Portraits

Wheeler Brothers - Portraits Capo 6 Intro: CFmaj7 Verse 1: C Fmaj7 Once you painted pictures in the cold basement you left C Fmaj7 Reading Edgar Allen and writing poems about your death C Fmaj7 And how you filled the room with empty thoughts is beyond me C Fmaj7 Find me dusty, find me dead, but just find me Chorus: F C Am G C I need no witnesses to bury this old house F C Am G C And if you stay with me, well then there ain't no way out C Am G C Yes, I'll bury this old house CFmaj7 Verse 2: Sand and sunny skylines used to cure the tougher days It's funny how the weather can effect the world that way But when that junk has locked you up and Texas coast is not enough I want you to think back upon the portraits of your past Chorus G C (ring) G C(ring) F F G C (ring) G C(ring) F F G C CFmaj7 Verse 3: You and I in this lonely room, With the cold AC and the horid food Thin sheets and white walls, and that stupid backtie gown now I read your books for you and I'll paint for you and I'll wait for you And I'll stay for you, my god we dont have money (Chorus) GCGCFF GCGCFFC Bridge: Am C G Well it's broken, it's scattered all across the floor Am C G I try to build it up baby, you're crying on the telephone through my bedroom door Am C G And I'm shakin, I'm trying to find a place that I've known Am C I try to reach out to me, but it's a place I've never been before and no G one's home (xylophone) Am C G x4 C G Am Em F G C C x 4 Outro: C Fmaj7 ooohooohoooh