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Canyon by Joshua Ray Walker
from the Sofar sounds youtube video
[Intro]
 G   G   Cx3
[Verse]
I was Cborn a Gwanderer
but my Cfeet can't take me Gfar
this is Cby my own Gdoing
so I Dtell stories at the Embar
[Verse]
Yeah, CI'm afraid of Gflying
'fraid of Cfalling truth be Gtold
I Cdon't get close to Gedges
I'm aDfraid that I'll Emlet go
[Chorus]
I'm a Cbig big Gman
not just Cin size or in Gstature
in terms of B7space that can be Emfilled
I'm a Cbottomless Gcanyon
withDout a drop to Emspill
Em    G
[Verse]
Are you Cproud of Gme?
Are you Cproud of what I Gdo?
I Ctry to be a Gbetter man
than the B7one that you Emknew
[Verse]
I'll Cmiss you when your Gnot around
though I Cwasn't around foGr you
when your Cbroken body's in Gthe ground
I'll Dhope there's room for Emtwo
[Chorus]
I'm a Cbig big Gman
not just Cin size or in Gstature
in terms of B7space that can be Emfilled
I'm a Cbottomless Gcanyon
withDout a drop to Emspill
Em     G
[Instrumental]
C  G
C  G
C  G
B7 Em
C G D Em
G
[Chorus]
I'm a Cbig big Gman
not just Cin size or in Gstature
in terms of B7space that can be Emfilled
I'm a Cbottomless Gcanyon
withDout a drop to Emspill
[Outro]
I'm a Cbottomless Gcanyon
withDout a drop to Emspill

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Canyon

by Joshua Ray Walker

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Canyon by Joshua Ray Walker

from the Sofar sounds youtube video

[Intro]

G G C

[Verse]

C G

I was born a wanderer

C G

but my feet can't take me far

C G

this is by my own doing

D Em

so I tell stories at the bar

[Verse]

C G

Yeah, I'm afraid of flying

C G

'fraid of falling truth be told

C G

I don't get close to edges

D Em

I'm afraid that I'll let go

[Chorus]

C G

I'm a big big man

C G

not just in size or in stature

B7 Em

in terms of space that can be filled

C G

I'm a bottomless canyon

D Em

without a drop to spill

Em G

[Verse]

C G

Are you proud of me?

C G

Are you proud of what I do?

C G

I try to be a better man

B7 Em

than the one that you knew

[Verse]

C G

I'll miss you when your not around

C G

though I wasn't around for you

C G

when your broken body's in the ground

D Em

I'll hope there's room for two

[Chorus]

C G

I'm a big big man

C G

not just in size or in stature

B7 Em

in terms of space that can be filled

C G

I'm a bottomless canyon

D Em

without a drop to spill

Em G

[Instrumental]

C G

B7 Em

C G D Em

[Chorus]

C G

I'm a big big man

C G

not just in size or in stature

B7 Em

in terms of space that can be filled

C G

I'm a bottomless canyon

D Em

without a drop to spill

[Outro]

C G

I'm a bottomless canyon

D Em

without a drop to spill

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