Bare A Pop Opera - Portrait Of A Girl Chords & Tabs
Bare A Pop Opera - Portrait Of A Girl Chords
4/4 Time
Intro: D em D G
Verse I:
D em
Portrait of a girl.
D G
Canvas of ages.
D
The stage is hers
em D
demure and practiced beauty
G
holding all inthrall.
D em
Portrait of a girl.
D G
Object of rumor.
D
A pose at play,
em D
they say she's fairest of them all.
A
Chorus: Paint her in,
f#m G
one color ends and one begins.
em
Brush away what's stray
A
add a finishing touch.
bm
The rapture cold as a pearl.
G B
Now the portrait has captured the girl.
B D em D G
Verse II:
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D em
Portrait of a girl.
D G
Painted il-lu--sion.
D
She'll play her part.
em D
She sees that she's a work of art.
Chorus:
A
Paint her in,
f#m G
watching one color end and one begin.
em
Brush away what's stray
A
there's disguise in her eyes.
f#m G
Add shadows that dance across her skin.
em A
Hide the doubt that cries out within her.
f#m
Stripped bare beneath all the layers
G em A
would you recognize the girl lying there?
bm
Sought after trapped like a pearl,
G bm
now the portrait has captured the girl.
G B B D em D G
Now the portrait has captured the girl.
Outro:
D em
Dare you to fall,
D
fairest of them all.
* On the last line "fairest of them all" the time signature switches to 6/4.
For help, listen to the song, the score is by Damon Intrabartolo
http://www.barethealbum.com/musical/
