Portrait Of Red chords by The Virginmarys

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

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


Intro:

Here's the little riff behind lyrics

e|-------------------------                                     ---------------------------|
e|-------------------------                                     ---------------------------|
G|-------------------------                                     ---------------------------|
D|-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3- repeat this on Gm and then          -10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8-10-8--|     on C
A|-------------------------                                     ---------------------------|
E|-------------------------                                     ---------------------------|

Verse 1:

                 Gm
Baby is bored of life
                  Gm
She sleeps from 9-5

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


Verse 2:

      Gm
Scratch out your life
      Gm                    Gm
Paint me a portrait of red

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


Pre-Chorus:


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


Chorus:


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


Verse 3:


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


Pre-Chorus:


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


Chorus:


      N.C                  A#      C
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 Gm                        A#      C
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 Gm                        A#      C
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
 Gm                        A#      C
Baby, treat my body like a, like a

     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !
     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !
     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !
     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !

Solo:

    F5     F#5 G5
    F5     F#5 G5
    F5     F#5 G5
    F5     F#5 G5

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

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----1-----3-1-----1-----3-1---|
E|1-3---3-------1-3---3---------|


    Gm             A# C
    Gm             A# C
    Gm             A# C
    Gm             A# C


            Gm
       Get down !!


Chorus:


  A#            C          Gm
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
  A#            C          Gm
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
  A#            C          Gm
Baby, treat my body like a canvas
  A#            C
Baby, treat my body


     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !
     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !
     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !
     F5 F#5 G5
               You got it !