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The chords  Bbmaj7and  Am7run through the whole song (Not true! - jinakib)
[Intro]
Bbmaj7Oh right, ohAm7  
Am7Oh why na-da-da-da
[Hook]
Bbmaj7I keep my head high
Bbmaj7I got my wings to carry me
Am7I don't know freedom
Am7I want my dreams to rescue me
Bbmaj7I keep my faith strong
Bbmaj7I ask the Lord to follow me
Am7I've been unfaithful
A7I don't know why you call on me
[Verse 1]
Bbmaj7This is my canvas
Bbmaj7I'ma paint it how I want it baby,oh I 
Am7This is my canvas
Am7I'ma paint it, paint it, paint it, 
how I want it nigga
Am7F*ck you cause there, tBbmaj7here is no right or wrong, only a song
Bbmaj7I like to ride/write alone, be in my zone
Am7Think back to Forest Hills, no perfect home
Am7But the only thing like home I've ever known
Bbmaj7Until they snatched it from my mam and foreclosed her on the loan
Bbmaj7I'm so sorry that I left you there to deal with that alone
Am7I was up in New York City chasing panties, getting dome
Am7Had no clue what you was going through,how could you be so strong?
Bbmaj7And how could I be so selfish, I know I can be so selfish
Bbmaj7I could tell by how I treat you with my girl, damn she so selfless
Am7But she put up with my ways because she loves me like you do
Am7And though it don't always show I love her just like I love you
Bbmaj7And I need to treat you better
Bbmaj7Wish you could live forever
Am7So we could spend more time together (I love you mama)
[Hook]
Bbmaj7I keep my head high
Bbmaj7I got my wings to carry me
Am7I don't know freedom
Am7I want my dreams to rescue me
Bbmaj7I keep my faith strong
Bbmaj7I ask the Lord to follow me
Am7I've been unfaithful
A7I don't know why you call on me
[Bridge]
Bbmaj7Apparently, yAm7ou believe in me, you believe in me
Bbmaj7Apparently, yAm7ou believe in me and I thank you for it
[Verse 2]
Bbmaj7Another day, another rhyme, ho
Bbmaj7Another day, another time zone
Bbmaj7Today, I woke up feeling horny so it's only right I got two bitches playing on my trombone
Am7Keep up, never sure where the words would take me
Am7Niggas eat em up, and regurgitate me
Am7Shit trump tight never slurred it lazy
Am7Give a virgin the urge to rape me, nigga please
Bbmaj7Best friends really make great for enemies
Bbmaj7My watch came, niggas can't wait for one of these
Bbmaj7I see you nigga, this ain't no Rolex, it's a AP nigga
Bbmaj7I'm hot, dog, catch up to me nigga
Am7Uh, couldn't resist
Am7Aim for the stars and I shouldn't have missed
Am7But I was riding on fumes so I stopped by the moon
Am7Now I'm sitting on the hood of thi bitch like thanks for the view
Bbmaj7Waiting on thanks from a few cause without me you wouldn't exist
Bbmaj7You know that shit gave you the blueprint don't forget
Bbmaj7Cold as your phone on zero percent
Am7Going off, now niggas showing off
Am7Niggas swear they hard but they flowing soft
Am7I'm taking off like boing on a big ass Boeing
Am7Getting head like a coin toss, too easy
[Hook]
[Bridge]

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Apparently

by J. Cole

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbmaj7

Am7

Bbmaj7 Am7

The chords and run through the whole song (Not true! - jinakib)

[Intro]

Bbmaj7 Am7

Oh right, oh

Am7

Oh why na-da-da-da

[Hook]

Bbmaj7

I keep my head high

Bbmaj7

I got my wings to carry me

Am7

I don't know freedom

Am7

I want my dreams to rescue me

Bbmaj7

I keep my faith strong

Bbmaj7

I ask the Lord to follow me

Am7

I've been unfaithful

I don't know why you call on me

[Verse 1]

Bbmaj7

This is my canvas

Bbmaj7

I'ma paint it how I want it baby,oh I

Am7

This is my canvas

Am7

I'ma paint it, paint it, paint it,

how I want it nigga

Am7 Bbmaj7

F*ck you cause there, there is no right or wrong, only a song

Bbmaj7

I like to ride/write alone, be in my zone

Am7

Think back to Forest Hills, no perfect home

Am7

But the only thing like home I've ever known

Bbmaj7

Until they snatched it from my mam and foreclosed her on the loan

Bbmaj7

I'm so sorry that I left you there to deal with that alone

Am7

I was up in New York City chasing panties, getting dome

Am7

Had no clue what you was going through,how could you be so strong?

Bbmaj7

And how could I be so selfish, I know I can be so selfish

Bbmaj7

I could tell by how I treat you with my girl, damn she so selfless

Am7

But she put up with my ways because she loves me like you do

Am7

And though it don't always show I love her just like I love you

Bbmaj7

And I need to treat you better

Bbmaj7

Wish you could live forever

Am7

So we could spend more time together (I love you mama)

[Hook]

Bbmaj7

I keep my head high

Bbmaj7

I got my wings to carry me

Am7

I don't know freedom

Am7

I want my dreams to rescue me

Bbmaj7

I keep my faith strong

Bbmaj7

I ask the Lord to follow me

Am7

I've been unfaithful

I don't know why you call on me

[Bridge]

Bbmaj7 Am7

Apparently, you believe in me, you believe in me

Bbmaj7 Am7

Apparently, you believe in me and I thank you for it

[Verse 2]

Bbmaj7

Another day, another rhyme, ho

Bbmaj7

Another day, another time zone

Bbmaj7

Today, I woke up feeling horny so it's only right I got two bitches playing on my trombone

Am7

Keep up, never sure where the words would take me

Am7

Niggas eat em up, and regurgitate me

Am7

Shit trump tight never slurred it lazy

Am7

Give a virgin the urge to rape me, nigga please

Bbmaj7

Best friends really make great for enemies

Bbmaj7

My watch came, niggas can't wait for one of these

Bbmaj7

I see you nigga, this ain't no Rolex, it's a AP nigga

Bbmaj7

I'm hot, dog, catch up to me nigga

Am7

Uh, couldn't resist

Am7

Aim for the stars and I shouldn't have missed

Am7

But I was riding on fumes so I stopped by the moon

Am7

Now I'm sitting on the hood of thi bitch like thanks for the view

Bbmaj7

Waiting on thanks from a few cause without me you wouldn't exist

Bbmaj7

You know that shit gave you the blueprint don't forget

Bbmaj7

Cold as your phone on zero percent

Am7

Going off, now niggas showing off

Am7

Niggas swear they hard but they flowing soft

Am7

I'm taking off like boing on a big ass Boeing

Am7

Getting head like a coin toss, too easy

[Hook]

[Bridge]

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