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Paint Box by Pink Floyd
Paint Box
Rhythm:Moderately,in 2
Scale:G
Difficult Chords : (X=> Don't play that String,0=>Open String)
Em(add F#) Em/D F/G D9
--0------------0--------1--------5--
--0------------0--------1--------5--
--0------------0--------2--------5--
--4------------0--------3--------4--
--2---------------------X--------5--
--0---------------------3-----------
Intro : Em(add F#)
Em(add F#) Em/D
Last night I had too much to drink, sit-ting in a club with so man-y fools-
CM7 F
play-ing, to rules.
F Am F F/G C
Try-ing to im-press but feel-ing rath-er emp--ty, I had an--oth-er drink.--
Intro : Em(add F#)
Em(add F#) Em/D
What a way to spend that eve--ning! They all turn up with their friends,
CM7 F Am F F/G C
play-ing the game---there in the scene. Oh, I should have been far-------------a--way.---
B Bb A Ab G F# F E CM7
Get-ting up, I feel so bad. Re--mem-ber-ing what's been be-fore,I o-pen the door
D9
to an emp-ty room. Then I for--get.
Intro : Em(add F#)
Em(add F#) Em/D
The tel-e-phone rings, and some-one speaks. She would ver-y much like to go---
CM7 F Am
out to a show. So what can I do? I can't think what to say.
F F/G C
She sees through an--y--way.
Intro : Em(add F#)
Em(add F#)
Out of the front door I-----go-----.
Em/D CM7
Traf-fic's mov-ing rath-er slow, ar-riv-ing late,
F Am F F/G C
there she waits,look-ing ver-y an-gry,as cross as she can be.
B Bb A Ab G F# F E CM7
Get-ting up, I feel so bad. Re--mem-ber-ing what's been be-fore,I o-pen the door
D9
to an emp-ty room. Then I for--get.
Outro : Em(add F#)/D9(Ah.......)
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version 2
Intro: (upstroke, do it quite fast. You have to know the song's timing!)
(The Bass, played by Roger Waters, joins the Intro)
E|-0--0'''-0--0'''-0--0'''-0--0'''---------
B|-0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0------------
G|-0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0------------
D|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9------------
A|-9--9----9--9----9--9----9--9------------
E|-0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0------------
Emadd9
Last night I had too much to drink,
G
Sitting in a club with so many fools
C
Playing to rules
F Am
Trying to impress but feeling rather empty
F C
I had another drink
Drink - a - drink - a - drink - a - drink
Emadd9
What a way to spend that evening
G
They all turn up with their friends
C
Playing the game
F Am
But in the scene I should have been
F C
Far away
Away, away, away, away, away...
B A A G G F E
Getting up, I feel as if I'm remembering this scene before
C F
I open the door to an empty room
D D sus4 D
Then I forget
Emadd9
The telephone rings and someone speaks
G
She would very much like to go
C
Out to a show
F Am
So what can I do - I can't think what to say
F C
She sees through anyway
Away, away, away, away, away...
Emadd9
Out of the front door I go
G
Traffic's moving rather slow
C
Arriving late,
F Am
There she waits looking very angry,
F C
As cross as she can be
Be, a - be, a - be, a - be, a - be...
B B A A G G F E
Getting up, I feel as if I'm remembering this scene before
C F
I open the door to an empty room
D Dsus4 D
Then I forget...
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version 3
TUNING: The track is very slightly flat of concert pitch.
To play along use a chromatic tuner, and tune all the
strings down approx. minus 15
Emadd9 = 024000 B = 799877 G = 355433
Em7/D = xx0000 A# = 688766 F# = 244322
C = x32010 A = 577655 E = 022100
F = 133211 G# = 466544 Eaddb9 = 023100
Am = x02210
Csus2 = x35533 or x-x-x-12-13-10 or xx553x
Dsus2 = xx0230 or x-x-x-14-15-12 or xx775x
h = hammer-on
[Bridge riff]
Csus2 Dsus2
...door-------- to an emp-ty room-------, then--- I for -
e |--------10-------------10-----|--------12-----------12-----|
B |-----13----13----13-------13--|-----15----15-----15----15--|
G |--12----------12--------------|--14-----------14-----------|
D |------------------------------|----------------------------|
A |------------------------------|----------------------------|
E |------------------------------|----------------------------|
Dsus2
- get-------------------------------------------------!
e |--------12----------12-----|--------12----------12-----|
B |-----15----15----15----15--|-----15----15----15----15--|
G |--14----------14-----------|--14----------14-----------|
D |---------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
For another alternative for this riff see bottom of the page
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[Intro]
Emadd9
e |---0--0--------------------------| [x4]
B |---0--0--------------------------|
G |---0--0--------------------------|
D |---4--4--------0-h2--0-h2--0-h2--|
A |---2--2-----2--------------------|
E |---0--0--------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Emadd9
Last night I had too much to drink,
Em7/D C
Sitting in a club with so many fools, playing to rules,
F Am
Trying to impress, and feeling rather empty,
F G C
I had a - nother drink, a drink, a drink, a drink, a drink...
Emadd9
...a drink!
e |---0--0--------------------------| [x4]
B |---0--0--------------------------|
G |---0--0--------------------------|
D |---4--4--------0-h2--0-h2--0-h2--|
A |---2--2-----2--------------------|
E |---0--0--------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Emadd9
What a way to spend that evening,
Em7/D C
They all turn up with their friends, playing their games,
F Am
They're in the scene, oh, I should have been...
F G C
Far-------- a - way, away, away, away, away!
[Bridge]
B A# A G# G F# F E
Getting up, I feel so bad re -member -ing what's been be - fore,
Eaddb9 E Eaddb9 E Eaddb9 E Csus2 Dsus2
I open the door to an empty room,
Dsus2
Then I for - get-------!
[Break]
Emadd9
e |--0--0--------------------------| [x4]
B |--0--0--------------------------|
G |--0--0--------------------------|
D |--4--4--------0-h2--0-h2--0-h2--|
A |--2--2-----2--------------------|
E |--0--0--------------------------|
[Verse 3]
Emadd9
The telephone rings, and someone speaks,
Em7/D C
She would very much like to go ...out to a show,
F Am
So, what can I do? I can't think what to say,
F G C
She sees through any - way, a way, a way, a way, a way...
Emadd9
...a way!
e |---0--0--------------------------| [x4]
B |---0--0--------------------------|
G |---0--0--------------------------|
D |---4--4--------0-h2--0-h2--0-h2--|
A |---2--2-----2--------------------|
E |---0--0--------------------------|
[Verse 4]
Emadd9
Out of the front door I go,
Em7/D C
Traffic's moving rather slow, arriving late,
F Am
There she waits, looking very angry,
F G C
As cross as she can be, a - be, a - be, a - be, a - be!
[Bridge]
B A# A G# G F# F E
Getting up, I feel so bad re -member -ing what's been be - fore,
Eaddb9 E Eaddb9 E Eaddb9 E Csus2 Dsus2
I open the door to an empty room,
Dsus2
Then I for - get-------!
[Coda]
Dsus2
Ah----------------ah---, ah--- ah,ah,ah----------!
e |--------12----------12-----|--------12----------12-----|
B |-----14----14----14----14--|-----14----14----14----14--|
G |--14----------14-----------|--14----------14-----------|
D |---------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Dsus2
e |--------12----------12-----|--------12----------12-----|
B |-----14----14----14----14--|-----14----14----14----14--|
G |--14----------14-----------|--14----------14-----------|
D |---------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Dsus2
Ah----------------ah---, ah--- ah,ah,ah----------!
e |--------12----------12-----|--------12----------12-----|
B |-----14----14----14----14--|-----14----14----14----14--|
G |--14----------14-----------|--14----------14-----------|
D |---------------------------|---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Dsus2
||: / / / / | / / / / :|| [Repeat]
[Suggestion for ending]
Emadd9 Emadd9
e |---0--0--------------------------|---0--0-------------||
B |---0--0--------------------------|---0--0-------------||
G |---0--0--------------------------|---0--0-------------||
D |---4--4--------0-h2--0-h2--0-h2--|---4--4-------------||
A |---2--2-----2--------------------|---2--2-------------||
E |---0--0--------------------------|---0--0-------------||
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[Bridge riff - Alternative, using lower inversion chords]
Csus2 Dsus2
...door----- to an emp-ty room----, then I for -
e |-------------------------|---------------------|
B |------3-----------3------|------5---------5----|
G |----5---5----5--------5--|----7---7----7----7--|
D |--5-------5--------------|--7--------7---------|
A |-------------------------|---------------------|
E |-------------------------|---------------------|
Dsus2
- get---------------------------------!
e |-------------------|-------------------|
B |------5-------5----|------5-------5----|
G |----7---7---7---7--|----7---7---7---7--|
D |--7-------7--------|--7-------7--------|
A |-------------------|-------------------|
E |-------------------|-------------------|
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