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[Intro]
Dm9,  Em7/Dx3
E7/G#
[Verse]
AThey stumAaug/Fble around tDmaj7he lobby C#m7bears
The A/C#name forgotten iAdimnside the hour
B7And what theE6y beEaugcame
[Chorus]
Dm9The painters Em9paint all those sad oFmaj7ld saints
A7Take the duDm9st sheet down Dm9in this old Em9theme toDm9wn
F/C
Dm9, Em7/D  
Dm9, Em7/D  
E7/G#
[Verse]
AA feel foAaug/Fr the sea doDmaj7es not aC#m7ppeal to me
A/C#And winter's not cold Adimenough like B7it's mE6eant Eaugto be
[Chorus]
Dm9The painters Em9paint all those sad oFmaj7ld saints
A7Take the duDm9st sheet down Dm9in this old Em9theme toDm9wn
F/C
Dm9, Em7/D  
Dm9, Em7/D  
Em9, Fm7/E  
Dm9, E7/G#  
[Chorus]
Dm9The painters Em9paint all those sad oFmaj7ld saints
A7Take the duDm9st sheet down Dm9in this old Em9theme toDm9wn
[Outro]
Dm9Now we're spoEm9iled for choice, came Fmaj7the trooper's voice
A7TakDm9e an eEm9ndless gDm9uess at my friendliness
Dm9,  Em7/Dfade outwards

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Painters Paint

by The High Llamas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm9

Em7/D

E7/G#

Aaug/F

Dmaj7

C#m7

A/C#

Adim

Eaug

Em9

Fmaj7

F/C

Fm7/E

[Intro]

Dm9 Em7/D

, x3

E7/G#

[Verse]

A Aaug/F Dmaj7 C#m7

They stumble around the lobby bears

A/C# Adim

The name forgotten inside the hour

B7 E6 Eaug

And what they became

[Chorus]

Dm9 Em9 Fmaj7

The painters paint all those sad old saints

A7 Dm9 Dm9 Em9 Dm9

Take the dust sheet down in this old theme town

F/C

Dm9 Em7/D

E7/G#

[Verse]

A Aaug/F Dmaj7 C#m7

A feel for the sea does not appeal to me

A/C# Adim B7 E6 Eaug

And winter's not cold enough like it's meant to be

[Chorus]

Dm9 Em9 Fmaj7

The painters paint all those sad old saints

A7 Dm9 Dm9 Em9 Dm9

Take the dust sheet down in this old theme town

F/C

Dm9 Em7/D

Em9 Fm7/E

Dm9 E7/G#

[Chorus]

Dm9 Em9 Fmaj7

The painters paint all those sad old saints

A7 Dm9 Dm9 Em9 Dm9

Take the dust sheet down in this old theme town

[Outro]

Dm9 Em9 Fmaj7

Now we're spoiled for choice, came the trooper's voice

A7 Dm9 Em9 Dm9

Take an endless guess at my friendliness

Dm9 Em7/D

, fade outwards

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