C G C G C G C F G C
[Verse 1]
G
I want to lay my brushes down
C G C
And put my pallet away
G
Take off my smock
C F G
And take off my beret
C
I want to call it a day
[Verse 2]
G
For the sun’s gone down
C G C
It’s time to light a candle
G
Eight hours straight
C F G
Is just what I can handle
C
After that it doesn’t pay
[Verse 3]
G
So, serve up the cheese
C
With the crackers and the wine
Am
I want to rid my mouth
Em G
Of the taste of turpentine
[Verse 4]
Adim7 Ab
I want to get a little drunk
C D C
Fatten up my head
F
Find me a good book
C Am D7 G
And take that book to bed
C
And read until the break of day
[Instrumental]
C G C G C F G C (2x)
[Bridge]
Ab G C Cm
Painting ain’t the only thing I like to do
N.C. D
I like to dance
N.C. G
Even like to sing
C
Don’t you? Don’t you?
[Verse 5]
G
So, come up to my attic
C
If you’re happening by
Am
And when my work’s all done
Em G
I will show you why
[Verse 6]
Adim7 Ab
First, we’ll drink to your health
C D C
Then we’ll drink to mine
F
Who knows what'll happen
C Am D7 G
When we finish off that wine
C D7 G
That’s all I gotta say
C
Maybe we’ll make a little hay
