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Painted Eyelids

Beck
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 A (play the lowest note of the chord first then strum...just listen
 to the record.)
 I  wake up and look upon your painted  eyelids
 The  world is your oyster and the  trash bags are your kids
 The  ceiling is invisible there's a bird  sinkin thru the sky
 And  every hour that passes is teachin  me how to cry
 Cuz  it's lonely here in the ugly  part of town
 The  buildings are all vacant and the  telephones are down
 There's  a police siren singing like a tiger  with no skin
 The  sewer drain is glowing and I don't  know what state I'm in
 And  the river is on fire there's chemicals  and debris
 And  all the roads are blocked off they're just  too hard to see
 So  cancel my appointments and set  up a whole new show
 Cuz  I'm in need of a good hot meal and a life  to call my own
 (At this point Harmonica solo plays over chord progression A-B-F-E)
 So  get me a plate of money get me  a blanket and a chair
 The  limitations are limitless they're floating  thru the air
 Cuz  it's real and it's true the things  I see in you
 And  there's nothin I wouldn't talk about with the clearest  dream
 that  ever drifted by
 Play A until fade out
 That's it. You should get the basic idea. Just listen to the record for the
 strumming pattern. Have fun.

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Readable chord sheet for Painted Eyelids by Beck

A (play the lowest note of the chord first then strum...just listen
to the record.)

I[A] wake up and look upon your pa[B]inted eyelids

T[F#]he world is your oyster and th[E]e trash bags are your kids

T[A]he ceiling is invisible there's a bi[B]rd sinkin thru the sky

A[F#]nd every hour that passes is te[E]achin me how to cry

C[D]uz it's lonely here in the ug[A]ly part of town

T[B]he buildings are all vacant and th[E]e telephones are down

T[A]here's a police siren singing like a ti[B]ger with no skin

T[F#]he sewer drain is glowing and I do[E]n't know what state I'm in

A[A]nd the river is on fire there's ch[B]emicals and debris

A[F#]nd all the roads are blocked off they're ju[E]st too hard to see

S[D]o cancel my appointments and se[A]t up a whole new show

C[B]uz I'm in need of a good hot meal and a li[E]fe to call my own

(At this point Harmonica solo plays over chord progression A-B-F

S[A]o get me a plate of money get me[B] a blanket and a chair

T[F#]he limitations are limitless they're fl[E]oating thru the air

C[D]uz it's real and it's true the th[A]ings I see in you

A[B]nd there's nothin I wouldn't talk about with the cl[E]earest dream

t[A]hat ever drifted by

Play A until fade out

That's it. You should get the basic idea. Just listen to the record for the
strumming pattern. Have fun.

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