BIG BRUSH

Once you get on that plane, nothing stays the same

Do not live your life in the shadows

Do not retreat from the road that you chose

Don’t allow your soul to be smothered

By the unkind words of another, and

Never forget from where you came

And do not forget the family name

So much ahead, so much to give,

So much of your life to be lived

Don’t let them tell you what you are not

Show them all that you got

Use a Big Brush when you paint your life

Whatever you choose, shadings or hues, or

Colors bold and bright, use a

Big Brush when you paint your life

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Do not apologize for how you feel

Be true to yourself, keep it real, yeah, keep it real

Try to remember its not all about you

Look at things from their point of view, but

Do not rent out the space in your head, and

Do not let your courage give way to dread

One man’s right is another man’s wrong

And one man’s fight can make others strong

If you are sure, stick to your guns

And maybe you’ll be the one!

Use a Big Brush when you paint your life

Whatever you choose, shadings or hues, or

Colors bold and bright, use a

Big Brush when you paint your life

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

And so now, my child, the time has come

We taught you to walk, now you must run

Can’t wait to hear the things you’ll have done

The places you’ll go and who you’ll become

It happened so fast, I wish it was slow

As for the past, well, this much I know

Once you, get on that plane

Nothing will ever be quite the same

We’ve done all we can, now you do the rest

Go now and give it your best! And use a

Big Brush when you paint your life

Whatever you choose, shadings or hues, or

Colors bold and bright, use a

Big, big brush when you paint your life

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BIG BRUSH KEY OF E TEMPO 130

C#m B A E

Once you get on that plane, nothing stays the same

F#m E

Do not live your life in the shadows

F#m E

Do not retreat from the road that you chose

F#m G#m

Don’t allow your soul to be smothered

C#m G#m

By the unkind words of another, and

F#m E

Never forget from where you came

F#m E

And do not forget the family name

F#m G#m

So much ahead, so much to give,

C#m G#m

So much of your life to be lived

F#m G#m

Don’t let them tell you what you are not

A B

Show them all that you got Use a

E A B

Big brush when you paint your life

E Cm

Whatever you choose, shadings or hues, or

A B

Colors bold and bright, use a

E A B

Big brush when you paint your life

A7 E

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

A7 E

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

F#m E

Do not apologize for how you feel

F#m E

Be true to yourself, keep it real, yeah, keep it real

F#m G#m

Try to remember its not all about you

C#m G#m

Look at things from their point of view, but

F#m E

Do not rent out the space in your head , and

F#m E

Do not let your courage give way to dread

F#m G#m

One man’s right is another man’s wrong

C#m G#m

And one man’s fight can make others strong

F#m G#m

If you are sure, stick to your guns

A B

And maybe you’ll be the one! Use a

E A B

Big brush when you paint your life

E Cm

Whatever you choose, shadings or hues, or

A B

Colors bold and bright, use a

E A B

Big brush when you paint your life

A7 E

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

A7 E

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

F#m E

And so now, my child, the time has come

F#m E

We taught you to walk, now you must run

F#m G#m

Can’t wait to hear the things you’ll have done

C#m G#m

The places you’ll go and who you’ll become

F#m E

It happened so fast, I wish it was slow

F#m E

As for the past, well, this much I know

F#m G#m

Once you, get on that plane

C#m G#m

Nothing will ever be quite the same

F#m G#m

We’ve done all we can, now you do the rest

A B

Go now and give it your best! And use a

E A B

Big brush when you paint your life

E Cm

Whatever you choose, shadings or hues, or

A B

Colors bold and bright use a

E A B

Big brush when you paint your life

A7 E

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

A7 E

Didit didit didit didit ….. Didit didit didit didit …..

Words and Music Ed Wake

Vocals Ralph Grimke