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Michael Philip Reed - The Painter

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Capo: 8th Fret
Intro:
C  C  F  C  G  F  C  E  Am  F  G  F  C
CI was told of a FlegendC  
A Ftale of a Cman’s Glife
Of a Fmarvelous Cpainter
Who Ecarried a fireAm  
That Fburned for the Gwoman
He Fdeeply Cdesired  
Instrumentals:
 F   C   Gx2
F C F G
 C   Fx4
CAnd oh how he poured all his Fheart outC  
He said “FI, CI feel Gfree,”
But Fwhat will she Csay
I must Ehide them awayAm  
From the Feyes of the Gwoman
I Fdeeply Cdesire"
Instrumentals:
 F   C    Gx2
F C F G
 C   Fx2
CThe years went by in a FmomentC  
FTime Cdoes Gfly
All his Fbrushes were Cworn
And his Fcanvases Cdry
Though he Fdidn’t have Cmany
They Fcarried a Cfire
“It’s Ftime I revealC  
what I Ehid from her Ameyes”
But there Fwasn’t a Ctrace
Not Feven a Csign
Of the Feyes of the Gwoman
He Fdeeply, deeply Cdesired
And he Ffell to his kneCes
And he Fstarted to crCy
And he Flifted his Cmasterpiece
FUp to the skyC  
And he Fcursed at the heCavens
With Eall of his Ammight
But Fthere wasn’t a Ctrace
Not Feven a Csign
You Fcannot Greplace
Your Fdeepest
FTruest
DesCires
Instrumentals:
 F   C   Gx2
F C F G
 C   Fx3
C G C

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Michael Philip Reed - The Painter

by Misc Unsigned Bands

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 8 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Capo: 8th Fret

Intro:

C C F C G F C E Am F G F C

C F C

I was told of a legend

F C G

A tale of a man’s life

F C

Of a marvelous painter

E Am

Who carried a fire

F G

That burned for the woman

F C

He deeply desired

Instrumentals:

F C G

F C F G

C F

C F C

And oh how he poured all his heart out

F C G

He said “I, I feel free,”

F C

But what will she say

E Am

I must hide them away

F G

From the eyes of the woman

F C

I deeply desire"

Instrumentals:

F C G

F C F G

C F

C F C

The years went by in a moment

F C G

Time does fly

F C

All his brushes were worn

F C

And his canvases dry

F C

Though he didn’t have many

F C

They carried a fire

F C

“It’s time I reveal

E Am

what I hid from her eyes”

F C

But there wasn’t a trace

F C

Not even a sign

F G

Of the eyes of the woman

F C

He deeply, deeply desired

F C

And he fell to his knees

F C

And he started to cry

F C

And he lifted his masterpiece

F C

Up to the sky

F C

And he cursed at the heavens

E Am

With all of his might

F C

But there wasn’t a trace

F C

Not even a sign

F G

You cannot replace

Your deepest

Truest

Desires

Instrumentals:

F C G

F C F G

C F

C G C

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