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  [Intro - 4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure]
    D D A E D A E D D E E
  [Verses]
    When BmI go out with Eartists,
      If I were David  Byrne,
         F#mthey talk about the language and the 
         I'd go to galleries and
         Dcubists and the Adadaists and I
         not be too con  cerned.  Well, I would
         Bmtry to catch their Emeanings
         have a cup of      coffee
         Dand keep up with    Eall of their mar  Atinis.
         and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing.  And
         EI don't know which  Ashould be my favorite  Dpaintings.F#m  E  
         people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.
  [Chorus - Second time through, goto Bridge]
         DIf I could see, if I could see, if I could
         Asee all the symbols, unlock what they F#mmean,
         DMaybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
         Acould meet the artists and get to know them 
         F#mpersonal Cly -E-A  E  
  [Bridge - Play after second Chorus, and then goto Instrumental Bridge]
         C#mWhat if the Aartists ran the BTV?
         EAll the ads would be for Afine scotch or Bwhiskey
         C#mGlenfiddich, BGlenlivet,
         Athe whole single malt Efamily -A-
  [Instrumental Bridge - 4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure]
    D D D D A A A F#m
     D   D   D   D   A   A(NC) (NC) 
    C C E E B B E
  [Close - Play after Instrumental Bridge]
      The C#martists of the F#future
          G#mwill make up new things and 
          Edifferent nomen Bclatures.  And they'll
          C#mstand amongst their F#pictures
          Eand they'll sing and 
          F#laugh and quote from Bscriptures.  And
          F#when they go home,
          BThey'll dream of brilliant Epaintings.G#m  F#  
          EIf I could see, if I could see, if I could
          Bsee all the symbols, unlock what they G#mmean,
          Emaybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I 
          Bcould meet the artists and get to know them G#mpersonally.
          EIf I could see, if I could see, if I could
          Bsee all the symbols, unlock what they G#mmean,
          Emaybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I 
          Bcould meet the artists and 
          get to know them personal Dly F#m--B  G#m  D  E  B  

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When I Go Out With Artists

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F#m

C#m

G#m

[Intro - 4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure]

D D A E D A E D D E E

[Verses]

Bm E

When I go out with artists,

If I were David Byrne,

F#m

they talk about the language and the

I'd go to galleries and

D A

cubists and the dadaists and I

not be too con cerned. Well, I would

Bm E

try to catch their meanings

have a cup of coffee

D E A

and keep up with all of their mar tinis.

and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And

E A D F#m E

I don't know which should be my favorite paintings.

people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.

[Chorus - Second time through, goto Bridge]

If I could see, if I could see, if I could

A F#m

see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

could meet the artists and get to know them

F#m C E A E

personal ly --

[Bridge - Play after second Chorus, and then goto Instrumental Bridge]

C#m A B

What if the artists ran the TV?

E A B

All the ads would be for fine scotch or whiskey

C#m B

Glenfiddich, Glenlivet,

A E A

the whole single malt family --

[Instrumental Bridge - 4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure]

D D D D A A A F#m

D D D D A A

(NC) (NC)

C C E E B B E

[Close - Play after Instrumental Bridge]

C#m F#

The artists of the future

G#m

will make up new things and

E B

different nomen clatures. And they'll

C#m F#

stand amongst their pictures

and they'll sing and

F# B

laugh and quote from scriptures. And

when they go home,

B E G#m F#

They'll dream of brilliant paintings.

If I could see, if I could see, if I could

B G#m

see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

B G#m

could meet the artists and get to know them personally.

If I could see, if I could see, if I could

B G#m

see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,

maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I

could meet the artists and

D F#m B G#m D E B

get to know them personal ly --

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