When I Go Out With Artists
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Title: When I Go Out With Artists
Intro - 4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure
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When I go out with artists,
If I were David Byrne,
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they talk about the language and the
I'd go to galleries and
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cubists and the dadaists and I
not be too con cerned. Well, I would
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try to catch their meanings
have a cup of coffee
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and keep up with all of their mar tinis.
and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And
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I don't know which should be my favorite paintings.
people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.
Chorus - Second time through, goto Bridge
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If I could see, if I could see, if I could
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see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
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Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
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could meet the artists and get to know them
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personal ly --
Bridge - Play after second Chorus, and then goto Instrumental Bridge
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What if the artists ran the TV?
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All the ads would be for fine scotch or whiskey
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Glenfiddich, Glenlivet,
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the whole single malt family --
Instrumental Bridge - 4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure
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Close - Play after Instrumental Bridge
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The artists of the future
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will make up new things and
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different nomen clatures. And they'll
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stand amongst their pictures
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and they'll sing and
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laugh and quote from scriptures. And
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when they go home,
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They'll dream of brilliant paintings.
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If I could see, if I could see, if I could
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see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
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maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
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could meet the artists and get to know them personally.
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If I could see, if I could see, if I could
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see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
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maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
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could meet the artists and
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get to know them personal ly --