this is the way brendon plays the song acoustically . transpose it +2 and you’ve
got the original album tuning ( which i also couldn’t find a good version for ) .
enjoy playing patd! : D
tuning standard , no capo needed .
E A D G B E
Gm : 3 – 5 – 5 – 3 – 3 – 3
Cm : 3 – 3 – 5 – 5 – 4 – 3
D7 : 5 – 5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 5
D# : x – 6 – 8 – 8 – 8 – 6
A# : 6 – 8 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 6
F : 1 – 3 – 3 – 2 – 1 – 1
piano intro
Gm
she paints her fingers with a close precision
Gm
he starts to notice empty bottles of gin
Cm D7
and takes a moment to assess the sin
Gm D7
she’s paid for
Gm
a lonely speaker in a conversation
D#
her words are spinning through his ears again
Cm D7 Gm D7
there’s nothing wrong with just a taste of what you’ve paid for
D# A#
say what you mean
D7
tell me i’m right
Gm F D#
and let the sun rain down on me
A#
give me a sign
D7
i want to believe
D#
woah , mona lisa ,
Gm F
you’re guaranteed to run this town
D#
woah , mona lisa ,
A# D7
i’d pay to see you frown
Gm Gm Cm D7
Gm
he senses something , call it desperation
Gm
another dollar , another day
Cm D7
and if she had the proper words to say ,
Gm
she would tell him
stop
but she’d have nothing left to sell him
Gm Gm Gm D7
D# A#
say what you mean
D7
tell me i’m right
Gm F D#
and let the sun rain down on me
A#
give me a sign
D7
i want to believe
D#
woah , mona lisa ,
Gm F
you’re guaranteed to run this town
D#
woah , mona lisa ,
A# D7
i’d pay to see you frown
bridge
Gm D# A# D7
mona lisa , wear me out
Gm D# A# D7
pleased to please ya ( . . sa )
Gm D# A# D7
mona lisa , wear me out
D# A#
say what you mean
D7
tell me i’m right
Gm F D#
and let the sun rain down on me
A#
give me a sign
D7
i want to believe
D#
woah , mona lisa ,
Gm F
you’re guaranteed to run this town
D#
woah , mona lisa ,
A# D7
i’d pay to see you frown
D#
say what you mean
Gm
tell me i’m right
F D#
and let the sun rain down on me
A#
give me a sign
A# D7
i want to believe
piano outro
there’s nothing wrong with just a taste of what you’ve paid for . . .
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