{"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":1851984,"song":"A Painter Passing Through","artist":"Gordon Lightfoot","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1851984-a-painter-passing-through-chords-by-gordon-lightfoot/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1851984?type=chord","rating":4.50709,"votes":9,"content":"Gordon Lightfoot - A Painter Passing Through\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 4th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[INTRO:] [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[VERSE 1:]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, I was on my own [/tab]\r\n\r\nOnce upon a time, like you've never known \r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, I would be impressed [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, my life would be obsessed [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, once upon a day when [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nI was in my prime, once along the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you want to know my secret [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't come running after me [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am just a painter [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nPassing through in history[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 2:]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nYesterday is gone, yesterday's alright [/tab]\r\n\r\nYesterday belongs, in my dreams at night \r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nYesterday is swell, yesterday is great [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nYesterday is strong, remembering can wait [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, once upon a day when [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nI was in my prime, once along the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you want to know an answer [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can't turn your life around [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am just a painter[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nPassing through the underground[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 3:]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nI was in my stride, always at my game [/tab]\r\n\r\nHere comes Mister Cool, along the walk of fame \r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nI was in demand, always in control [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nThe world was in my hands, my touch had turned to gold [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, I was in a daze, when [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nEveryday I turned, hearts along the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you want to know my secret [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't come running after me [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am just a painter [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nPassing through in history[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[VERSE 4:]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nNow that I am old, let me rest a spell[/tab]\r\n\r\nAll that I am told, I can never tell\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nNever in my life, never will it pass[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nI am still alone, remembering at last[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm/G[/ch]\r\nOnce upon a time, once upon a day, when[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C6[/ch]\r\nI was in my prime, once along the way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you want to know an answer [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can't turn your life around [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am just a painter[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch] \r\nPassing through the underground[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[CHORUS:]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIf you want to know my secret [/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nDon't come running after me [/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor I am just a painter [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nPassing through in history[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n[OUTRO:] [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]  [ch]G7[/ch]  [ch]C6[/ch]","plain_text":"Gordon Lightfoot - A Painter Passing Through\n\n\nCAPO: 4th Fret\n\n\n\n[INTRO:] C6  G7  C6  G7  C6  G7  C6  G7\n\n[VERSE 1:]\n\n\nOnce upon a time, like you've never known \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 2:]\n\n\nYesterday belongs, in my dreams at night \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 3:]\n\n\nHere comes Mister Cool, along the walk of fame \n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE 4:]\n\n\nAll that I am told, I can never tell\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS:]\n\n\n\n\n \n\n[OUTRO:] G7  C6  G7  C6  G7  C6  G7  C6","chords":["A","C6","G7","Dm/G","F","G","C","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}