Bare A Pop Opera - Portrait Of A Girl

[D] [Em] [D] [G]

Portrait of a g[D]irl.  [Em]
Canvas of a[D]ges.  [G]
The stage is hers [D]
demure and [Em]practiced beauty [D]
holding all inthra[G]ll.
Portrait of a [D]girl. [Em]
Object of [D]rumor. [G]
A pose at pla[D]y,
they say she's fair[Em]est of them al[D]l.
                   [A]

Paint her in,
one color en[F#m]ds and one begi[G]ns.
Brush away what's str[Em]ay
add a finishing touc[A]h.
The rapture col[Bm]d as a pearl.
Now the [G]portrait has captured the gir[B]l.

[B] [D] [Em] [D] [G]

Portrait of a [D]girl. [Em]
Painted il-[D]lu--sion. [G]
She'll play her par[D]t.
She sees that she'[Em]s a work of ar[D]t.

Paint her in[A],
watching one color en[F#m]d and one begi[G]n.
Brush away what's stra[Em]y
there's disguise in her eye[A]s.
Add shadows that danc[F#m]e across her ski[G]n.
Hide the doubt that cries out withi[Em]n her. [A]
Stripped bare beneat[F#m]h all the layers
would you [G]recognize the g[Em]irl lying ther[A]e?
Sought after trappe[Bm]d like a pearl,
now the [G]portrait has captured the gi[Bm]rl.
Now the portra[G]it has captured the gir[B]l. [B]   [D]     [Em]        [D]          [G]

Dare you to [D]fall, [Em]
fairest of them [D]all.

* On the last line "fairest of them all" the time signature switches to 6/4.

For help, listen to the song, the score is by Damon Intrabartolo