Tom: Bb
Bb
I hate braggin', marketing just never seemed intuitive
Eb F
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
Eb F F7
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
Eb F
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
Eb F Bb
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
Eb F
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
Eb F
A chicken with a switch in his position altogether
Bb
I'll stick my chest and neck out as I decorate this fairy tale
Eb F
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
Eb F
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
Eb F Bb
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
Eb F
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
Eb F
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
Eb F Bb F Gm Eb Bb
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
F Eb
You know what they say: "Give the people what they want"
Bb
I might exaggerate to try to sound cool
F Eb Eb
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
F Eb
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
F Gm
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
Eb F
A penguin playin' make believe but rockin' his tuxedo
Bb
I'll learn to wing it when I think that plan is goin' south
Eb F Bb
No matter what, I'll always strut, and find something to brag about
