The Story Of An Artist chords by Daniel Johnston

A
                          A
Listen up and I'll tell a story
                        B
About an artist growing old
                           B
Some would try for fame and glory
                A
Others aren’t so bold


Verse 1:
                          A
Everyone, and friends and family
                   B
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
                         B
"Why do you only do that only?
               A
Why are you so odd?
                         A
We don't really like what you do
                           B
We don't think anyone ever will
                       B
It’s a problem that you have
                            A
And this problem's made you ill."

Chorus:
                          A
Listen up and I'll tell a story
                        B
About an artist growing old
                           B
Some would try for fame and glory
                A
Others aren't so bold


Verse 2:
                 A
The artist walks alone
                        B
Someone says behind his back
                                   B
"He's got his gall to call himself that!
                               A
He doesn't even know where he's at!"
                          A
The artist walks among the flowers
                B
Appreciating the sun
                           B
He does this all his waking hours
                   A
But is it really so wrong?
                           A
They sit in front of their TVs
                      B
Saying, "Hey! This is fun!"
                      B
And they laugh at the artist
                                    A
Saying, "He doesn't know how to have fun."
                                  A
The best things in life are truly free
                           B
Singing birds and laughing bees
                           B
"You’ve got me wrong", says he
                              A
"The sun don’t shine in your TV"


Chorus:
                          A
Listen up and I'll tell a story
                        B
About an artist growing old
                            B
Some would try for fame and glory
                 A
Others aren’t so bold


Verse 1:
                          A
Everyone, and friends and family
                    B
Saying, "Hey! Get a job!"
                         B
"Why do you only do that only?
               A
Why are you so odd?
                          A
We don't really like what you do
                           B
We don't think anyone ever will
                        B
It's a problem that you have
                           A
And this problem’s made you ill."


Chorus:
                          A
Listen up and I'll tell a story
                        B
About an artist growing old
                            B
Some would try for fame and glory
                              A
Others just like to watch the world