The Story of an Artist Chords by Daniel Johnston

Tempo:
118.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

Dm

G

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Story of an Artist chords
Jam Along & Learn...
Yeah, I don't know.
[C] What would be the truth?
[C]
[Dm]
[G] [C] [Dm]
[C]
Listen up and I'll tell a story
[Dm] growing old
100%  ➙  118BPM
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
B
12341112
C
3211
Dm
2311
G
2131
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To jam and learn Daniel Johnston - The Story Of An Artist chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Dm, G, C, Dm and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 59 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 118 BPM. With C Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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Yeah, I don't know.
What?
[Bb] I don't know.
[C] What would be the truth?
It's like when you go to read your own poetry, you get all choked [B] up.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Listen up and I'll tell a story
_ _ _ About an artist [Dm] growing old
_ _ _ [D] Some would [C] try for fame [Dm] and glory
_ Others _ [G] _ [C] aren't so bold _ _
_ _ Everyone and friends and family
_ _ Saying _ hey, [Dm] get a job
_ _ _ Why do you only [C] do that only?
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Why are you [C] so odd? _ _
_ _ We don't really like what you do
_ We don't think anyone [Dm] ever will
_ _ _ _ It's a problem that you have
_ _ And [G] this [C] problem's made you ill _ _ _
_ Listen up and I'll tell a story
_ _ _ About an artist [Dm] growing old
_ _ _ _ [G] Some would try for [Dm] fame and glory
_ Others [B] _
_ [C] aren't so bold _ _ _
_ The artist walks alone
_ Someone _ says behind [Dm] his back
_ _ _ He's got his gall to call himself that
_ _ He doesn't even [G] know [C] where he's at
_ _ _ The artist walks among the flowers _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Appreciating the sun _ _ _
He does this all his waking hour _ _
_ _ _ But is it really so [C]
wrong? _ _ _ _ _ _
They sit in front of their TVs
_ Saying _ _ hey, this is [Dm] fun _
And _ _ _ they laugh at the [D] artist
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Saying he doesn't know how [C] to have fun _ _
_ The best things in life are truly free
_ _ _ _ _ Singing birds and [Dm] laughing bees
_ You _ _ got me wrong, says he
_ The _ sun don't shine in your [C] TV _ _
_ Listen _ _ _ _ up and I'll tell a story _ _ _
About an artist growing [D] old
Some [Dm] _
_ _ would try for fame and glory _
Others _ _ aren't [C] so bold
_ _ _ _ Everyone and friends and family
_ _ _ Saying hey, get a [Dm] job _ _ _ _ _
_ Why do you only do that only? _ _
_ _ Why are you [C] so odd? _
_ _ _ _ _ We [Am] don't really [C] like what you do
_ We don't think anyone [Dm] ever will _ _ _
It's a problem that you have _ _ _
And this problem's [C] made you ill _
_ _ _ _ Listen up and [F] I'll tell [C] a story
_ _ _ _ About an artist [Dm] growing old
Some _ _ would try for fame and glory _ _ _
_ Others just like to [C] watch the world _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
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