Kansas - Portrait he knew

^Dm He had a thousand ideas, You mi^Bbght have heard his name ^F He lived alone with his vision, Not loo^Cking for fortune and fame ^{G5 Dm}Never said too much to speak of He was ^Bboff on another plane ^FThe words that he said were a mystery Nobody's sure he w^Cas sane ^G5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ But he knew ^Dm He knew mo^Fre than me or you ^{G Dm F}No one could see his v^Giew Wh^Dmere was h^Bbe going to ^{C G5} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Verse 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ^DmHe was in search of an answer The natu^Bbre of what we are ^F He was trying to do it a new way He was brigh^Ct as a star ^{G5 Dm} But nobody understood him "His^Bb numbers are not the way" ^FHe's lost in the deepest enigma Which no one^C's unraveled today ^G5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chorus ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ But he knew ^Dm He knew mo^Fre than me or you ^{G Dm F}No one could see his v^Giew Oh^Dm Where was h^Bbe going to ^{C G5} And he tried^Dm But befo^Fre he could tell us he^G died ^{Dm F}When he left us the pe^Gople cried Oh, ^Dmwhere was^Bb he going to ^{C G5} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

^DmHe had a different idea A^Bb glimpse of the master plan ^FHe could see into the future A true v^Cisionary man ^{G5 Dm}But there's something he never told us It died when ^Bbhe went away ^FIf only he could have been with us No telling wha^Ct he might say ^G5

But he knew ^Dm He knew mo^Fre than me or you ^{G Dm F}No one could see his v^Giew Oh^Dm Where was h^Bbe going to ^{C G5} But he knew^Dm You could^F tell by the picture h^Ge drew ^{Dm F}It was totally somethi^Gng new Oh,^Dm where was h^Bbe going to ^{C G5}