When I Go Out With Artists — Crash Test Dummies
Chords and lyrics for When I Go Out With Artists by Crash Test Dummies (key of A).
Verse 1
Title: When I Go Out With Artists
Intro - 4/4 Time, Each Chord Is 1/2 Measure
[D] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [D] [D] [E] [E]
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When [Bm]I go out with [E]artists,
If I were David Byrne,
[F#m]they talk about the language and the
I'd go to galleries and
[D]cubists and the [A]dadaists and I
not be too con cerned. Well, I would
[Bm]try to catch their [E]meanings
have a cup of coffee
[D]and keep up with [E]all of their mar [A]tinis.
and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And
[E]I don't know which [A]should be my favorite [D][F#m]paintings.[E]
people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.
Chorus - Second Time Through, Goto Bridge
[D]If I could see, if I could see, if I could
[A]see all the symbols, unlock what they [F#m]mean,
[D]Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
[A]could meet the artists and get to know them
[F#m]personal [C]ly [E][A]--[E]
Bridge - Play After Second Chorus, And Then Goto Instrumental Bridge
[C#m]What if the [A]artists ran the [B]TV?
[E]All the ads would be for [A]fine scotch or [B]whiskey
[C#m]Glenfiddich, [B]Glenlivet,
[A]the whole single malt [E]family [A]--
Instrumental Bridge - 4/4 Time, Each Chord Equals 1/2 Measure
[D] [D] [D] [D] [A] [A] [A] [F#m]
[D] [D] [D] [D] [A] [A]
[C] [C] [E] [E] [B] [B] [E]
Close - Play After Instrumental Bridge
The [C#m]artists of the [F#]future
[G#m]will make up new things and
[E]different nomen [B]clatures. And they'll
[C#m]stand amongst their [F#]pictures
[E]and they'll sing and
[F#]laugh and quote from [B]scriptures. And
[F#]when they go home,
[B]They'll dream of brilliant [E][G#m]paintings.[F#]
[E]If I could see, if I could see, if I could
[B]see all the symbols, unlock what they [G#m]mean,
[E]maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
[B]could meet the artists and get to know them [G#m]personally.
[E]If I could see, if I could see, if I could
[B]see all the symbols, unlock what they [G#m]mean,
[E]maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
[B]could meet the artists and
get to know them personal [D]ly [F#m][B][G#m]--[B][E][D]
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