Story Of An Artist
Daniel JohnstonVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold
Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
"Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?
We don't really like what you do.
We don't think anyone ever will.
It's a problem that you have,
And this problem's made you ill."
Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold
The artist walks alone
Someone said behind his back,
"He's got gall to call himself that!
He doesn't even know where he's at!"
The artist walks among the flowers
Appreciating the sun
He does this all his waking hours
But is it really so wrong?
They sit in front of their TV
Saying, "Hey! This is fun!"
And they laugh at the artist
Saying, "He doesn't know how to have fun."
The best things in life are truly free
Singing birds and laughing bees
"You've got me wrong," says he.
"The sun don't shine in your TV"
Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold
Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others aren't so bold
Everyone, and friends and family
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
"Why do you only do that only?
Why are you so odd?
We don't really like what you do.
We don't think anyone ever will.
It's a problem that you have,
And this problem's made you ill."
Listen up and I'll tell a story
About an artist growing old
Some would try for fame and glory
Others just like to watch the world.
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Readable chord sheet for Story Of An Artist by Daniel Johnston
[C]Listen up and I'll tell a story About an artist g[Dm]rowing old Some would try for fame and glory Others aren't so[C] bold [C]Everyone, and friends and family Saying, "Hey! Get [Dm]a job!" "Why do you only do that only? Why are you so o[C]dd? [C]We don't really like what you do. We don't think anyone [Dm]ever will. It's a problem that you have, And this problem's made you i[C]ll." [C]Listen up and I'll tell a story About an artist g[Dm]rowing old Some would try for fame and glory Others aren't so[C] bold [C]The artist walks alone Someone said behind his [Dm]back, "He's got gall to call himself that! He doesn't even know where he's [C]at!" [C]The artist walks among the flowers Appreciating the [Dm]sun He does this all his waking hours But is it really so [C]wrong? [C]They sit in front of their TV Saying, "Hey! This is [Dm]fun!" And they laugh at the artist Saying, "He doesn't know how to have [C]fun." [C]The best things in life are truly free Singing birds and laughing [Dm]bees "You've got me wrong," says he. "The sun don't shine in your [C]TV" [C]Listen up and I'll tell a story About an artist growing [Dm]old Some would try for fame and glory Others aren't so [C]bold [C]Listen up and I'll tell a story About an artist g[Dm]rowing old Some would try for fame and glory Others aren't so[C] bold [C]Everyone, and friends and family Saying, "Hey! Get [Dm]a job!" "Why do you only do that only? Why are you so o[C]dd? [C]We don't really like what you do. We don't think anyone [Dm]ever will. It's a problem that you have, And this problem's made you i[C]ll." [C]Listen up and I'll tell a story About an artist g[Dm]rowing old Some would try for fame and glory Others just like to watch the [C]world.