Paint My Face
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C#m F# C#m G#
Come paint my face, come take my hand, I do not wish you, to understand
C#m F# C#m G# C#m
Someday you too, will go to war, and by that time may you not fear death anymore
C#m F# C#m G#
Fortune may hold you, she's not your friend, kind words spoken, bows deepened
C#m F# C#m G# C#m
Foulest creature may wear the sweetest smile, Oh do not fear for I will see you in awhile
C#m G# A B C
Come paint my face, come take my hand, I do not wish you, to understand
C#m G# A B C#m
Someday you too will go to war, and by that time may you not fear death anymore
C#m F# C#m G#
Eyes upon you, through the years, all of your troubles, all of your fear
C#m F# C#m G#
Always watching, always see, I am you now and you are me
C#m F# C#m F#
If I should fall, you take my sword, all that is mine, will be yours
C#m F# C#m G# C#m
Do not fear those we leave behind, the blood that runs in my veins, it is mine
C#m G# A B C
Come paint my face, come take my hand, I do not wish you to understand
C#m G# A B C
Someday you too, will go to war, and by that time may you not fear death anymore
G# A C#m
yeah by that time may you not fear death anymore
( C#m F# C#m G# )
( C#m F# C#m G# C#m )
F# E B C#m
I am a stone, falling through black water, on the bottom I start again
F# E B C#m
I am a stone falling through black water, my fall it never ends
B C#m
my fall it never ends.
C#m G# A B C
Come paint my face, come take my hand, I do not wish you to understand
C#m G# A B C
Someday you too, will go to war, and by that time may you not fear death anymore
G# A C#m
yeah by that time may you not fear death anymore
C#m G# A B C
Come paint my face, come take my hand, I do not wish you to understand
C#m G# A B C
Someday you too, will go to war, and by that time may you not fear death anymore
G# A C#m
yeah by that time may you not fear death anymore
And by that time may you not fear death anymore
How to play Paint My Face
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.