SHE WAS A PAINTER WORDS & MUSIC:   Earl P. Reinhalter INTRO: C - Am - C - Am - etc. [vamp] C Am I. from fingerpaint to pencils and pastels, C Am to canvases and animation cels. C "she was a painter," Am they say when she walks by, C as if she already died. Am maybe she has - inside. C Am II. from A-B-Cs to stories on a page, C Am to poetry and singing on a stage, C "she was a writer," Am they say when she walks by, C as if she already died. Am maybe she has - inside. INSTRUMENTAL: C - C6 - Cmaj7 - C6 - Am (2x) [like start of verse] C Dm C G BRIDGE A: when did the flame burn out? where did it go? Dm Am G who made the wind hasten the end of the show? C Dm C G maybe it's her own damn fault, I'm not sure - Dm Am Dm Am giving and giving unto the unliving, Dm giving and giving Am G until she has no more. C Am III. from holding grandma's hand to kissing boys, C Am to filling her hope chest with erotic toys, C "she was a lover," Am they say when she walks by, C as if she already died. Am maybe she has - inside. C Dm C G BRIDGE B: when did the flame burn out? where did it go? Dm Am G who made the wind hasten the end of the show? C Dm C G maybe it's her own damn fault, I'm not sure - Dm Am Dm Am giving and giving unto the unliving, Dm giving and giving Am G until she is no more. © Copyright 2007 Earl P. Reinhalter.   All Rights Reserved.