Phil Brown Words and Music by David Mallett 4/4 Time, Standard Tuning Moderately finger-picked Travis style Chords: G = 320003 C = x32010 D = xx0232 Em = 022000 Bm = x24432 D7 = 2x0210 Gsus4 = 3x0013 D/C = 03x232 D/F# = 2x0230 Em/D = xx0000 INTRO: G (for two measures)

^GI knew a ^Cpainter ^Din my younger days, ^Em ^BmA man who lived with ^Cbrushes, sticks and ^Gstones. ^D7

^GHis days were filled with ^Ccanvas scenes ^DOf browns and blues and ^Emmeadow greens.

And the ^Bmworld just passed on ^Cby his ^Gdoor. ^DHe lived, but lived a^Glone. ^G

^GAnd he'd come to ^Dtown with his old^Em wool cap pulled ^Bmdown. ^CSurrounded by the ^Gdogs that were his ^D7friends. ^D7

At ^Gtimes too drunk to ^Dstand, he'd ^Emshake familiar hands. ^Bm ^CAnd sit around the ^GEsso station, 'til his ^D7loneliness would end.

^GAnd I knew a paint^Cer, ^Din my reckless days. ^Em ^BmBristle bearded, ^Chumble on his ^Gfeet. ^D7

^GA sympathetic, sad ^Cold elf, ^DHe knew me better than I ^Emknew myself

^BmIn the last days of my^C boy^Ghood, In my ^D7time upon the ^Gstreet. ^G

^GAnd long through the ^Dnight, a ^Emfaded yellow light, ^Bm C G D (arpeggio 2 bars) Would burn inside the room where he would stand.

^GAnd play the old vic^Dtrola ^Emand drink his rusty ^Bmwine. And con^Cduct the Mozart ^Gmusic with his heart ^D7and shaking hand.

^DBut he could paint a picture, ^Gand he could ^Gsus4capture life. ^G ^DAnd no one ever ^D/Cfelt things more than ^Ghe.

^DHe was never much for ^D/Croses, ^Ghe'd sooner ^D/F#paint the ^Emthorns. ^Em/D 'Cause he ^Cfound a keener ^Cbeauty there

^CThat no one else could ^Dsee.

^GSomeone bought the ^Chouse he lived in. ^DPainted up the ^Emroom he died in.

^BmSwept away the cobwebs ^Cand the ^Gdust from off the floor. ^D ^GThe children laugh, the ^Cseasons run,

^DYoung lovers roll in ^Emmidnight fun. But ^Bmno one loves more ^Cthan the ^Gone

^D7Who paints the world no ^Gmore. ^G

^GAnd long through the ^Dnight, a ^Emfaded yellow light, ^Bm C G D (arpeggio 2 bars) Would burn inside the room where he would stand.

^GAnd play the old vic^Dtrola ^Emand drink his rusty ^Bmwine. And con^Cduct the Mozart ^Gmusic with his heart ^D7and shaking hand.

ENDING: Guitar only, rapidly picking between each chord for a half measure. G D G C D G C D G Em C D G

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