#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:06:04 -0700 (MST) From: "Anthony John Zimmermann" <[email protected]> Rush War Paint Presto Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann, <[email protected]> Comments welcome Electric Guitar 4 x ---3----3---------3----3----------2----2-----------||-----3-----------| ---3----3---------3----3----------3----3-----------||-----3-----------| ---0----0---------0----0----------2----2---------*-||-----0-----------| ---0----0---------2----2----------0----0---------*-||-----2-----------| ---2----2---------3----3---------------------------||-----3-----------| ---3----3------------------------------------------||-----------------| G Cadd9 D Cadd9 (Cadd9) Girl before the mirror appraises her disguise G child become a mother tries to fix her eyes Cadd9 no more of his excuses Cadd9 it has to be today.... G she can keep her fantasy if she can get away Paint her name.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------0-----------| ---------0--2----0-------------0--2----0--------------5-------5-------| ------4-------------4-------4-------------4---------5---5---5-----3---| ---5-------------------5---------------------5----3---------------3-%-| ------------------------------------------------------------------1---| Wounded pride.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------0------------------------------------0---------| ---------0--2----0----------------0--2----0-------------5-------5-----| ------4-------------4----------4-------------4--------5---5---5---3---| ---5------------------------5-------------------5---3-------------3-%-| ------------------------------------------------------------------1---| All puffed up with vanity... -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------0------------------0-----------------0--------------0-------| --------5------5-----------3-----3------------3---3----------5---5-----| -----5------------5-----3-----------3-------5-------5------7-------7---| --3------------------1-----------------1--6-----------6--8-----------8-| Cadd9 (let ring)... (Cadd9) (overdub palm mute quarter notes) boy before the mirror w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below) checks his camouflage G polishes his armor F G G F F = 133211 and the charger in the garage... C F5/C F5/C C = 355xxx no more lame excuses... F5/C = x3356x C w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below) it has to be tonight G he can take the princess F G if he can take the fight Lead Fig. 1 Lead Fig. 2 ------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-| ---0--------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-| --(2)-(2)--0---------0--0----|----------------------------------------0-| ---F--rel------0-H-2----0----|--------0-2-P-0-3-P-0-2-P-0-------------0-| ------------------------2----|--0-2-3---------------------3-P-0-2-P-0-2-| ------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-| Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes: G G G G D D D D Cadd9 [ G5: 355xxx ] [ F5: 133xxx ] [ C5: x355xx ] [ F5/C:x3356x ] [ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ] C5 . - . . - . . - . . - boys and girls together F5/C C5 mistake conceit for pride..... G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 -ambition for illusion (G5) F -dreams for self-delusion..... [similar next stanza] paint it black.... [solo] ----------------------------------------------------------------------| --12--12--------------12--13--15----13---12--13--15-(15)-(15)---------| --12--12----------------------------------------------F--rel.---<7>---| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------Harm.--| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)--12----------------------------------------------| ---H--rel.---H--rel.-----15--12-------------------------15-P-12-------| ---------------------------------14-------------12-H-14---------14----| ----------------------------------------12-H-14-----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmonizer up a fifth Harmonizer off -(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)--------------------------------------------------| ---H---rel---H---rel--------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------17--19--17------17------------------------| ------------------------19--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------19------19--------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)---------------------------------------------------| ---H---rel---H---rel------------------18-P-15--------------------------| ----------------------15-H-17-17-P-15---------17----19----17---12--5~~-| -------------------------------------------------/17---/15--/10--------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro: Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar: G5 / / / / / / / F5 / / / / / / / Bb5/ / / / / / / [x133xx] C5 / / / / / / /
