Brushed on, by people we know.
[Bm]
Watch your technique, as you go.
Chorus
[Am7] [Gmaj7/D]
Step back and admire my view.
[Gmaj7] [Em7]
Can I use the colors I choose?
[Em] [Gmaj7/A]
Do I have some say, what you use?
[Gmaj7] [C7] [C]
Can I get some greens and some blues?
Verse 2
[D] [A]
We're made by the pigment of paint, that is put upon.
[Bm7]
Our stories, are told by our hues.
[D]
Like Motley and Bearden;
[D]
These masters, of peace and light.
[Bm] [B] [Bm]
Layers of color and time.
Chorus
[Am7] [Gmaj7/D]
Step back and admire my view.
[Gmaj7] [Em7]
Can I use the colors I choose?
[Em] [Gmaj7/A]
Do I have some say, what you use?
[Bm] [F#] [D]
Can I get some green with my blue?
Outro
[D] [Bm7]
We're just like children, we're painted on canvases.
