{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1490004,"song":"When I Paint My Masterpiece","artist":"The Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1490004-when-i-paint-my-masterpiece-chords-by-the-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1490004?type=chord","rating":4.66023,"votes":269,"content":"When I Paint My Masterpiece     4/4     Levon Helm     Bob Dylan\r\nAlbum: Cahoots 1971 Big Sky Music\r\nStandard Tuning, Capo 1\r\n\r\nTook Ken Lee's Version and tried to make it a little simpler to follow, also added a few more D chords\r\n\r\nKevin Traylor (any improvement welcomed, love this song!)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Oh, the streets of  Rome are       filled with   rubble,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAncient foot prints are everywhere.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou could almost think that your seein' double,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn the cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGotta hurry on back to my hotel room,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                                            [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere I got me a date with a pretty little girl from Greece.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nShe promised she'd  be there with me,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I paint my masterpiece.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh, the hours we spent, inside the Coliseum.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDodging lions, and a-wasting time,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see'em[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYes it sure has been a long, hard climb.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                             [ch]A[/ch] \r\nTrain wheels a running through the back of my memory,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                                         [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhen I ran on a hilltop followin' a pack of wild geese,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSomeday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I paint my masterpiece.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSailing round the world in a dirty gondola,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A/C#[/ch]  [ch]Cdim7[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh to be back in the land of, Coca cola.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]     [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell I left Rome, and landed in Brussels,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOn a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nClergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling muscles,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEveryone was there to greet me when I stepped inside,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNewspaper men eatin' candy,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHad to be held down by big police.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSomeday, everything is gonna be different,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhen I paint my masterpiece.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\n(fade)[/tab]","plain_text":"When I Paint My Masterpiece     4/4     Levon Helm     Bob Dylan\nAlbum: Cahoots 1971 Big Sky Music\nStandard Tuning, Capo 1\n\nTook Ken Lee's Version and tried to make it a little simpler to follow, also added a few more D chords\n\nKevin Traylor (any improvement welcomed, love this song!)\n\n\n[Intro]\nD   A   D    A    E\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\nD  A   D   A   E\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]","chords":["D","A","E","E7","Dm","C#m","A/C#","Cdim7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}