----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paint A Vulgar Picture - The Smiths ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:P.Bouyear Email:IronZeppelinGeek@aol.com Tuning:Standard Capo Second Fret If you just play the cd as you play along you will get it. This is how Marr wrote it and the key Morrissey sang it in. These are the chords E5 E* G C F Am A

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Intro |E5 |E* | | |G |C F |F G C G |Am F |G F |Am F |G Verse 1

At the ^Crecord ^Fcompany ^Gmeeting, ^COn their h^Fands: a dead s^Gtar. And o^Amoh, the p^Flans that they w^Geave, F Am F G E* And ooh, the sickening greed.

Verse 2

At the ^Arecord ^Dcompany ^Eparty ^AOn their h^Dands: a dead s^Etar. The ^F#msycophantic ^Dslags all ^Esay: &qu^Dot;I knew ^Ahim first, a^Dnd I knew ^Ehim well." Re^A-issue! Re^D-package! R^Ee-package! Re^A-evalu^Date the so^Engs, ^F#mDouble p^Dack with a p^Ehotograph, ^DExtra t^Arack (and a t^Dacky b^Eadge.) ^G

Verse 3 C F A-list, playlist,

"Please them, pl^Gease them, please them!" (^CSadly, ^Fthis was your lif^Ge) But you ^Amcould have said ^Fno, if you'd^G wanted to, ^F You c^Amould have said ^Fno, if you'd^G wanted to.

Verse 4

BP^CI, MTV, ^FBBC, "Pl^Gease them. please them!" (^CSadly, t^Fhis was your life^G) But you ^Amcould have said ^Fno, if you'd^G wanted to, F Am F G E* You could have walked away, couldn't you?

Verse 5

^A I t^Douched you at the sound^Echeck, You h^Aad no ^Dreal way of ^Eknowing. In my ^F#mheart I ^Dbegged, "Tak^Ee me with^D you. I ^F#mdon't care ^Dwhere you're g^Eoing."

Verse 6

But to ^Ayou I was fa^Dceless, I was fa^Ewning, I was boring. A c^Ahild from those ^Dugly new ^Ehouses, Who could ^F#mnever be^Dgin to ^Eknow, ^DWho could ^F#mnever ^Dreally ^Eknow. ^G

Back up guitar chords for solo |C F |F G C |F |Am F |G F |Am F |G F |F G C|F G |Am |F G F |Am F |G |E* || Guitar Solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------7-8h7---------10/12-10-8p7--------------10-8-10-8-10-12-12-10-10---| G|7-7-9-------7-7-9-9--------------7-7-9-9-9/11----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|10-10--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------7-8p7-------------12-10----12-10-------------------------14-14p12--| G|------------9-9----------------------------------------9/12--------------| D|------------------------------12-------11h12-12--17/12------14-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------10h11---11h12-12--| G|12p11----------------------14-12-14-12-14-16-16-14-14--------------------| D|------12-12-14-14----14h16-----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 7

^ABest of! Most ^Dof! Sati^Eate the need, ^ASlip them into ^Ddifferent sl^Eeeves! B^F#muy both, a^Dnd feel dec^Eeived,^D ^F#mClimber, new ^Dentry re-^Eentry.

Verse 8

^AWorld tour!(&^Dquot;Media whore!") "Pl^Eease the press^A in Belgium!" (^DThis was your ^Elife...) And when it ^F#mfails to r^Decoup? Well, ^Emaybe:^D You ^F#mjust haven't e^Darned it yet, b^Eaby. ^G

Verse 9

I walked a p^Cace behi^Fnd you at the ^Gsouundcheck. You're ^Cjust the ^Fsame as I ^Gam. ^AmWhat makes most ^Fpeople ^Gfeel happy ^FLeads us ^Amheadlong i^Fnto ^Gharm. So, in my ^Cbedroom in those ^Fugly new houses, I ^Gdance my l^Cegs ^Fdown to the ^Gknees. Am F G F Am G E* But me and my true love will never meet again...

Verse 10

At the ^Arecord ^Dcompany ^Emeeting, On their ^Ahands, at ^Dlast, a dead star^E! But they can ^F#mnever ^Dtaint you in ^Emy eyes, ^DThey can ^F#mnever ^Dtouch you ^Enow. No, they ^Acannot ^Dhurt you my ^Edarling, They ^Acannot ^Dtouch you ^Enow, F#m D E D F#m But^E me and my true love will never meet again.

The Smiths - Paint a vulgar picture