Intro
G (for two measures)
G C D Em
I knew a painter in my younger days,
Bm C G D7
A man who lived with brushes, sticks and stones.
G C
His days were filled with canvas scenes
D Em
Of browns and blues and meadow greens.
Bm C G
And the world just passed on by his door.
D G G
He lived, but lived alone.
G D Em Bm
And he'd come to town with his old wool cap pulled down.
C G D7 D7
Surrounded by the dogs that were his friends.
G D Em Bm
At times too drunk to stand, he'd shake familiar hands.
C G D7
And sit around the Esso station, 'til his loneliness would end.
G C D Em
And I knew a painter, in my reckless days.
Bm C G D7
Bristle bearded, humble on his feet.
G C
A sympathetic, sad old elf,
D Em
He knew me better than I knew myself
Bm C G
In the last days of my boyhood,
D7 G G
In my time upon the street.
G D Em Bm
And long through the night, a faded yellow light,
C G D (arpeggio 2 bars)
Would burn inside the room where he would stand.
G D Em Bm
And play the old victrola and drink his rusty wine.
C G D7
And conduct the Mozart music with his heart and shaking hand.
D G Gsus4 G
But he could paint a picture, and he could capture life.
D D/C G
And no one ever felt things more than he.
D D/C G D/F# Em Em/D
He was never much for roses, he'd sooner paint the thorns.
C C
'Cause he found a keener beauty there
C D
That no one else could see.
G C
Someone bought the house he lived in.
D Em
Painted up the room he died in.
Bm C G D
Swept away the cobwebs and the dust from off the floor.
G C
The children laugh, the seasons run,
D Em
Young lovers roll in midnight fun.
Bm C G
But no one loves more than the one
D7 G G
Who paints the world no more.
G D Em Bm
And long through the night, a faded yellow light,
C G D (arpeggio 2 bars)
Would burn inside the room where he would stand.
G D Em Bm
And play the old victrola and drink his rusty wine.
C G D7
And conduct the Mozart music with his heart and shaking hand.
ENDING: Guitar only, rapidly picking between each chord for a half measure.
G D G C D G C D G Em C D G
- 1. Chord Gitar David Mallett - Phil Brown Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar C)
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