If I Was A Painter
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Gm
[Verse]
Gm F Bb Gm
If I was a painter with colours no end
Eb Dm Bb Gm
I'd paint the whole thing simply again
Gm F Bb Gm
Where everything runs into everything
Eb Dm Bb Gm
Where every colour is born without sin
[Verse]
Gm F Bb Gm
Red be a roarin' river in my veins
Eb Dm Bb Gm
Green be the beat of the heart in the trees
Gm F Bb Gm
Blue be the pull of the moon on the tides
Eb Dm Bb Gm
Let brown be the base of some true loves eyes
[Bridge]
Gm Bb Bb Gm
Give us a chance at an early life
Eb Dm Dm Eb
then pull it from under us when we arrive
Eb Dm Gm Bb
Sending us orderly. What choice had I?
Eb Dm Bb Gm
Born under the only sky
[Pre-Chorus]
Bb F Gm
Vast, vast, vast
Eb Dm Cm
Silver, gold and brass
Eb Bb Eb Bb
The moon's milk, the sun's silk
Eb Dm Cm
All live among the stars
[Chorus]
Eb Bb
I found out when I listened
Eb Dm Cm
Love is received from love
Eb Bb
Up in the steely night
Eb Dm Cm
Stars span the Galway Shawl
Eb Bb
I was scared of the Underground in London
Eb Dm Cm
at the speed of my generation
Eb Bb
at the old people getting forgotten
Eb Dm Cm Gm
in this fuss of a world we spi-n
[Verse]
Gm F Bb Gm
If I was a painter with colours no end
Eb Dm Dm Eb
I'd paint the whole thing simply again
Eb Dm Bb Gm
Where everything runs into everything
Eb Dm Bb Gm
Where every colour is born without sin
How to play If I Was A Painter
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.