When I Paint My Masterpiece lyrics

Song information

Artist: The Band
Album: Cahoots

Lyrics

D a d a e
(No chord) a d a
Oh, the streets of rome are filled with rubble
E a d
Ancient footprints are everywhere
A d a
You could almost think that your seeing double
E a
On the cold, dark night on the spanish stairs
E a
Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room
E a d
Where I got me a date with a pretty little girl from greece
A d a
She promised she'd be there with me
E a
When I paint my masterpiece
D a d a e
(No chord) a d a
Oh, the hours we spent, inside the coliseum
E a
Dodging lions, and a-wasting time
D a d a
Oh those mighty kings of the jungle, I could hardly stand to see'em
E a
Yes it sure has been a long, hard drive
E a
Train wheels a-running thru the back of my memory
E a d
When I ran on a hilltop following a pack of wild geese
A d a
Someday everything is gonna sound like a rhapsody
E a
When I paint my masterpiece
Am c#m
Sailing round the world in a dirty gondola
D bb e d c#m d e
Oh to be back in the land of, coca-cola
D a d a
Well I left rome, and landed in brussels
E a
On a plane ride so bumpy that I almost cried
D a d a
Clergy men in uniform, and young girls pulling mussels
E a
Everyone was there to greet me when I stepped inside
E a
Newspaper men eating candy
E a d
Had to be held down by big police
A d a e a
Someday, its gonna be different, when I paint my masterpiece

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"Cahoots" album track list