Canoe

Bm G D F# F#m E B Bm G D Bm G F# Bm G The milk from mothers breast D F# Gave you the start that was best Bm G Food on your face, your hair a mess D F# Flying colours, lifes little tests Bm G Confident and strong, sticking out your chest D F#m The best to come, the worst a guess Pre-chrous Bm G D F# Am I livin' a lie? I ask me myself and I Bm G D F#m 'Cause everybody knows, courage comes and goes Bm G D F# Brother hold on for the next supply Bm G F# E Bm G D F# Bm G D F# To thine own self, be true Bm G D F# In this life it's all up to you Bm G D F#m You paddle your own canoe Bm G D F#m You paddle your own canoe Bm F#m Your own canoe! G D F#m Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do Bm Your own canoe! G D F#m Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do Bm G Eddies and kicks, rapids turn six D F#m Then you remiss, chances you missed Bm G Wind hits your sails, start to prevail D F#m Suddenly assailed, wind, rain and hail Bm G You just hit your stride, bride by your side D F#m It’s a smooth ride, systems collide Bm G It’s your first real strife, pretty little life D F# Change overnight, real fuckin' fight Bm G Times shuck and jive, odds spike and dive D F#m Hornets now fully out of the hive Bm G This too shall pass, ride it out on your raft D F# Bm G You just never know how long these things will last D F# Bm--G Last, last, last, last Bm G D F# Am I livin' a lie? I ask me myself and I Bm G D F#m 'Cause everybody knows, courage comes and goes Bm G D F# Brother hold on for the next supply Bm G D F# Bm G D F# I’m not gonna ride with you B G F# Mister I ain't following you No matter what you say, promise or do B G F# Bm G Talk until your face is blue D F# Bm G F# Bm G D F# To thine own self, be true Bm G D F# In this life it's all up to you Bm G D F#m You paddle your own canoe Bm G D F#m You paddle your own canoe Bm F#m Your own canoe! G D F#m Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do Bm Your own canoe! G D F#m Do, Do, Do, Do, Do, Do B E B E I'm in the middle of a jungle man, I'm right in the throngs B E B All kinds of little animals yelling, telling me I'm wrong (you're wrong) E B E Okay maybe they’re right? Nah, should say sorry to myself B E B Those itty-bitty fucks can’t f**k up my good mental health Bm E B E The winds of change are so strong, man they need names B E Like tornadoes, cyclones and hurricanes