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The Painter Man

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[Intro]
G  C  D  G  Am  C G
G  C  D  G  Am  C G
[Verse]
GMelting craEmyons leave a Amstain that never Cfades
GDid a bunch of Emcan'ts yet Amstill don’t make the Cgrade
GAnts in my Empants and Amrain on my Cparade
GSo I’m Gonna go to EmFrance and Ampaint in the Cshade
[Bridge]
GYeah
Cuz AmI goCt bluGes
And AmI haCve grGeen
AmCan’t foCrget my Grouge
AmFor every Crose that’s Gseen
[Instrumental Bridge]
G  C  D  G  Am  C G
G  C  D  G  Am  C G
[Chorus 1]
GYa Put down Cstones
PDick up a Gbrush
Amwhen you’re the Cpainter Gman
And travel through Ctones Dto a land so Glush
AmWhen you’re the Cpainter Gman
[Chorus 2]
GYou put down Cstones
DPick up a Gbrush
Amwhen you’re the Cpainter Gman
And travel through Ctones
Dto the land of Ghush
AmWhen you’re the Cpainter Gman
End
AmWhen you’re the Cpainter Gman
AmWhen you’re the Cpainter Gman  (Fade)

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The Painter Man

by Andrew Neil

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G C D G Am C G

[Verse]

G Em Am C

Melting crayons leave a stain that never fades

G Em Am C

Did a bunch of can'ts yet still don’t make the grade

G Em Am C

Ants in my pants and rain on my parade

G Em Am C

So I’m Gonna go to France and paint in the shade

[Bridge]

Yeah

Am C G

Cuz I got blues

Am C G

And I have green

Am C G

Can’t forget my rouge

Am C G

For every rose that’s seen

[Instrumental Bridge]

G C D G Am C G

[Chorus 1]

G C

Ya Put down stones

D G

Pick up a brush

Am C G

when you’re the painter man

C D G

And travel through tones to a land so lush

Am C G

When you’re the painter man

[Chorus 2]

G C

You put down stones

D G

Pick up a brush

Am C G

when you’re the painter man

And travel through tones

D G

to the land of hush

Am C G

When you’re the painter man

End

Am C G

When you’re the painter man

Am C G

When you’re the painter man (Fade)

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