THE PAINTER
CHORDS:
Dadd2add4: x54030
C/G: 3x2013
C1: xx5x5x
D9/F#: 200210
Am7: x02010
D1: xx7x7x
INTRO:
G C/G Dadd2add4 Am7 G C/G Dadd2add4 C
e|------3-----3----------------------|------3-----3-----------------0--|
B|-------0----0h1----0h3--3-----0h1--|-------0----0h1----0h3--3-----1--|
G|--------0---0------0-0---0----0----|--------0---0------0-0---0----0--|
D|---0--------0h2----0h4-4--4---0h2--|---0--------0h2----0h4-4--4---2--|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------3--|
E|-3---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
^ ^
Riff 1 Riff 2
Dadd2add4 C1 D1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-0h3----3-----------5-5------------7-7---7---|
G|-0-0-----0-----------------------------------|
D|-0h4--4---4---4/5-5-----5---5/7--7-----7-----|
Intro: Riff 3x
VERSE 1:
G C
The painter stood, before her work
G C
She looked around every -where
G C Am D9/F# G
She saw the pictures and she painted them
G Am F D/F# G
She picked the colors from the air
VERSE 2:
G C
Green to green, red to red
G C
Yellow to yellow in the light
G C Am D9/F# G
Black to black when the evening comes
G Am F D/F# G
Blue to blue in the night
INTRO
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CHORUS 1:
G C/G D2/4 C G C/G D2/4 C
It's a long road, behind
G C/G D2/4 C1 D1
It's a long road, ahead
Em C D D1
If you follow every dream, you might get lost
Em C G D G
If you follow every dream, you might - get - lost
INTRO
Verse 3:
G C
She towed the line, she held her end up
G C
She did the work of two men
G C Am D9/F# G
But in the end, she fell down
G Am F D/F# G
Before she got up again
Verse 4:
G C
I keep my friends, eternally
G C
We leave our tracks in the sound
G C Am D9/F# G
Some of them are with me now
G Am F D/F# G
Some of them can't be found
INTRO
CHORUS 2:
G C/G D2/4 C G C/G D2/4 C
It's a long road, behind me
G C/G D2/4 C1 D1
And I miss you now
Em C D D1
If you follow every dream, you might get lost
Em C G D G
If you follow every dream, you might - get - lost
INTRO
VERSE 5:
G C
Green to green, red to red
G C
Yellow to yellow in the light
G C Am D9/F# G
Black to black when the evening comes
G Am F D/F# G
Blue to blue through the night
INTRO
End on G
