Misc Musicals – Bare A Pop Opera - Portrait Of A Girl (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
4/4 Time
Intro: D Em D G
Verse I:
D Em Portrait of a girl. D G Canvas of ages. D The stage is hers Em D demure and practiced beauty G holding all inthrall. D Em Portrait of a girl. D G Object of rumor. D A pose at play, Em D they say she's fairest of them all. A Chorus: Paint her in, F#m G one color ends and one begins. Em Brush away what's stray A add a finishing touch. Bm The rapture cold as a pearl. G B Now the portrait has captured the girl.
B D Em D G
Verse II:
D Em Portrait of a girl. D G Painted il-lu--sion. D She'll play her part. Em D She sees that she's a work of art.
Chorus:
A Paint her in, F#m G watching one color end and one begin. Em Brush away what's stray A there's disguise in her eyes. F#m G Add shadows that dance across her skin. Em A Hide the doubt that cries out within her. F#m Stripped bare beneath all the layers G Em A would you recognize the girl lying there? Bm Sought after trapped like a pearl, G Bm now the portrait has captured the girl. G B B D Em D G Now the portrait has captured the girl.
Outro:
D Em Dare you to fall, D fairest of them all.
* On the last line "fairest of them all" the time signature switches to 6/4.
For help, listen to the song, the score is by Damon Intrabartolo
http://www.barethealbum.com/musical/