Portrait Of Red chords by The Virginmarys

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

(I think it sounds better with power chords (G5,C5,A#5)


Intro:

Here's the little riff behind lyrics

e|-------------------------                   ---------------------------|
e|-------------------------                   ---------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------                   ---------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3- repeat this on G minorGm and then     -10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8--|   on C majorC
A augmentedA|-------------------------                   ---------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------                   ---------------------------|

Verse 1:

         G minorGm
Baby is bored of life
         G minorGm
She sleeps from 9-5

Wakes up in time
  G minorGm             G minorGm
To beat the hell out of me tonight
        G minorGm
Do me some harm
   G minorGm          G minorGm
Come on and do me some harm


Verse 2:

   G minorGm
Scratch out your life
   G minorGm          G minorGm
Paint me a portrait of red

Beat out the truth
   G minorGm
When I am lying in bed
    G minorGm          C majorC
Come on and do me some harm
C majorC        G minorGm
Right do me some harm


Pre-Chorus:

 A#A#      C majorC      G minorGm
Watching my girl taking out her aggression
  A#A#      C majorC          G minorGm
A augmentedA pain from her hell, feels like a pain from my heaven
  A#A#       C majorC          G minorGm
Hands round my throat, my baby teaches a lesson
  A#A#          C majorC   G minorGm
I see all sorts of colours


Chorus:


    N.C         A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 G minorGm            A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 G minorGm            A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 G minorGm            A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a, like a, Yeah !
       G minorGm
You got it !
   G minorGm
Yeah
       C majorC C G minorGm
You got it !


Verse 3:


 G minorGm
Force my head down
  G minorGm
Make me taste the disgrace
  G minorGm
Don’t bottle it up
  G minorGm
Don’t put your anger to waste
       C majorC
Come on and do me some harm
    G minorGm
Right do me some harm


Pre-Chorus:


  A#A#      C majorC      G minorGm
Watching my girl taking out her aggression
  A#A#      C majorC        G minorGm
A augmentedA pain from her hell, feels like a pain from my heaven
  A#A#      C majorC      G minorGm
Hands round my throat, my baby teaches a lesson
  A#A#          C majorC   G minorGm
I see all sorts of colours


Chorus:


   N.C         A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 G minorGm            A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 G minorGm            A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 G minorGm            A#A#   C majorC
Baby, treat my body like a, like a

   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !
   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !
   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !
   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !

Solo:

  F5F5   F#5F#5 G5G5
  F5F5   F#5F#5 G5G5
  F5F5   F#5F#5 G5G5
  F5F5   F#5F#5 G5G5

then there's this little riff repeated (you can stay on G minorGm too):

e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----1-----3-1-----1-----3-1---|
E MajorE|1-3---3-------1-3---3---------|


  G minorGm       A#A# C majorC
  G minorGm       A#A# C majorC
  G minorGm       A#A# C majorC
  G minorGm       A#A# C majorC


      G minorGm
    Get down !!


Chorus:


 A#A#      C majorC     G minorGm
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 A#A#      C majorC     G minorGm
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 A#A#      C majorC     G minorGm
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 A#A#      C majorC
Baby, treat my body


   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !
   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !
   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !
   F5F5 F#5F#5 G5G5
        You got it !