4/4 Time
Intro: D Em D G
Verse I:
D Em
Portrait of a girl.
D G
Canvas of ages.
D
The stage is hers
Em D
demure and practiced beauty
G
holding all inthrall.
D Em
Portrait of a girl.
D G
Object of rumor.
D
A pose at play,
Em D
they say she's fairest of them all.
A
Chorus: Paint her in,
F#m G
one color ends and one begins.
Em
Brush away what's stray
A
add a finishing touch.
Bm
The rapture cold as a pearl.
G B
Now the portrait has captured the girl.
B D Em D G
Verse II:
D Em
Portrait of a girl.
D G
Painted il-lu--sion.
D
She'll play her part.
Em D
She sees that she's a work of art.
Chorus:
A
Paint her in,
F#m G
watching one color end and one begin.
Em
Brush away what's stray
A
there's disguise in her eyes.
F#m G
Add shadows that dance across her skin.
Em A
Hide the doubt that cries out within her.
F#m
Stripped bare beneath all the layers
G Em A
would you recognize the girl lying there?
Bm
Sought after trapped like a pearl,
G Bm
now the portrait has captured the girl.
G B B D Em D G
Now the portrait has captured the girl.
Outro:
D Em
Dare you to fall,
D
fairest of them all.
* On the last line "fairest of them all" the time signature switches to 6/4.
For help, listen to the song, the score is by Damon Intrabartolo
http://www.barethealbum.com/musical/