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Painting Box

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INTRO:
There are several guitars playing, but this is the main riff...
e|-D9-------0--3-----3-3----------0--3----G3------------------------------------|
B|-0-1--3------3---------0-1--3------3---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3-2-3-2---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
EmWhen the Cmorning oAmf your eyes comes Gwaking through my Cshadows
      Em          C                   Am    G(C) G  
Leaving just a trace of twilight sleep,
I Emwhisper Cto the Ambaby raindrops plGaying on my wiCndow,
And Emtell them Cgently Gthis is not the Dtime that they should wGeep.
CHORUS:
For D9somewhere in my mind there is a Gpainting box,
D9I have every color there it's Gtrue.
Just D9lately when I look inside my Gpainting box,
                           D9    G(C) G  
I seem to pick the colors of you.
My EmFriday Cevening's Amfoot-steps plodding duGlly through this blCack town,
         Em        C                       Am   G(C) G  
Are far away now from the world that I'm in.
My Emeyes are Clistening Amto some sounds that I thGink just might be spCringtime,
With Emdaffo-Cdils beGtween my toes I'm Dlaughing at their Gwhim,
CHORUS
The Empurple Csail aAmbove me catches alGl the strength of suCmmer.
      Em         C                    Am      G(C) G  
Fishes stop and ask me where I am bound.
I Emsmile and Cshake my Amhead and say my liGttle ship is siCnking,
But I Emkind of Clike the Gsea that I'm on, and I don't Dmind if I do Gdrown.
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Painting Box

by The Incredible String Band

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INTRO:

There are several guitars playing, but this is the main riff...

D9 G

e|--------0--3-----3-3----------0--3----3------------------------------------|

B|-0-1--3------3---------0-1--3------3---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------3-2-3-2---------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Em C Am G C

When the morning of your eyes comes waking through my shadows

Em C Am G C G

()

Leaving just a trace of twilight sleep,

Em C Am G C

I whisper to the baby raindrops playing on my window,

Em C G D G

And tell them gently this is not the time that they should weep.

CHORUS:

D9 G

For somewhere in my mind there is a painting box,

D9 G

I have every color there it's true.

D9 G

Just lately when I look inside my painting box,

D9 G C G

()

I seem to pick the colors of you.

Em C Am G C

My Friday evening's foot-steps plodding dully through this black town,

Em C Am G C G

()

Are far away now from the world that I'm in.

Em C Am G C

My eyes are listening to some sounds that I think just might be springtime,

Em C G D G

With daffo-dils between my toes I'm laughing at their whim,

CHORUS

Em C Am G C

The purple sail above me catches all the strength of summer.

Em C Am G C G

()

Fishes stop and ask me where I am bound.

Em C Am G C

I smile and shake my head and say my little ship is sinking,

Em C G D G

But I kind of like the sea that I'm on, and I don't mind if I do drown.

CHORUS

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