Canvas chords by Shane Smith & The Saints

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
Em  C  G  Dsus2  x2

Verse 1:
Em                             C
  I had a a brother who wasn't from my family
G                                           Dsus2
  We worked a ranch by the border where the rain cloud's never seen
        Em                     C
And old Rocco was a ranch hand, he got fired from our bossman
G                                  Dsus2
  Now he works a 'dozer in Eagle Pass
Em                                C
  I ain't seen him in a long time, I wonder how he's gettin' by
      G                                     Dsus2
And I wish our fate sometimes could take us back

Chorus:
               C                     Em
He said, "Your life is a canvas, you paint some everyday
             G                                                             Dsus2
And when you think you've got it all figured out in your head you know the Man's got your final say
         C                              Em
And look back on all your memories, if we go our separate ways
         G                        Dsus2                        Em     C   G   Dsus2
Don't forget your life's a canvas, we might get painted back someday"

Verse 2:
Em                          C
  You're rollin' barbed wire and killin' time
G                     Dsus2
  You wake the sunrise and work till nine
              Em                       C
Just like the sunset on the ocean, the light just fades away
            G                                Dsus2
You see the stars shine in the desert just before the break of day
             Em                            C
And then the wind throws me a memory of an L.A. girl I loved
             G                               Dsus2
You know she left me for the sunset when she said she'd had enough

Bridge:
           Em                                         C
And as the sweat rolls through my work glove, ask me "What are you doin' here?"
          G                               Dsus2
Could she love you for a lifetime and not even shed a tear?
            Em                        C
I bet she'd ride by Arizona when them mountains all turn black
         G                                      Dsus2
Question faith down at some crossroad, drinkin' from a paper sack
              Em                                  C
I've lost two buddies from two drunken nights and that alone is tough
        G                                 Dsus2
They're probably in some better place but man it's gettin' rough
          Em        C
It's gettin' rough
             G      Dsus2
It's gettin' rough

Chorus:
               C                     Em
He said, "Your life is a canvas, you paint some everyday
             G                                                             Dsus2
And when you think you've got it all figured out in your head you know the Man's got your final say
         C                              Em
And look back on all your memories, if we go our separate ways
         G                        Dsus2                        Em     C   G   Dsus2
Don't forget your life's a canvas, we might get painted back someday"

Outro:
Em  C  G  Dsus2  Em