Painting By Numbers chords by James Mcmurtry

Chords with lyrics

Verse:
E MajorE        BB
The gates of the schoolyard
  BB       E MajorE
Are padlocked and chained
E MajorE        BB      F#F#     E MajorE
To keep all the children in out of the rain
E MajorE         BB
The art teacher's preaching
BB           E MajorE
The virtues of pastel shades
E MajorE     BB        F#F#       E MajorE
You pay no attention but it won't hurt your grades

Chorus:
 E MajorE            BB
'cause you're painting by numbers
BB       E MajorE
Connecting the dots
E MajorE         BB
They don't have to tell you
  F#F#       E MajorE
You don't call the shots
  E MajorE         BB
You jump when they say jump
BB           E MajorE
And you don't ask how high
 E MajorE         BB      F#F#       E MajorE
'cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
E MajorE      BB      F#F#       E MajorE
Painting by numbers they know you'll get by

Verse:
E MajorE     BB
You take a position
BB        E MajorE
In the old man's firm
E MajorE        BB
He signs all the papers
  F#F#      E MajorE
You agree to the terms
E MajorE        BB
They let you run errands
BB           E MajorE
And you don't get days off
  E MajorE      BB      F#F#      E MajorE
You take off the garbage and hope it pays off

Chorus:
 E MajorE            BB
'cause you're painting by numbers
BB       E MajorE
Connecting the dots
  E MajorE     BB
You work from neck down
  F#F#       E MajorE
You don't call the shots
  E MajorE         BB
You jump when they say jump
BB           E MajorE
And you don't ask how high
 E MajorE         BB      F#F#       E MajorE
'cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
E MajorE      BB      F#F#       E MajorE
Painting by numbers they know you'll get by

Verse:
E MajorE        BB
You might be in grad school
BB     E MajorE
Up at M.I.T
E MajorE            BB
You might be down in the canal zone
   F#F#        E MajorE
Being all that you can be
E MajorE        BB
You might get to thinking
BB          E MajorE
You're ahead of the game
E MajorE             BB
But when you break it all down
    F#F#      E MajorE
It all comes out the same

Chorus:
 E MajorE            BB
'cause you're painting by numbers
BB       E MajorE
Connecting the dots
  E MajorE     BB
You work from neck down
  F#F#       E MajorE
More often than not
  E MajorE         BB
You jump when they say jump
BB           E MajorE
And you don't ask how high
 E MajorE         BB      F#F#       E MajorE
'cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by

Chorus:
 E MajorE            BB
'cause you're painting by numbers
BB       E MajorE
Connecting the dots
  E MajorE     BB
You work from neck down
  F#F#       E MajorE
You don't call the shots
  E MajorE         BB
You jump when they say jump
BB           E MajorE
And you don't ask how high
E MajorE      BB      F#F#       E MajorE
Painting by numbers they know you'll get by
E MajorE      BB      F#F#       E MajorE
Painting by numbers they know you'll get by
E MajorE      BB      F#F#       E MajorE