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DUKE SPECIAL - PORTRAIT from the album "Songs from the deep forest"
Original Tab by Chris Walker 
Arranged for Guitar - No Capo - Standard Tuning
Intro:  Bm   F#m   G   D(3x) (play as barre chords)
DPaint my picture if you must
Please remember to be kind.
G'Cause darling, your broken heart was never on my Dmind.
Paint me with a villain heart
Like some cruel valentine
GBut darling, your broken heart was never on my Dmind.
And when yoBmu feel the F#mclash, 
And you dGon't want me Daround
Could you Bmendure the F#mrasp as
Gkisses filled with fibreglass rain Ddown
DHeavy as a hummingbird
But more difficult to find
Well Gdarling,your broken heart was never on my Dmind.
Mister Castle come on! - Clarinet solo 
Chords underneath are: Bm   (climb slowly thru) F#m and G reaching D
DClumsy as a ragtime clown
Or a dancing Frankenstein
Well Gdarling,your broken heart was never on my Dmind
So pull this Bmcanvas dF#mown bGeneath that angry Dmoon
As you Bmendure the F#msound of 
GOne more singer singing out of Dtune.
Out of tune.
DSo paint my picture if you must
Not forgetting to be kind.
G'Cause darling, your broken heart was never on my Dmind.

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Portrait

by Duke Special

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DUKE SPECIAL - PORTRAIT from the album "Songs from the deep forest"

Original Tab by Chris Walker

Arranged for Guitar - No Capo - Standard Tuning

Bm F#m G D

Intro: (3x) (play as barre chords)

Paint my picture if you must

Please remember to be kind.

G D

'Cause darling, your broken heart was never on my mind.

Paint me with a villain heart

Like some cruel valentine

G D

But darling, your broken heart was never on my mind.

Bm F#m

And when you feel the clash,

G D

And you don't want me around

Bm F#m

Could you endure the rasp as

G D

kisses filled with fibreglass rain down

Heavy as a hummingbird

But more difficult to find

G D

Well darling,your broken heart was never on my mind.

Mister Castle come on! - Clarinet solo

Chords underneath are: Bm (climb slowly thru) F#m and G reaching D

Clumsy as a ragtime clown

Or a dancing Frankenstein

G D

Well darling,your broken heart was never on my mind

Bm F#m G D

So pull this canvas down beneath that angry moon

Bm F#m

As you endure the sound of

G D

One more singer singing out of tune.

Out of tune.

So paint my picture if you must

Not forgetting to be kind.

G D

'Cause darling, your broken heart was never on my mind.

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