This is the chord progression of Lead Paint by Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
[Intro]
One, two, three
One, two, three
F C
F C C/B Am
F G
[Verse 1]
C
Down in Asbury Park
In a sublet I\’m renting
F
I got a new job
Where Im out painting houses
Am
The sun on my neck and some cash in my pocket
G
At least there\’s fresh air here
C
I watch families stroll by with their kids on vacation
F
Scrape decades of lead paint and salt air off porches
Am
Alone with my thoughts
And a breeze off the ocean
G
And I smile for the first time this year
G A B C D E
[Chorus]
F
I walk alone
C
In the mist of the evening
F C
Under the glow of the Paramount sign
C C/B Am F
I watch the sky turn violent with light
G
On the fourth of July
[Verse 2]
C
I\’ve been spending my nights in a dive off the boardwalk
F
A sad open mic
I\’ve been playing these damn songs
Am
They yell out for Springsteen, or Dylan, or Mitchell
G
But these, these are all that I\’ve got
G A B C D E
[Chorus]
F
I walk alone
C
In the mist of the evening
F C
Under the glow of the Paramount sign
C C/B Am F
I watch the sky turn violent with light
G
On the fourth of July
[Bridge]
Em F
I\’ve picked up smoking again
C G
\’Cause I like how it makes all the days go by fast
Em F
Picked up smking again
C G
\’Cause something\’s gonna kill me some day
Am
So why not that?
G
I\’m smoking again
C
\’Cause I like it
G F Am
Why cant I just like it?
G A B C D E
Im smoking again
[Chorus]
F
I walk alone
C
In the mist of the evening
F C
Under the glow of the Paramount sign
C C/B Am F
I watch the sky turn violent with light
G
On the fourth of July
Am
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