When I Paint My Masterpiece Lyrics by Band, The

When I Paint My Masterpiece Lyrics

    D a d a e
    (no chord) a d a
    Oh, the streets of rome are filled with rubble,
    E a d
    Ancient footprints are everywhere.
    A d a
    You could almost think that your seeing double,
    E a
    On the cold, dark night on the spanish stairs.
    E a
    Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room,
    E a d
    Where i got me a date with a pretty little girl from greece.
    A d a
    She promised she'd be there with me,
    E a
    When i paint my masterpiece.
    D a d a e
    (no chord) a d a
    Oh, the hours we spent, inside the coliseum.
    E a
    Dodging lions, and a-wasting time,
    D a d a
    Oh those mighty kings of the jungle, i could hardly stand to see'em
    E a
    Yes it sure has been a long, hard drive.
    E a
    Train wheels a-running thru the back of my memory,
    E a d
    When i ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese,
    A d a
    Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody
    E a
    When i paint my masterpiece.
    Am c#m
    Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola,
    D bb e d c#m d e
    Oh to be back in the land of, coca-cola.
    D a d a
    Well i left rome, and landed in brussels,
    E a
    On a plane ride so bumby that i almost cried,
    D a d a
    Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling mussels,
    E a
    Everyone was there to greet me when i stepped inside,
    E a
    Newspaper men eating candy,
    E a d
    Had to be held down by big police.
    A d a e a
    Someday, its gonna be different, when i paint my masterpiece.

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