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VIC CHESNUTT - SOFT PICASSO
album version - LITTLE
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[CHORDS]
e|-G---G9----Am0----C0---D2--Gsus4-------Em-0-|
b|--------1----1---3----------0-|
g|-4--2---2----0---2----5-----0-|
d|-5--5---2----2---0----5-----2-|
a|-5--5---0----3--------5-----2-|
e|-3--------------------3-----0-|
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[VERSE 1]
It was a Gmodern love affairG9  G  
ComAmpletely cool and caCsual 
They Ghardly knew each other was thereG9  G  
I mean Amboth of them had their own getting off to Cdo
And they had to Amdream about their own selfG  
AmWhen they were thrCough
[VERSE 2]
But the Cmodern girl was eDlated
With Gwhat the Crevolution gDave her
GAnd Csince she was liberDated she could Ghave
CEverything that Dstriked her fancy
[VERSE 3]
And she Gfancied quite a bitG9  G  
I mean if Amit felt good she Cdid it
And Gshe did it every chance she could getG9  G  
With her Ammain modern man and Cotherwise
And her Amtaste wasn't limited to just Cmodern guys
[VERSE 4]
Since aCnother modern girl Dshowed her
GThat Cmodern girls know how to Dhold her
GAnd Cafter she had her eyes Dopened
All Gher Cold close friends started Dgetting closer
And Amnew friends weren't that Cfar   Dfar GawayGsus4  G  
[VERSE 5]
But the Gmodern man he just wasn't so Dlucky
He beiEmng shook from his Dusual role as Ama heartbreakeDr
He was Gcompletely battered and beDwildered
When he actually    Emstarted Din feeling Amsomething for Dher
And he Emthen, he discovered a new eCmotion
When they Gstopped ending up together as Dfrequently
EmAnd when he finally conCfronted her with the question
Had she been Gbedding down with others in the Dperiphery withEmout him?
And she replied,  Hell Cyes ain't it funny?
[VERSE 6]
So Gview the modern man   G9    G  Amlooking, looking, looking, like a Csoft, soft Picasso
He's Gthere with his head in his handG9  G  
ReAmpeating to himself an Cepigram
AmLive by the scam, Cdie by the scamG9  

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Soft Picasso

by Vic Chesnutt

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Gsus4

VIC CHESNUTT - SOFT PICASSO

album version - LITTLE

_____________________________

[CHORDS]

G G9 Am C D Gsus4 Em

e|--------0----0---2----------0-|

b|--------1----1---3----------0-|

g|-4--2---2----0---2----5-----0-|

d|-5--5---2----2---0----5-----2-|

a|-5--5---0----3--------5-----2-|

e|-3--------------------3-----0-|

__________________________________

[VERSE 1]

G G9 G

It was a modern love affair

Am C

Completely cool and casual

G G9 G

They hardly knew each other was there

Am C

I mean both of them had their own getting off to do

Am G

And they had to dream about their own self

Am C

When they were through

[VERSE 2]

C D

But the modern girl was elated

G C D

With what the revolution gave her

G C D G

And since she was liberated she could have

C D

Everything that striked her fancy

[VERSE 3]

G G9 G

And she fancied quite a bit

Am C

I mean if it felt good she did it

G G9 G

And she did it every chance she could get

Am C

With her main modern man and otherwise

Am C

And her taste wasn't limited to just modern guys

[VERSE 4]

C D

Since another modern girl showed her

G C D

That modern girls know how to hold her

G C D

And after she had her eyes opened

G C D

All her old close friends started getting closer

Am C D G Gsus4 G

And new friends weren't that far far away

[VERSE 5]

G D

But the modern man he just wasn't so lucky

Em D Am D

He being shook from his usual role as a heartbreaker

G D

He was completely battered and bewildered

Em D Am D

When he actually started in feeling something for her

Em C

And he then, he discovered a new emotion

G D

When they stopped ending up together as frequently

Em C

And when he finally confronted her with the question

G D Em

Had she been bedding down with others in the periphery without him?

And she replied, Hell yes ain't it funny?

[VERSE 6]

G G9 G Am C

So view the modern man looking, looking, looking, like a soft, soft Picasso

G G9 G

He's there with his head in his hand

Am C

Repeating to himself an epigram

Am C G9

Live by the scam, die by the scam

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