G     Em    C     D 
Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah 
   G     Em    C     D     G 
Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah 
                          Em 
Honky-tonk devils glitter in 
     C                    D    G 
Like royal rats in kitten skin 
                                           Em 
And all the blondes drop their panties and cry 
       C                    D  C 
To the father's first lullaby 
   D      G        C D        G  Em 
So let me paint you   with my love 
        C  D          G 
With my love, with my love 

   Em    C     D     G  
Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah 

                            Em 
To kill the man behind the crowd 
      C                D   G 
Would be viewed as amateur 
                           Em    
Because the king is invisible 
                   C 
The king is invisible 
                  D       C 
And death is a profession 
   D      G         C D         G    Em 
So let me paint you     with my love 
        C  D           G 
With my love, with my love 

A#          G#        G 
Uhhhh...uhh-uhh...ahh-ahh 
A#          G#        G 
Uhhhh...uhh-uhh...ahh-ahh 
A#          G#        G 
Uhhhh...uhh-uhh...ahh-ahh 
A#          G#        G 
Uhhhh...uhh-uhh...ahh-ahh 
           A# 
It's not a life sentence 
            G#        G 
But a death dream for you 
           A# 
It's not a life sentence 
           G#         G 
But a death dream for you 
           A#       
It's not a life sentence 
           G#         G 
But a death dream for you 
           A#    
It's not a life sentence 
           G#         G 
But a death dream for you 
           A#  
It's not a life sentence 
           G#         G 
But a death dream for you