Noah Gundersen - Painted Blue

Capo: 2nd fret

[Intro]
C/E F G C
(x2)

[Verse 1]
C/E F G C
I read my horoscope and abandoned all my hope
C/E F G Am
“This was all a joke, we thought you knew”
C/E F G D/A
Pull heavy blankets over my head
C/E F G C
And make the bed a swimming pool

[Verse 2]
C/E F G C
Then tie some cinder blocks around my ankles
C/E F G Am
And apply the labels of all my fears
C/E F G D/A
My worst intentions, the selfish engines
C/E F G C
That drive the pistons and turn the gears

[Chorus]
F C F C
And light a fire and burn away
F Am F C
All the efforts of my glory days
F C F C
As my reflection, painted blue
F Am F C
Says, “I will always be a part of you”

[Interlude]
C/E F G C
(x2)

[Verse 3]
C/E F G C
I wrote my number down and then got turned around
C/E F G Am
I parked the car, but then forgot my place
C/E F G D/A C/E
I wandered the desert, despite my efforts
F G C
Wound up like Moses at the gates

[Chorus]
F C F C
And light a fire and burn away
F Am F C
All the efforts of my glory days
F C F C
As my reflection, painted blue
Am F C
Says, “I will always be a part of you”

[Interlude]
C/E F G C x2
C/E F G D
C/E F G C

[Verse 4]
C/E F G C
I wanted desperately something I couldn’t see
C/E F G Am
A blinding light, always just out of reach
C/E F G D/A C/E
The ancient specter, the blind director
F G C
The sirens on the beach

[Chorus]
C F C
And light a fire and burn away
F Am F C
All the efforts of my glory days
F C F C
As my reflection, painted blue
Am F C
Says, “I will always be a part of you”

[Outro]
F C F C G/B
So heaven help me if I stay
Am F C
Heaven help me if I go away
G/B Am F C
I’ve forgotten how to pray
G F Fm Gsus4/D C
But heaven help me anyway