When I Paint My Masterpiece

Intro: A A A D A A A [Verso 1] D A D A Oh, the streets of Rome are filled with rubble D E D A Ancient footprints are everywhere D A D A You can almost think that you're seein' double D E D A On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs E7 D A Got to hurry on back to my hotel room D E7 D A Where I've got me a date with Botticelli's niece D A D A She promised that she'd be right there with me D E D A When I paint my masterpiece Instrumental: Verse D A D A D E D A D A D A D E D A E7 D A D E7 D A D A D A D E D A [Verso 2] D A D A Oh, the hours I've spent inside the Coliseum D E D A Dodging lions and wastin' time D A Oh, those mighty kings of the jungle D A I could hardly stand to see 'em D E7 D A Yes, it sure has been a long, hard climb E7 D A Train wheels runnin' through the back of my memory D E7 D A When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of wild geese D A D A Someday, everything is gonna be different D E D A When I paint my masterpiece Instrumental Verse D A D A D E D A D A D A D E D A E7 D A D E7 D A D A D A D E D A [Verso 3] D A D A I left Rome and landed in Brussels D E D A On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried D A D A Clergymen in uniform and young girls pullin' muscles D E7 D A Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside E7 D A D E7 D A Newspapermen eating candy had to be held down by big police D A D A Someday, everything is gonna be different D E D A When I paint my masterpiece D A D A Someday, everything is gonna be different D E D A When I paint my masterpiece | Note: Jerry apparently skipped the Bridge here :-) | [Ponte] | Dm A | Sailin'round the world in a dirty gondola | C#m D E D E7 | Oh to be back in the land of Coca Cola!