Neil Young - Painter

the painter

chords :
Dadd2add4 : x54030
C/G : 3×2013
C1 : xx5x5
xd9/F# : 200210
Am7 : x02010
D1 : xx7x7

xintro :
G C/G Dadd2add4 Am7 G C/G Dadd2add4 C
E | – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – |
B | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0h1 – – – – 0h3 – – 3 – – – – – 0h1 – – | – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0h1 – – – – 0h3 – – 3 – – – – – 1 – – |
G | – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – | – – – – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – 0 – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – |
D | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – – 0h4 – 4 – – 4 – – – 0h2 – – | – – – 0 – – – – – – – – 0h2 – – – – 0h4 – 4 – – 4 – – – 2 – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
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riff 1 riff 2

Dadd2add4 C1 D1
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – 0h3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – 7 – 7 – – – 7 – – – |
G | – 0 – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – 0h4 – – 4 – – – 4 – – – 4/5 – 5 – – – – – 5 – – – 5/7 – – 7 – – – – – 7 – – – – – |

intro : riff 3

x verse 1 :
G C
the painter stood , before her work
G C
she looked around every – where
G C Am D9/F# G
she saw the pictures and she painted them
G Am F D/F# G
she picked the colors from the air

verse 2 :
G C
green to green , red to red
G C
yellow to yellow in the light
G C Am D9/F# G
black to black when the evening comes
G Am F D/F# G
blue to blue in the night

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chorus 1 :
G C/G D2/4 C G C/G D2/4 C
it’s a long road , behind
G C/G D2/4 C1 D1
it’s a long road , ahead
Em C D D1
if you follow every dream , you might get lost
Em C G D G
if you follow every dream , you might – get – lost

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verse 3 :
G C
she towed the line , she held her end up
G C
she did the work of two men
G C Am D9/F# G
but in the end , she fell down
G Am F D/F# G
before she got up again

verse 4 :
G C
i keep my friends , eternally
G C
we leave our tracks in the sound
G C Am D9/F# G
some of them are with me now
G Am F D/F# G
some of them can’t be found

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chorus 2 :
G C/G D2/4 C G C/G D2/4 C
it’s a long road , behind me
G C/G D2/4 C1 D1
and i miss you now
Em C D D1
if you follow every dream , you might get lost
Em C G D G
if you follow every dream , you might – get – lost

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verse 5 :
G C
green to green , red to red
G C
yellow to yellow in the light
G C Am D9/F# G
black to black when the evening comes
G Am F D/F# G
blue to blue through the night

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end on G