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Painted By Numbers

The Sounds

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Artist: The Sounds
Bassist: Johan Bengtsson
Song: Painted By Numbers
Album: Dying To Say This To You
Tabbed By: Lewis [lewis_mason21@hotmail.com]

This song is ridiculously catchy, and really fun to play too!  Hope you like!

Key:
~: Let Note Ring

[Tuning: Standard - E,A,D,G]

Intro: [No bass at first, just guitar.  Rest a few beats and come in with the drums]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-22222222-------------------66666666-11111111-44444444-66666666~-|
E|-------------------22222222-44444444--------------------------------------|

Verse One: [x2]
("Could I act like you" ... "But it will change your mind")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-------------------22222222-44444444-66666666-66666666-|
E|-------------------22222222-22222222-------------------------------------|

Chorus:
("We'll be the same tomorrow" ... "I said I'd like you to be mine")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-22222222-------------------66666666-11111111-44444466-|
E|----------------------------22222222-44444444----------------------------|

Post-Chorus:
("Na na na" ... "Na na na")
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-22222222----------|
E|----------------------------44444444-|

Verse Two:
("I couldn't act like you" ... "I can't explain it to you")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-------------------22222222-44444444-66666666-66666666-|
E|-------------------22222222-22222222-------------------------------------|

Chorus: [x2]
("We'll be the same tomorrow" ... "I said I'd like you to be mine")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-22222222-------------------66666666-11111111-44444466-|
E|----------------------------22222222-44444444----------------------------|

Piano Interlude: [Just piano and guitar here!]
G|----------REST----------|
D|----------REST----------|
A|----------REST----------|
E|----------REST----------|

Post-Chorus: [x2]
("Na na na" ... "Na na na")
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-22222222----------|
E|----------------------------44444444-|

Chorus: [x2]
("We'll be the same tomorrow" ... "I got what I need to get by")
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-22222222-------------------66666666-11111111-44444466-|
E|----------------------------22222222-44444444----------------------------|

Outro:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-66666666-66666666-22222222-------------------11111111----------11111111-|
E|----------------------------22222222-44444444----------11111111----------|

End On:
G|----|
D|----|
A|-6~-|
E|----|

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