Song Name: | Paint the Town Beige | By: | Robert Earl Keen |
Posted By: | epceman | Difficulty: | Any |
Key: | C | Genre: | Country |
Harp Type: | Any | ||
Created: | 2015-06-23 23:06:25 | Modified: | 2015-06-23 23:06:25 |
Song: | Hey guys, epceman here bringing you Paint the Town Beige by Robert Earl Keen. Intro 5 -4 4 -3 4 -4 5 6 -4 5 4 4 -3 4 -4 5 5 5 -4 4 -4 4 I gave up the fast lane 4 4 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -4 For a black top county road 6 6 6 6 -6 6 5 4 Just burned out on all that talk 4 -4 -4 -4 4 4 -3 About the mother load 5. 5 -4 4 -4 4 I'd trade it for a somber 4 4 -5 -5 5 -4 5 -4 A bigger piece of sky 6 6 6 6 -6 6 6 5 When I miss the good ole days -4 -4 5 -4 4 I can't imagine why -6 -6 6 -6 -5 Still I get restless -6 6 6 6 5 Drive into town 6 6 5 5 -4 Cruise once down Main Street 6 6 -5 5 5 And turn back around 5 -6 -6 6 -6 -5 It's crazy but God knows -6 -6 -6 6 6 5 I don't act my age 6 6 -6 6 5 5 -4 Like an old desperado -4 5 5 5 -4 5 4 Who paints the town beige Down along the river Pass the swimming hole You can find your peace of mind With just a fishing pole You can walk the river For miles and miles on end Never stop and leave it in That dream around the bend Still I get restles Drive into town My radio playin My window rolled down It's crazy but God knows I don't act my age Like an old desperado Who paints the town beige Deep down in the winter Time slows to a crawl There's really nothing much to do Until the first spring thaws It's then I get to thinking I must've gone insane Memories roll through my mind Like a long slow railroad train Still I get restless Drive into town Watch the world through a windshield As it all comes unwound It's crazy but God knows I don't act my age Like those old desperadoes Who paints the town beige I gave up the fast lane |