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This is a quick chording of Loudon's New Paint off Album III.
There are different hammer ons and other things in the song that you can just improv, 
are just the essential chords.
The walk down is on the A string.
Intro
 G   C   G(walk down)  D   G  D  
At the Gstation you can meet her
With that Csmile you couldn't cheat heGr
Walk-down                   D      G  D  
A woman that kind is hard to find
GIt's good to take a girl
In the Cnot so very good wGorld
Walk-down                         D  G  
And walk in the park until it gets dark
D7Sometimes I feel Amugly and old
D7Excuse me baby if I'm Amacting bold
D7My head gets hot but my Amfeet aren't cold
CExcuse me if you wDill
Take a Gbreather on a bench
Helps to Cbuild up the suspenseG  
       Walk-down                 D      G  D  
Then the two of you go to a movie show
If she's Gwoman there's a chance
That she Cmaybe likes to danGce
        Walk-down   D  
So you go to the hall and you out step
     G
 Emall
Don't make a D7hullabaloo I'm not the
Amhoipaloi
I'll D7try any trick and I'll Ampull any ploy
I'm a D7used up twentieth Amcentury boy
CExcuse me if you Dwill
Interlude:  G   C   G   D  G  
She takes you Ghome to meet the folks
CLaughing at the fathers Gjokes
        Walk-down                     D    G  D  
Shall we watch TV, it's all right with me
Time to Ggo you're going to miss her
In the Cdoorway try to kiss herG  
      Walk-down   D  
Oh it tastes so good, like you hoped it
Gwould
If I was D716 again I'd Amgive my eyetooth
I'm D7tired and I'm hungry and I'm Amlooking for my youth
I'm a lD7ittle uncool and I'm a Amlittle uncouth
Oh eCxcuse me yes eCxcuse me if you wiDll
At the Gstation you can meet her
With Cthat smile you couldn't cheat Gher
  Walk-down                 D  G  
A woman that kind is hard to find.
End
Chorded by Andrew

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New Paint

by Loudon Wainwright III

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

This is a quick chording of Loudon's New Paint off Album III.

There are different hammer ons and other things in the song that you can just improv,

are just the essential chords.

The walk down is on the A string.

Intro

G C G D G D

(walk down)

At the station you can meet her

C G

With that smile you couldn't cheat her

D G D

Walk-down

A woman that kind is hard to find

It's good to take a girl

C G

In the not so very good world

D G

Walk-down

And walk in the park until it gets dark

D7 Am

Sometimes I feel ugly and old

D7 Am

Excuse me baby if I'm acting bold

D7 Am

My head gets hot but my feet aren't cold

C D

Excuse me if you will

Take a breather on a bench

C G

Helps to build up the suspense

D G D

Walk-down

Then the two of you go to a movie show

If she's woman there's a chance

C G

That she maybe likes to dance

Walk-down

So you go to the hall and you out step

all

Don't make a hullabaloo I'm not the

hoipaloi

D7 Am

I'll try any trick and I'll pull any ploy

D7 Am

I'm a used up twentieth century boy

C D

Excuse me if you will

G C G D G

Interlude:

She takes you home to meet the folks

C G

Laughing at the fathers jokes

D G D

Walk-down

Shall we watch TV, it's all right with me

Time to go you're going to miss her

C G

In the doorway try to kiss her

Walk-down

Oh it tastes so good, like you hoped it

would

D7 Am

If I was 16 again I'd give my eyetooth

D7 Am

I'm tired and I'm hungry and I'm looking for my youth

D7 Am

I'm a little uncool and I'm a little uncouth

C C D

Oh excuse me yes excuse me if you will

At the station you can meet her

C G

With that smile you couldn't cheat her

D G

Walk-down

A woman that kind is hard to find.

End

Chorded by Andrew

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