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Portrait He Knew

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                       Portrait (He Knew)
                                           Kansas
Intro:          D    F/D|         G/D     Bb/D|         C/D    Em/D|
       F/D    Em/D|       D    F/D|     G/D    Bb/D|     C/D     Em/D  F/D  
       Em/D     D    C/D|     A     Cmaj7     Bm     E5      F#m7        E  F#m7  
    DmHe had a thousand ideas,      You miBbght have heard his name
   FHe lived alone with his vision,   Not looCking for fortune and fameG5  
DmNever said too much to speak of      He was Bboff on another plane
FThe words that he said were a mystery  Nobody's sure he wCas saneG5  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
But he knew   DmHe knew moFre than me or youG  Dm  
FNo one could see his vGiew       WhDmere was hBbe going toC  G5  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DmHe was in search of an answer       The natuBbre of what we are
   FHe was trying to do it a new way        He was brighCt as a starG5  
   DmBut nobody understood him     "His numbBbers are not the way"
FHe's lost in the deepest enigma     Which no oneC's unraveled todayG5  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
But he knew   DmHe knew moFre than me or youG  Dm  
FNo one could see his vGiew       Oh DmWhere was hBbe going toC  G5  
And he tried   DmBut befoFre he could tell us he GdiedDm  
FWhen he left us the peGople cried   Oh, Dmwhere was Bbhe going toC  G5  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dm   F    F    G
Dm   F    F    G
Dm   F    F    G
Dm   F    F    G    D
C         D
C         D
C         Bb   D#   F   C
C#   C    Bb   Bb   C   Bb
F~~~~~G~~~~~A~~~~ Verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DmHe had a different idea        A Bbglimpse of the master plan
FHe could see into the future      A true vCisionary manG5  
DmBut there's something he never told us  It died when Bbhe went away
FIf only he could have been with us   No telling whaCt he might sayG5  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
But he knew   DmHe knew moFre than me or youG  Dm  
FNo one could see his vGiew       Oh DmWhere was hBbe going toC  G5  
But he knew  DmYou could Ftell by the picture hGe drewDm  
FIt was totally somethiGng new   Oh, Dmwhere was hBbe going toC  G5  

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Portrait He Knew

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Portrait (He Knew)

Kansas

D F/D G/D Bb/D C/D Em/D

Intro: | | |

F/D Em/D D F/D G/D Bb/D C/D Em/D F/D

| | |

Em/D D C/D A Cmaj7 Bm E5 F#m7 E F#m7

Dm Bb

He had a thousand ideas, You might have heard his name

F C G5

He lived alone with his vision, Not looking for fortune and fame

Dm Bb

Never said too much to speak of He was off on another plane

F C G5

The words that he said were a mystery Nobody's sure he was sane

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dm F G Dm

But he knew He knew more than me or you

F G Dm Bb C G5

No one could see his view Where was he going to

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dm Bb

He was in search of an answer The nature of what we are

F C G5

He was trying to do it a new way He was bright as a star

Dm Bb

But nobody understood him "His numbers are not the way"

F C G5

He's lost in the deepest enigma Which no one's unraveled today

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dm F G Dm

But he knew He knew more than me or you

F G Dm Bb C G5

No one could see his view Oh Where was he going to

Dm F G Dm

And he tried But before he could tell us he died

F G Dm Bb C G5

When he left us the people cried Oh, where was he going to

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dm F F G

Dm F F G D

C D

C Bb D# F C

C# C Bb Bb C Bb

F G A

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dm Bb

He had a different idea A glimpse of the master plan

F C G5

He could see into the future A true visionary man

Dm Bb

But there's something he never told us It died when he went away

F C G5

If only he could have been with us No telling what he might say

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dm F G Dm

But he knew He knew more than me or you

F G Dm Bb C G5

No one could see his view Oh Where was he going to

Dm F G Dm

But he knew You could tell by the picture he drew

F G Dm Bb C G5

It was totally something new Oh, where was he going to

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