Painters Paint by the High Llamas
From the High Llamas’ 1998 Cold and Bouncy album. Written by Sean O’Hagan. No capo.
INTRO
[Dm7] [G] [Dm7] [G] [Dm7] [G] [G7]
VERSE 1
[A] They stumble a [Aaug] round
[Dmaj7] The lobby bears, [C#m7] the name
[Bm7] Forgotten in [A] side the [Adim] hour
[B7] And what they be [E6] came [E]
CHORUS 1
The [Fmaj7] pain [Dm7] ters [Em7] paint
All those [Fmaj7] sad [Dm7] old [C6] saints
[A7] Take the [Fmaj7] dust [Dm7] sheet [Em7] down
In this [Fmaj7] old [Dm7] theme [C6] town [F]
[Dm7] [G] [Dm7] [G] [Dm7] [G] [G7]
VERSE 2
[A] A feel for the [Aaug] sea
[Dmaj7] Does not appeal [C#m7] to me
[Bm7] And winter’s not [A] cold e [Adim] nough
[B7] Like it’s meant to [E6] be [E]
CHORUS 1
The [Fmaj7] pain [Dm7] ters [Em7] paint
All those [Fmaj7] sad [Dm7] old [C6] saints
[A7] Take the [Fmaj7] dust [Dm7] sheet [Em7] down
In this [Fmaj7] old [Dm7] theme [C6] town [F] [C6] [F]
[Dm7] [G] [Dm7] [G] [Em7] [A] [Dm7] [Gaug] [A7]
CHORUS 1
The [Fmaj7] pain [Dm7] ters [Em7] paint
All those [Fmaj7] sad [Dm7] old [C6] saints
[A7] Take the [Fmaj7] dust [Dm7] sheet [Em7] down
In this [Fmaj7] old [Dm7] theme [C6] town
CHORUS 2
[A7] Now we’re [Fmaj7] spoiled [Dm7] for [Em7] choice
Came the [Fmaj7] troo [Dm7] per’s [C6] voice
[A7] Take an [Fmaj7] end [Dm7] less [Em7] guess
At my [Fmaj7] friend [Dm7] li [C6] ness [F] [C6] [F]
FADE
[Dm7] [G]