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[Intro - 4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure]
RE RE LA MI RE LA MI RE RE MI MI
[Verses]
SIm MI
When I go out with artists,
If I were David Byrne,
FA#m
they talk about the language and the
I'd go to galleries and
RE LA
cubists and the dadaists and I
not be too con cerned. Well, I would
SIm MI
try to catch their meanings
have a cup of coffee
RE MI LA
and keep up with all of their mar tinis.
and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And
MI LA RE FA#m MI
I don't know which should be my favorite paintings.
people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.
[Chorus - Second time through, goto Bridge]
RE
If I could see, if I could see, if I could
LA FA#m
see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
RE
Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
LA
could meet the artists and get to know them
FA#m DO MI LA MI
personal ly --
[Bridge - Play after second Chorus, and then goto Instrumental Bridge]
DO#m LA SI
What if the artists ran the TV?
MI LA SI
All the ads would be for fine scotch or whiskey
DO#m SI
Glenfiddich, Glenlivet,
LA MI LA
the whole single malt family --
[Instrumental Bridge - 4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure]
RE RE RE RE LA LA LA FA#m
RE RE RE RE LA LA (NC) (NC)
DO DO MI MI SI SI MI
[Close - Play after Instrumental Bridge]
DO#m FA#
The artists of the future
SOL#m
will make up new things and
MI SI
different nomen clatures. And they'll
DO#m FA#
stand amongst their pictures
MI
and they'll sing and
FA# SI
laugh and quote from scriptures. And
FA#
when they go home,
SI MI SOL#m FA#
They'll dream of brilliant paintings.
MI
If I could see, if I could see, if I could
SI SOL#m
see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
MI
maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
SI SOL#m
could meet the artists and get to know them personally.
MI
If I could see, if I could see, if I could
SI SOL#m
see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
MI
maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
SI
could meet the artists and
RE FA#m SI SOL#m RE MI SI
get to know them personal ly --
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