Intro:
(This is the bass part that starts at 0:00 in the official audio recording, lyrics above line of tab)
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Verse 1:
He told me that much and now he's dead. Told me to kill my indulgences
I could take a plastic camera. We could make such a pretty picture.
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with a sharp blow to the temple. Pick up the phone call and do everything he says.
Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy. I'm pretty cool once you get to know me.
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Refrain:
I feel at some point I broke my mind. I'm always searching, the silent type.
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How do you all make it look so easy? You open your hearts up so quickly, it scares me.
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Verse 2:
She's an artist, paints across my chest. Goes to parties, act like hotel guests.
I could paint her, wrapped around her. We could make such a pretty picture.
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Wake up Monday, now it's over. Don't you know no one gets what they came here for?
Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy. I'm pretty cool once you get to know me.
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Chorus:
(Lead guitar part)
But I'm just the same,
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I've got a boring
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name.
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Across the world from what you want and what you came here
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for. So I'll wait here
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for you. I said, "Please, just let me
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stay". Oh, just let me
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stay
oh
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Verse 3:
I guess you know now what to expect. He lives your own life in retrospect.
I could wait here, by the west pier. Watch the flotsam float, slowly disappear.
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You know it bores me? His insecurities. Breaks you down just to act as the architect.
Oh, so happy, oh, oh, so happy. If only you knew just how much better things could be.
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Refrain:
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Another week of action
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Another hypoglycaemic reaction
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(Woo)
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Chorus:
(Lead guitar part)
But I'm just the same,
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I've got a boring
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name.
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Across the world from what you want and what you came here
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for. So I'll wait here
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for you. I said, "Please, just let me
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stay". Oh, just let me
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stay
Oh, just let me
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Outro:
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I'm sorry, it's all so predictable
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I'm sorry, it's all so predictable, I know
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| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note (opt. 8va)
| ~ Vibrato
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Other versions of Portrait Of A Blank Slate
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Portrait of a blank slate ukulele by Lovejoy
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