Portrait Of An Apology
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Intro: Dm7, F2, Gsus
Dm7 F2
Look what I've done, this picture I've painted,
Gsus
It looks like my heart or what still remains
Dm7 F2 Gsus
Convinced of the wieght your interpretations are not what I see
I wish they could be, but...
Dm7 F G
I remember it was much redder, and...
Dm7 F G
I remember it was much brighter
E F#m7 G A
Can you stay for a while?
Asus
Try to imagine this
E F#m7 G Asus
Could you be for a while?
E F#m7 G Asus
I can't remember it Could you fall for a while, 'cause I can't escape from
this
Dm7 F2 G
Try to explain the way the fame doesn't quite fit the image
Dm7
Or surrounded the edge It stands on display
F2
What do you see?
Gsus
Behold all the new gray.
What's become of the old me?
Dm7 F G
'Cause I remember it much redder and...
Dm7 F G
I remember it much brighter
E F#m7 G A
Can you stay for a while
E F#m7 G A
Try to imagine this could you be for a while?
'Cause I can't remember it?
E F#m7 G C A
Could you fall for a while, 'cause I can't escape from this?
E F#m7 G
Can you stay for a while?
Fmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 Am7
Calling, crying ashamed of what I am not really falling, falling...
Fmaj7 Am7
Into this cage, and I can't escape
C2 Dm7
No, I can't escape, No I can't
Dm7 F G
Dm7
So look what I've done
F2 Gsus
Picture I've painted doesn't quite fit or surround the edge
Dm7 F G
But I remember it much redder
C/G E F#m7 G Gmaj7 A
E F#m7 G Asus
Try to imagine this, Could you be for a while?
'Cause I can't remember it
E F#m7 G Asus
Could you fall for a while
And I can't escape from this
E F#m7 G C2 A
Can you stay for a while? I can't escape...
E F#m7 G Fmaj7 Am7 C2 Dm7
Could you be for a while, for a while, for a while
I can't, I can't
Fmaj7, Am, Fmaj7
How to play Portrait Of An Apology
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dm7. 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.