Feather
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[Verso 1]
Db Bbm/Eb
Light as a feather when I'm floating through
Ab Bbm
Readin' through the daily news, measurin' the hurt within the golden rule
Db Bbm/Eb
Centimetres of ether, I'm heatin' the speaker
Ab Bbm
Motivational teacher with words that burn people
Db Bbm/Eb
Seein' the headlines lined with discord
Ab Bbm
It's either genocide or the planet in uproar
Db Bbm/Eb
Never good, the rules of paradise are never nice
Ab Bbm
The best laid plans of mice and men are never right
Db Bbm/Eb
I'm just a vagabond with flowers for Algernon
Ab Bbm
An average Joe who knows what the fuck is goin' on
Db Bbm/Eb
It's the hope of my thoughts that I travel upon
Ab Bbm
Fly like an arrow of god until I'm gone, so I'm
[Refrão]
Db Bbm/Eb
Driftin' away like a feather in air
Ab Bbm
Letting my words take me away from the hurt and despair
Db Bbm/Eb
So, I'm keepin' it vertical forever elevator
Ab Bbm
Ridin' the escalator to reach somethin' that is greater, so I'm
Db Bbm/Eb
Driftin' away like a feather in air
Ab Bbm
Lettin' my soul take me away from the hurt and despair
Db Bbm/Eb
So, I'm keepin' it vertical forever elevator
Ab Bbm
Ridin' the escalator to reach something that is greater
[Verso 2]
Db Bbm/Eb
Taking chances, word tap dancin' with wolves
Ab Bbm Db
In an ice arena out there, deep in the woods of Arizona
Bbm/Eb
The sun be high, life's ironic, ain't it?
Ab Bbm Db
Trying to be Dalí when I write, surreal life, I paint it vivid
Bbm/Eb
Habitat crazy insane
Ab Bbm
Watchin' propaganda six o'clock news and its saying
Db Bbm/Eb
Cultures clash, poor black folk and white trash
Ab Bbm
They revel in the cyberspace that might crash, dash
Db Bbm/Eb
To millennium a million miles of runnin'
Ab Bbm
At the speed of now back, don't return gunnin'
Db Bbm/Eb
Rambo style, gung-ho child gunnin'
Ab Bbm
Ammo blao two times, loud stunnin' (Stunnin')
Db Bbm/Eb
When I hit ya, lift you off the earth like
Ab Bbm
Ayo, take you right back to birth
Db Bbm/Eb
And niggas wonder why, they might wonder why
Ab Bbm
This shit might happen but it does, they go
[Refrão]
Db Bbm/Eb
Driftin' away like a feather in air
Ab Bbm
Letting my words take me away from the hurt and despair
Db Bbm/Eb
So, I'm keepin' it vertical forever elevator
Ab Bbm
Ridin' the escalator to reach somethin' that is greater, so I'm
Db Bbm/Eb
Driftin' away like a feather in air
Ab Bbm
Lettin' my soul take me away from the hurt and despair
Db Bbm/Eb
So, I'm keepin' it vertical forever elevator
Ab Bbm
Ridin' the escalator to reach something that is greater
[Verso 3]
Db Bbm/Eb
Treat you better than me 'cause that's the heavenly key
Ab Bbm
To unlock the inner strength where my essence will be
Db Bbm/Eb Ab
It's the knowledge and self-understanding of the things around me
Bbm
That becomes the wis-dom that I need
Db Bbm/Eb
Livin' this life to the best of my ability
Ab Bbm
Channelin' energy to my thoughts, attain symmetry
Db Bbm/Eb
Remember me? Because my prose remain gold
Ab Bbm
I got the gift of gab like them pimps in Kangol
Db Bbm/Eb
It never ends, I keep it rolling like a cypher
Ab Bbm
The first caveman bringin' fire
Db Bbm/Eb
Innovating and higher; to plasma states I raise the stakes
Ab Bbm
It's double or nothing in this vacuum space
Db Bbm/Eb
I will, survive, divine the time to cry
Ab Bbm
Fuck a hold or hide, I'm alive with pride
Db Bbm/Eb
And I drove the chevy to the levy
Ab Bbm
But the levy was dry, singin', "This will be the day that I die"
How to play Feather
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Db. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.