Chords for Portrait of a Man, Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Tempo:
146.2 bpm
Chords used:

Fm

Cm

C

F

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Portrait of a Man,  Screamin' Jay Hawkins chords
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[Fm]
[F] I am painting [C] [F] in oil a [C]
[Cm]
portrait of a man who
[Fm]
has taken all the heartaches and
[C]
all the pain
I'm [D] [Fm]
using all colors of blue
[Cm]
I have here on my stand
I [Fm]
am painting in oil a
[Cm]
[Cm] portrait of a man
[Fm]
I can tell he is dying
[F] I [Bb] [Cm]
see death [C] in his eyes [Cm] Oh [Fm]
yes I know,
[Ab] I know when [Fm] he's crying
Tis [C]
my [Cm] tears, my tears that he cries
[Fm]
I'm sure of how he feels inside
[Cm]
I mix the paint with my hands
[Fm]
I am painting in oil [C] a
[Cm]
[C] portrait of a man
[Cm] As
[Fm]
I paint a wrinkled brow [C]
And [Fm] [Cm]
hair that is turning gray
[Fm]
Oh tell me how, how can I paint a smile?
[C]
[Cm]
And eyes that keep turning [C] away
[Fm] I'm using all [Fm]
colors of blue
[Cm] I have here on my stand
I am painting in oil a
[D] [Cm]
portrait and I'm the man
A portrait and I'm the man
Key:  
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Fm
123111111
Cm
13421113
C
3211
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To learn Screamin Jay Hawkins - Cookie Time-42852 chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, Fm, F, Cm, Fm and Cm. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] I am painting [C] _ _ [F] in oil _ _ _ a _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
portrait _ _ _ _ of a man _ who _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ has taken all the heartaches _ _ and _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ all the pain _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ using all _ _ colors _ of blue _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I have _ here _ on my _ _ stand _
I _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ am painting _ _ in oil _ _ a _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ portrait _ _ of a man _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ I can tell _ he is dying
_ _ _ [F] I _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ see death _ [C] in his _ eyes [Cm] _ Oh _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ yes I know, _
[Ab] I know when [Fm] he's crying _ _
Tis _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ my [Cm] tears, _ my tears that he cries _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm sure of how _ _ _ he feels inside _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I mix the paint _ _ with my _ hands _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I am painting _ in oil _ _ [C] a _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] portrait _ _ of a man
[Cm] _ _ As _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ I paint _ _ a wrinkled brow _ _ _ [C] _ _
And [Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ hair _ that is turning _ gray _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ Oh tell me how, how can I paint a smile?
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
And _ _ eyes that keep turning [C] away _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ I'm using all _ [Fm] _ _
colors _ of blue _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ I _ _ have _ here on my stand
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
am painting _ _ in oil _ a _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
portrait _ _ and I'm the man _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A portrait _ _ and _ _ _ I'm _ _ the man _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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