Chords for Pasek and Paul's "Part of a Painting" from EDGES sung by Colin Hanlon

_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] There's a [C] fortress [Bb] on an [E] island [Bb] that's near [F] South [Bb] of Athens, [F] near this little Grecian [D]
town.
[Bb] And _ [F] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [C] it looks like [Am] there's a castle that's just [Dm] _ floating [G] on the water.
[Bb] And all [Dm] around the [F] mosque and mountain, [D] cloak and pierce [G] the sky.
The _ _ _
[C] seagulls fly [G] in circles over [Bb] a path that [F] is on [Gm] the shoreline.
And [C] two or three stray [A] dogs are sleeping [F] under [Gm] the trees.
[C] The sun hides under a cloud of coach, the light of [Dm] faked purples.
The [F] cringe of dips, [Bb] the colored ships, the seesaw [G] in the reed. _
_ _ [F] This is the closest I've come to being a part [Bb] of a painting.
Like I [G] fell in the well of [Bb] Pestil and was lifted [C] from the vault.
_ And I know [F] if I move through [G] every painting, [Cm] _ _
_ I can bring it [F] [Bb] home, I can paint it [F] all for you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ A girl waits at the [G]
harbour for a [F] boy [Gm] without a shing.
[C] He promised he'd return before [Bb] the final breath [Gm] of day.
[C] As darkness comes about him and she leaves the [Dm] dark behind her,
his boat [Bb] appears, he dries [Dm] her tears and [Gbm] carries [G] her away.
_ _ _ _ [F] This is the closest I've come to [Eb] being a part [C] of a painting.
And [F] although it was slow, now [Bb] I know the kind of man [D] I want to be.
And I'm sure [G] if I [Gm] remember every [G] _ detail, [Cm] _
_ I can [C] recreate this [Eb] rendering [F] of me.
_ _ _ [Am] Sketches are never _ done, [Gm] portraits [Dm] are never complete.
_ [D] Sometimes it takes time [Gm] before [Bb] you're back on your _ [G] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [C] feet.
I understand the [Gm] peace I felt [C] that I needed on [Am] the coast of [D] Greece.
_ _ [E] I wanted [Bb] some distance [A] to show you I know.
_ [Gm] I needed some light, [D] my way, my [C] own, _ my [F] how.
I need a friend who's there [Eb] to be a [Db] part of [F] my painting.
[Dm] And I swear [F] I'll be there and I'll share the things [Gm] I've come to know [C] as true.
[Ab] Nothing else [Fm] matters unless you'll be a [Dbm] part of my [Ebm] painting.
[Eb] For a part of [F] my painting [C] is you.
He _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] writes a [A] letter to [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] his wife.
[C] He's [Bb] coming [G] home from a fabulous [F] trip to [Gm] find me a girl.
_ _ [C] And though he's scared, _ [Em] he's signed it with,
[Dm] I _ love [D] you, oh.
And [Gm] always, _ _ [Bb] he won't _ [A] delay.
_ The [Am]
start of the day [Dm] _ and [Ab] the [D] pain [Bb] get off.
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _