Intro 
Am  G  F  G  (8x)



[Verso 1]

Am           G           F           G       Am  G  F  G 
When all the help in the world won't get you by 
Am           G                F       G       C 
When all the friends that you lean on let you down 
              E 
You'll wonder why 
Am        G               F        G/E 
I see you there with your painting box 
         Am       G                F         G/E 
And your oils and brushes and your artist's smocks 
C           Dm        F         G 
What'll you do if the Muse gets lost 
         Am 
When I'm gone? 


Instrumental 
Am  G  F  G  x4 



[Verso 2]

Am          G         F       G        Am  G  F  G 
You painted me in the way you said you knew 
Am        G            F     G       C            E 
I don't believe that I saw myself in anything you drew 
Am        G           F         G/E 
I say you never quite caught it right 
Am          G           F         G/E 
You say you see me in a different light 
C           Dm           F         G 
What'll you do with your black and white 
         Am  G  F  G  Am  G  F 
When I'm gone 


[Refrão]

             A 
You paint by numbers 
G        F            E 
 I never noticed it before 
             A 
You paint by numbers 
G            F             G 
 It's just a closing of an open door 
C                   B 
When you're looking round 
    Bb              Am 
You won't see me no more 
    G        F 
You paint by numbers 


Instrumental 
Am  G  F  G  x4 


Solo 
Am  G  F  G  x14 


[Verso 3]


Am      G            F         G        Am  G  F  G 
Staying here in this room just makes me pale 
Am      G            F     G       C          E 
I never really could fit into your geometric scale 
Am        G          F       G/E 
I see you measure my profile up 
        Am       G           F      G/E 
And you mix your paints in a broken cup 
C           Dm        F           G 
What'll you do if the brush gets stuck 
         Am  G  F  G  Am  G  F 
When I'm gone 



[Refrão]

             A 
You paint by numbers 
G        F            E 
 I never noticed it before 
             A 
You paint by numbers 
G            F             G 
 It's just a closing of an open door 
C                   B 
When you're looking round 
    Bb              Am 
You won't see me no more 
    G        F 
You paint by numbers 


Instrumental 
Am    G    F    D7 
Am    G    F    D7 


Outro 
Am  G  F  G 
(repeat and fade)