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You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture

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[Intro]
D  G  A  G  A  D
 DThat kiss was Gcolder Athan I reDmember,
When wGe first said helAlo.
 DI guess the Gflames now Aa little Dlower,
I can Gfeel you letting Ago.
 DYou know the Gpaint dries Aa little Ddarker,
Than when Gyou first put it Aon.
 DI guess your Glove's like some old Acheap magic Dmarker,
Said 'forGever', now its Agone.
But Dyou don't have to Gpaint me a Apicture,
DYou don't have to Gsay a thing Aat all.
DYou don't have to Gpaint me a Apicture,
 GI can see the Awriting on the Dwall.
[Instrumental]
D  G  A  D  G  A  D  G  A  G  A  D
 DWhen we first Gfell, Awe fell a Dlong way,
Summer Gnights and winter Adays.
 DMountain Gsunrise, Aand ocean Dsunsets,
Hand in Ghand in a Adaze.
 DNow its Gcold hard Asummer Devenings,
And there's Gclouds on my sunArise.
 DBut you don't Ghave to smile Aand say your Dhappy,
I can Gsee what's in your Aeyes.
And Dyou don't have to Gpaint me a Apicture,
DYou don't have to Gsay a thing Aat all.
DYou don't have to Gpaint me a Apicture,
 GI can see the Awriting on the Dwall.
Yeah, GI can see the Awriting on the wall.D  

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You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture

by Alan Jackson

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[Intro]

D G A G A D

D G A D

That kiss was colder than I remember,

G A

When we first said hello.

D G A D

I guess the flames now a little lower,

G A

I can feel you letting go.

D G A D

You know the paint dries a little darker,

G A

Than when you first put it on.

D G A D

I guess your love's like some old cheap magic marker,

G A

Said 'forever', now its gone.

D G A

But you don't have to paint me a picture,

D G A

You don't have to say a thing at all.

D G A

You don't have to paint me a picture,

G A D

I can see the writing on the wall.

[Instrumental]

D G A D G A D G A G A D

D G A D

When we first fell, we fell a long way,

G A

Summer nights and winter days.

D G A D

Mountain sunrise, and ocean sunsets,

G A

Hand in hand in a daze.

D G A D

Now its cold hard summer evenings,

G A

And there's clouds on my sunrise.

D G A D

But you don't have to smile and say your happy,

G A

I can see what's in your eyes.

D G A

And you don't have to paint me a picture,

D G A

You don't have to say a thing at all.

D G A

You don't have to paint me a picture,

G A D

I can see the writing on the wall.

G A D

Yeah, I can see the writing on the wall.

About You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture Chords by Alan Jackson

Learn how to play You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture by Alan Jackson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture chords”, “You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture guitar chords”, or “Alan Jackson You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture chords and for experienced players who want accurate You Dont Have To Paint Me A Picture lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, G, A.

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