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This song is usually played with obscure tuning and it sounds a bit ugly without a full band.
I've figured out this version to be played with regular chords in standard tuning.
(Capo 1)
Intro:  A   D   A   D   A   D   A  D  
AThe light color in the roomD  
  AThe sunshine seeping inD  
ADoesn't mix with the black ofD  
ADeath's angel looming inD  
   AI've had enough of theD  
Brutal beaAtings and name-callingsD  
  ATo lose me to this bedD  
Bruised inAternally, eternallyD  
  EYour praise little gF#mifts you spent Dyour money
And stuAffed me withD  
  EDidn't amount to F#maaaaDaanythingA  D  
The aEttention I need is F#mmuch more DseriousA  D  
A kEind of weight you F#mcoulDdn't liftA  D  
Even if yEour cheap caF#mreer deDpended on itA  D  
I need Esomeone much morF#me myDsteriousA  D  
To Ebe my- to be my F#mmiss-
To be my DmistressA  D  
And so on.

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Mistress

by Red House Painters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

This song is usually played with obscure tuning and it sounds a bit ugly without a full band.

I've figured out this version to be played with regular chords in standard tuning.

(Capo 1)

A D A D A D A D

Intro:

A D

The light color in the room

A D

The sunshine seeping in

A D

Doesn't mix with the black of

A D

Death's angel looming in

A D

I've had enough of the

A D

Brutal beatings and name-callings

A D

To lose me to this bed

A D

Bruised internally, eternally

E F#m D

Your praise little gifts you spent your money

A D

And stuffed me with

E F#m D A D

Didn't amount to aaaaaanything

E F#m D A D

The attention I need is much more serious

E F#m D A D

A kind of weight you couldn't lift

E F#m D A D

Even if your cheap career depended on it

E F#m D A D

I need someone much more mysterious

E F#m

To be my- to be my miss-

D A D

To be my mistress

And so on.

About Mistress Chords by Red House Painters

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