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Painting A Hole

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90BPM
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[Intro]
| A5| A5  G5|
N.C.
Lalala la lala, lalala la lala, lalala la
| A5| A5   G5|
lala lalala la lala lalala la x3
[Verse]
| A5| A5   G5|
The tycho don't you know
| A5| A5   G5|
nothing? The doors on the
| A5| A5   G5|
oven wide enough to make us all
| A5| A5|
kin Psychotic
| A5| A5   G5|
boy scout let it all
| A5| A5   G5|
gush out shopping your
| A5| A5   G5|
brains out now at the bargain
| A5| A5|
bins
| G5| A5|
So many germs to avoid
| G5| A5|
thinking about it just nurtures them
| G5| A5|
baby return to your toys a little mental
| D| D|
hideaway you're painting a
[Chorus]
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole on everyone on your way you're painting a
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole to magical violence you're painting a
| C| D| A5   C5   D5   A5|
hole but it keep fading away
| E5| E| E7| E7   E7/D   E7/C   E7/B|
[Interlude]
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5|
[Verse]
| A5| A5   G5|
morning dove one thing I'm
| A5| A5   G5|
sure of kisses ain't
| A5| A5   G5|
near enough to reign the vultures
| A5| A5|
in
| G5| A5|
Every good girl and boy
| G5| A5|
prized away from the firmament
| G5| A5|
elegant hands unemployed or on a permanent
| D| D|
holiday you're painting a
[Chorus]
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole on everyone in your way you're painting a
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole to magical violence you're painting a
| C| D| A5   C5   D5   A5|
hole but it keep fading away
| E5| E| E7| E7   E7/D   E7/C   E7/B|
[Interlude]
4 bars only drums
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| G5| A5|
Every popsicle enjoyed
| G5| A5|
prized away from the firmament
| G5| A5|
but baby return to your toys a little mental
| D| D|
hideaway you're painting a
[Chorus]
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole can you crawl up inside it? you're painting a
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole on everyone in your way you're painting a
| C| D| A5| A5|
hole to magical violence you're painting a
| C| D| A5   C5   D5   A5|
hole but it keep fading away
| E5| E| E7| E7   E7/D   E7/C   E7/B| N.C |
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[Outro]
| A5| A5  G5|
| A5| A5  G5|
| Ab| Ab|
| A5| A5  G5|
| Ab| Ab|
| A5| A5  G5|
| F5   G5| A5|
| F5   G5| A5| A5| A5|
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