Braggin

Bb
I hate braggin', marketing just never seemed intuitive
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So I've stayed back and in the past have had nothing to do with it
    Bb
but people need a map to see what they should give a damn about
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To save a forest you may have to print a couple pamphlets out…


        Bb
Oh this attitude is new to me, but things ain't how they used to be
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As soon as we'd begin to sing you'd plug your ears cartoonishly
Bb
I'd check the peckin' order well before I crossed the road
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but either way I'd go I'd always end up feelin' like a joke


Bb
I mess up all the time but you are doing awesome, kid
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Time to drop the pouty lip and learn to take a compliment


Bb
I'm b-b-braggin' and I'm puffin' up my feathers
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A chicken with a switch in his position altogether
     Bb
I'll stick my chest and neck out as I decorate this fairy tale
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The color will attract a mate or aggravate the alpha males

Bb

     Bb
Just find a purpose, don't consume, produce a tune or something new
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Use your hands to make a thing that won't exist unless you do
    Bb
You may not make a masterpiece or get your face in magazines
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You won't be the next Newton just by nappin' under apple trees


    Bb
And live your life like you're a kid, paint and dance and play and if
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you make a thing, create a bit, you pin that shit up on the fridge!


Bb
I'm b-b-braggin' and I'm puffin' up my plumage
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Persuading all the parakeets I'm perfect but the truth is
   Bb
my vocab will distract you, you're just baffled you can talk to me
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but don’t forget a parrot's only honest as he's taught to be


Bb
I might exaggerate to turn it up a notch
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You know what they say: "Give the people what they want"
Bb
I might exaggerate to try to sound cool
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Describe a shark tank while talkin' 'bout a kiddie pool…


                        Bb
...And I'm divin' right in it

I am swimmin' just to make a big splash
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Little fish in big pond, little bird in bird bath
      Bb
I can puff out my chest as I float on my back
     F                        Eb
I am bouyant, I guess, when I learn to relax
       F                     Gm
If I'm gonna speak up then I better impress
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Make my diaphragm grow and my vocal cords stretch
       F                          Gm
and my voice'll get hoarse but my story will spread
       Eb                     F
like a pony tale told off the top of my head

Bb
I'm b-b-braggin' and I'm puffin' up my ego
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A penguin playin' make believe but rockin' his tuxedo
Bb
I'll learn to wing it when I think that plan is goin' south
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No matter what, I'll always strut, and find something to brag about