Painter man      (Listen to midi)

 

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1. Went to college, studied arts, to be an artist, make a start.

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    Studied hard, gettin’ my degree, but no one seemed to notice me.

 

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Painter man, painter man, who wanna be a painter man ?

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Painter man, painter man, who wanna be a painter man ?

 

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2. Tried cartoons and comic books, dirty postcards could have done.

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    Here was where the money laid, classic art has had it’s day.

 

+ CHORUS

 

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+ instrumental = verse 2 + E - E7

 

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3. Did adverts for t.v., household shops and brands of tea.

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    Labels all around the cans, who wanna be a painter man ?

 

+ CHORUS

 

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La la la, la la la, la la la la, la la la.

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Painter man, painter man, who wanna be a painter man ?

 

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    (capo 3rd) (Creation)