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Paint A Face

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Aminor

90BPM

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1/50

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 50Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used:
Am:002210
C: 032010
Em:022000
F: 133211
G: 320033
Standard Tuning: (Capo II) [all chords and tabs relative to capo]
Intro riff and chords:   
e|-G----------------F----------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------0-------0---0-2-0---0-2-0-|
D|---0-2-----0-2-------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3-------1-------1-------|
Verse 1 chords: (play intro riff throughout)
GTry to get the colours right, and I’ll paint you Fface she said
Cos lGife is on the outside babe
And you got to try and Fget it right
  CBuy a Amten-dollar Emcamera, take a Gpicture of eFveryone
  CCos people Amchange, yeah they Emchange, Gchanging Feveryday
Chorus 1 chords: (play intro riff throughout)
And CI don’t want to Ambe the Emone that yGou don’t Frecognise
Oh, CI don’t want to Ambe the Emone, the oGne that’s lFeft behind
Solo:
e|-C----------------G----------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------3-----------------------|
E|-----------------3-------3-------|
e|-F----------------C----------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------3-------3-------|
E|-1-------1-----------------------|
Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)
Got a broken car yeah got a selfish heart
Running down the road with a jukebox in my head
Funny how I got to here, I don’t remember how
I just want to live somewhere where the air is sweet and clear
Chorus 2: (use chorus 1 chords)
And I don’t want to be the one that you don’t recognise
I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind
I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind
Interlude:
Solo: x2
Intro riff: x2
Outro: (use chorus 1 chords)
And I don’t want to be the one that you don’t recognise
I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind

All chords in this song (5)

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Paint A Face

by Neil Halstead

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords used:

:002210

: 032010

:022000

: 133211

: 320033

Standard Tuning: (Capo II) [all chords and tabs relative to capo]

Intro riff and chords:

G F

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|-------0-------0---0-2-0---0-2-0-|

D|---0-2-----0-2-------------------| x2

A|---------------------------------|

E|-3-------3-------1-------1-------|

Verse 1 chords: (play intro riff throughout)

G F

Try to get the colours right, and I’ll paint you face she said

Cos life is on the outside babe

And you got to try and get it right

C Am Em G F

Buy a ten-dollar camera, take a picture of everyone

C Am Em G F

Cos people change, yeah they change, changing everyday

Chorus 1 chords: (play intro riff throughout)

C Am Em G F

And I don’t want to be the one that you don’t recognise

C Am Em G F

Oh, I don’t want to be the one, the one that’s left behind

Solo:

C G

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0-|

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

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

E|-----------------3-------3-------|

F C

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0---0-2-0-|

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

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

E|-1-------1-----------------------|

Verse 2: (use verse 1 chords)

Got a broken car yeah got a selfish heart

Running down the road with a jukebox in my head

Funny how I got to here, I don’t remember how

I just want to live somewhere where the air is sweet and clear

Chorus 2: (use chorus 1 chords)

And I don’t want to be the one that you don’t recognise

I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind

Interlude:

Solo: x2

Intro riff: x2

Outro: (use chorus 1 chords)

And I don’t want to be the one that you don’t recognise

I don’t want to be the one that’s left behind

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