A Painted Smile Chords
by Will Knox
A Painted Smile by Will Knox is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dm. It uses the chords Dm, A, F, G, Gm and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Dm A F G
Verse
Dm A F G
Can't you see I'm in decay?
Dm A F G
Like a pitchfork in the rain.
Dm A F G
Rusted red my metal stained,
Dm A F G
I'm cracking up like peeling paint.
Dm A F G Gm F E Dm
Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...
Dm A F G
Verse
Dm A F G
Can't you see I'm in denial?
Dm A F G
Like a clown that paints his smile.
Dm A F G
This head's a junkyard gone to pot,
Dm A F G
Just a milk-tooth left to rot.
Dm A F G Gm F E Dm
Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...
Dm A F G
Verse
Dm A F G
Can't you see my memory fade?
Dm A F G
Like a washboard scrubbing stains.
Dm A F G
My tongue has twisted in to knots,
Dm A F G
My words are stories with no plots.
Dm A F G Gm F E Dm
Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...
Dm A F G
Verse
Dm A F G
Can't you see me fall apart?
Dm A F G
Like a burning house of cards!
Dm A F G
Clubs and diamonds in array,
Dm A F G
The spades are digging their own graves.
Dm A F G Gm F E Dm
Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...