Chords for Marlon Williams & The Yarra Benders - Portrait of a Man (Screamin' Jay Hawkins cover)
Tempo:
130.4 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Cm
F
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[G] [Abm] [C]
[Fm]
[Em] [Fm]
I'm painting in [F] oil a [Cm]
portrait of a man
[Fm]
who has [F] taken all the world, honey.
[G] [F] [Cm]
Now the pain, [C] it can't stand.
[Bb] [Eb] [Gb] [F]
I'm using all the colors of blue I [Cm]
have here.
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Ab] [Fm]
I'm painting in oil [Cm] a
[Fm] [Cm]
[Am] portrait of a man.
[Fm]
I can tell that he's dying,
[Cm]
for I see death in his eyes.
[F] Yes, I know why [Fm] he's [F] crying.
[Fm] For [G] it's my [C] tears, it's my [Cm] tears time [C] to cry.
It's [F]
gold, [Fm]
the colors of blue [G] I have [Cm] here, I have here, I have [G] [F] here.
[G] [D] [Bb]
[F]
I'm painting in oil a
[Fm] [Cm]
[C] portrait of a man.
[Fm]
I paint the wrinkled brow,
[Cm]
hair, slow turns and gray hair.
Tell me [Fm] how [F]
[Fm] can I paint a smile [G] on [C] the whole, through the eyes, my teeth, my eyes, and my ears.
I'm [F] using all [Fm]
the colors of blue [Cm]
I have here, I have here, [C]
I have [E] here.
[C]
[Abm]
[Fm]
I'm painting in oil a [Cm]
portrait, I am a portrait, and I am a man.
[F]
[Cm]
[Gm] [N]
Yeah, I've been there ladies and gentlemen.
Laura Jean, Aldous Harding, thank you very much for the Theatre Royal for having us in this magnificent space.
We really do appreciate it.
[G] [Abm] [C]
[Fm]
[Em] [Fm]
I'm painting in [F] oil a [Cm]
portrait of a man
[Fm]
who has [F] taken all the world, honey.
[G] [F] [Cm]
Now the pain, [C] it can't stand.
[Bb] [Eb] [Gb] [F]
I'm using all the colors of blue I [Cm]
have here.
[Eb] [F] [Cm]
[Ab] [Fm]
I'm painting in oil [Cm] a
[Fm] [Cm]
[Am] portrait of a man.
[Fm]
I can tell that he's dying,
[Cm]
for I see death in his eyes.
[F] Yes, I know why [Fm] he's [F] crying.
[Fm] For [G] it's my [C] tears, it's my [Cm] tears time [C] to cry.
It's [F]
gold, [Fm]
the colors of blue [G] I have [Cm] here, I have here, I have [G] [F] here.
[G] [D] [Bb]
[F]
I'm painting in oil a
[Fm] [Cm]
[C] portrait of a man.
[Fm]
I paint the wrinkled brow,
[Cm]
hair, slow turns and gray hair.
Tell me [Fm] how [F]
[Fm] can I paint a smile [G] on [C] the whole, through the eyes, my teeth, my eyes, and my ears.
I'm [F] using all [Fm]
the colors of blue [Cm]
I have here, I have here, [C]
I have [E] here.
[C]
[Abm]
[Fm]
I'm painting in oil a [Cm]
portrait, I am a portrait, and I am a man.
[F]
[Cm]
[Gm] [N]
Yeah, I've been there ladies and gentlemen.
Laura Jean, Aldous Harding, thank you very much for the Theatre Royal for having us in this magnificent space.
We really do appreciate it.
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_ [G] _ [Abm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
I'm painting in [F] oil _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ portrait _ of a man _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ who has [F] taken all _ _ the world, honey. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now the pain, [C] _ it can't stand. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm using all _ _ the colors of blue _ _ I _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ have here.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm painting in _ oil [Cm] a _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ portrait of a man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can tell that he's dying, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ for I see death in his _ _ eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Yes, I _ know _ _ _ why _ _ [Fm] _ he's [F] crying.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ For [G] it's my [C] _ _ tears, it's my _ _ [Cm] tears time [C] to cry. _
_ _ It's _ _ _ [F] _
_ gold, _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the colors of _ _ blue [G] I _ have [Cm] here, _ I have here, I have [G] _ [F] here. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm painting in oil _ a _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] portrait _ of a man.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I paint the wrinkled brow, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ hair, _ slow _ turns and gray _ hair.
_ _ Tell me [Fm] how _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ can I paint a smile _ _ _ _ [G] on [C] the whole, through the eyes, _ _ my teeth, my eyes, and my _ ears.
_ _ _ _ I'm [F] using _ all _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ the _ colors of _ blue _ _ _ [Cm]
I have here, I have here, [C]
I have _ [E] here.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm painting in oil a _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ portrait, _ I am _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a portrait, _ _ and I _ _ am a man.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, I've been there ladies and gentlemen.
_ _ Laura Jean, Aldous Harding, thank you very much for the Theatre Royal for having us in this magnificent space.
_ We really do appreciate it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Abm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
I'm painting in [F] oil _ a _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ portrait _ of a man _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ who has [F] taken all _ _ the world, honey. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now the pain, [C] _ it can't stand. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ [Gb] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm using all _ _ the colors of blue _ _ I _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ have here.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm painting in _ oil [Cm] a _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ portrait of a man. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can tell that he's dying, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ for I see death in his _ _ eyes.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Yes, I _ know _ _ _ why _ _ [Fm] _ he's [F] crying.
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ For [G] it's my [C] _ _ tears, it's my _ _ [Cm] tears time [C] to cry. _
_ _ It's _ _ _ [F] _
_ gold, _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the colors of _ _ blue [G] I _ have [Cm] here, _ I have here, I have [G] _ [F] here. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm painting in oil _ a _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] portrait _ of a man.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I paint the wrinkled brow, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ hair, _ slow _ turns and gray _ hair.
_ _ Tell me [Fm] how _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ can I paint a smile _ _ _ _ [G] on [C] the whole, through the eyes, _ _ my teeth, my eyes, and my _ ears.
_ _ _ _ I'm [F] using _ all _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ the _ colors of _ blue _ _ _ [Cm]
I have here, I have here, [C]
I have _ [E] here.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm painting in oil a _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ portrait, _ I am _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a portrait, _ _ and I _ _ am a man.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ Yeah, I've been there ladies and gentlemen.
_ _ Laura Jean, Aldous Harding, thank you very much for the Theatre Royal for having us in this magnificent space.
_ We really do appreciate it. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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