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Sweet Painted Lady

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[Verse 1]
I'm back on Gdry land once again
OpporGmaj7tunity awaits me like a rat in the drain
DmWe're all hunting G7honey with money to burCn
Just a Cmshort time to show you the G/Btricks that we've learAm7ned D  Daug  
[Verse 2]
If the Gboys all behave themselves here
Well there's Gmaj7pretty young ladies and beer in the rear
DmYou won't need a G7gutter to sleep in tonighCt
Oh the Cmprices I charge here will G/Bsee you alrighAm7t D  Daug  
[Verse 3]
So she Glays down beside me again
My Gmaj7sweet painted lady, the one with no name
DmMany have used her and G7many still do C  
There's a Cmplace in the world for a G/Bwoman like you Am7  D  
[Chorus]
DaugOh, Gsweet painted F#lady
FSeems it's always been the E7same
Am7Getting paid for Dbeing laid
GGuess that's the name of the Am7game D  
Oh Gsweet painted lF#ady
FSeems it's always been the E7same
Am7Getting paid for Dbeing laid
GGuess that's the name of the Am7game, DohG  Daug  
[Verse 4]
Forget us we'll have Ggone very soon
Just forGmaj7get we ever slept in your rooms
And Dmwe'll leave the smell of the G7sea in your Cbeds
Where Cmlove's just a job and G/Bnothing is said Am7  D  Daug  
[Verse 5]
So she Glays down beside me again
My Gmaj7sweet painted lady, the one with no name
DmMany have used her and G7many still do C  
There's a Cmplace in the world for a G/Bwoman like you Am7  D  Daug  
[Chorus]
Oh Gsweet painted F#lady
FSeems it's always been the E7same
Am7Getting paid for Dbeing laid
GGuess that's the name of the Am7game D  
Oh Gsweet painted F#lady
FSeems it's always been the E7same
Am7Getting paid for Dbeing laid
GGuess that's the name of the Am7game, Doh
G F# F E7
Am7 D G Am7 D
G F# F E7
Am7 D G Am7 D G

The story behind the song

"Sweet Painted Lady" is a track from Elton John's acclaimed 1973 double album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. This album, recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in France, features 17 tracks and is widely considered John's magnum opus. It was a huge commercial success, topping charts in multiple countries and selling over 20 million copies worldwide. Elton John, known for his flamboyant style and songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin, cemented his status as a cultural icon with this and his many other studio albums.

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