The Band & Eric Clapton - When I Paint My Masterpiece Chords

Tempo:
145.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Band & Eric Clapton - When I Paint My Masterpiece chords
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[D] [G]
[E] Back in 1967 or 68, I [N] had a record called Music from Big Pink and it changed my life.
[Eb] It [Dm] changed the course of American music.
Please [G] welcome the band.
[Eb] [G]
[A]
[Gm] [A]
[G] [Dm]
[Bb]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] Oh the streets [A] of Rome [D] are filled [A] with rubble.
[E] Ancient footprints [D] are [A] everywhere.
[D] The [A] human almost face that you see in the door.
On [E] a gold card on the [A] Spanish stair.
[E] Got to hurry on back to my [A] hotel room.
We [E] got a guy who's getting paid for the pretty little girl [A] from Greece.
She promised
[D] she'd be [A] there with me.
[E] I'll pay for a [A] masterpiece.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
Oh the hours we spend [D] inside the [A] Coliseum.
[E] Dodging crime and wasting [A] time.
[D] Through [A] those mighty kings of the jungle [D] I can hardly [A] stand to see them.
[E] And it sure has been a [A] long hard drive.
[E] Train wheels are running through the back [A] of my memory.
[E] When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of [A] wild geese.
Someday everything [D] will sound [A] like a rhapsody.
And [E] I'll paint my [A] masterpiece.
[Dm] Sail around the world in a dirty [A] condo.
Love
[Dbm] to [D] be back in the land [E] of the rich.
[D]
[A] [Cm]
[E]
[Bm] But I [A] left Rome and [D] I landed [A] in Brussels.
[E] On a plane ride so bumpy [D] that I almost [A] cried.
[D] I left a [A] man in uniform, young [D] girl.
[A]
[E] Everyone was asking a little greedy when I stepped [A] inside.
[E] The newspaper man eating [A] candy.
[E] I had to keep my head down, my beautiful [A] lady.
Someday [D] everything's gonna be [A]
different.
Someday I'll [E] paint my [A] masterpiece.
[D] [A]
Someday [D] [A]
[E] I'll paint my masterpiece.
[A] [D]
[A]
[Dm]
[A]
[N]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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Let's start jamming The Band - (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992) When I Paint My Masterpiece chords, practice the chord sequence E, A, D and A. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 72 BPM before aiming for the song's 146 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A Major in mind.

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[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ Back in 1967 or 68, _ I [N] had a record called Music from Big Pink and it changed my life.
_ [Eb] _ It [Dm] changed the course of American music. _ _ _ _
Please [G] welcome the band. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] Oh the streets [A] of Rome _ _ _ [D] are filled [A] with rubble. _ _ _
[E] Ancient footprints _ _ _ [D] are [A] everywhere. _ _ _ _ _
[D] The [A] human almost face that you see in the _ _ door.
On [E] a gold card on the [A] Spanish stair. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Got to hurry on back to my [A] hotel room. _ _ _
We [E] got a guy who's getting paid for the pretty little girl [A] from _ Greece. _ _
_ She _ promised _ _
[D] she'd be [A] there with _ _ me.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ I'll pay for a [A] masterpiece. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Oh the hours we spend _ _ [D] inside the _ [A] _ Coliseum. _ _ _
_ [E] Dodging crime _ _ and wasting [A] _ _ time. _ _
[D] Through [A] those mighty kings of the jungle [D] I can hardly [A] stand to see them. _ _ _
[E] And it sure has been a [A] long hard _ drive. _ _
_ _ [E] Train wheels are running through the back [A] of my memory. _ _ _
[E] When I ran on the hilltop following a pack of [A] wild _ geese. _ _
_ _ _ Someday _ everything [D] will sound [A] like a rhapsody. _ _ _
And [E] I'll _ paint _ my [A] masterpiece. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Sail around the world in a dirty [A] _ condo.
Love _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ to [D] be back in the land [E] of the rich.
[D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] But I [A] left Rome and _ _ [D] I landed [A] in Brussels. _
_ _ [E] On a plane _ ride so bumpy [D] that I almost [A] cried. _
_ _ [D] I left a [A] man in uniform, _ young [D] girl.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Everyone was asking a little greedy when I stepped [A] inside. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] The newspaper _ man eating [A] _ candy.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I had to keep my head down, my beautiful [A] _ lady.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Someday _ [D] everything's gonna be [A] _
different.
_ _ _ Someday I'll [E] paint _ _ _ my [A] masterpiece. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ Someday _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] I'll paint _ _ _ _ _ my masterpiece.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song was composed by Bob Dylan.

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