Paint Nothing Tabs & Lyrics by Idlewild

Paint Nothing

guitar tabs lyrics

Idlewild

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Paint Nothing - Idlewild
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Tabbed by: K.i.S.A.
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

I think this is a cute, catchy little song off of Hope Is Important. It's incredibly
to play. The playing is pretty sloppy so just throw in a few extra strums every so often

it'll sound great. Enjoy it and try not to bash it.

Intro:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------44-4-4----------| x3
D|--4-4-444-2--22-2-2----------|
A|--0-0-000-0------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--44-4-444-2~---|
A|--00-0-000-0~---|
E|----------------|

Verse:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|------------4---| x8 (Strum the last chord softer each time)
D|--4-4-444-2-2---|
A|--0-0-000-0-----|
E|----------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------44-4-4----------| x2 with distortion
D|--4-4-444-2--22-2-2----------|
A|--0-0-000-0------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------44--------------| x4
D|--4-4-444-2--22--------------|
A|--0-0-000-0------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------44-4-4----------| x3 with distortion
D|--4-4-444-2--22-2-2----------|
A|--0-0-000-0------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------| With heavy distortion
D|--22-44-22-44-22-44-22-4-----|
A|--00-00-00-00-00-00-00-0-----|
E|-----------------------------|

Chorus:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------4444666--4---------| With distortion
D|--4-4-44442222444--2---------|
A|--0-0-0000-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
^Strum this last note hard
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--4444666--4---------| x3 with distortion
D|--2222444--2---------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Repeat Verse
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------44-4-4----------| x4 with distortion
D|--4-4-444-2--22-2-2----------|
A|--0-0-000-0------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

The next part is just muted notes.
The strumming pattern is easy to figure out.

Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus

Breakdown:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------| x4 with distortion
D|------------------------------------|
A|-0000000000000000-22222222-44444444-|
E|-0000000000000000-00000000-00000000-|

Repeat Chorus
Repeat Breakdown
Repeat Chorus

Outro:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------44-4-4----------| x3 with distortion
D|--4-4-444-2--22-2-2--2~~~----|
A|--0-0-000-0----------0~~~----|
E|-----------------------------|

That's it. Pretty easy.

Lyrics:

My wintertime came fast.
I bought you a drawing pad.
Then you told me you didn't like a-lookin' closely.
You don't like walking home.
You're not sure who you are.
And no one knows about your scar.

But I told.. Just shut up once.
Because you're never there... and you're too old to be scared.
Cause I've been in lots of these.. bad, bad situations.

Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now.

The summertime came fast.
You still have your drawing pad.
But you told me you couldn't see me correctly.
You don't like holding hands.
You don't like playing guitar.
And no one knows about your scars.

But I've been in.. lots of these.. bad, bad situations
And you'll never get out of this easily now.
Cause I've been in lots of these.. bad bad situations!

Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now.
Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now.

It's in the air. It's in the air. Repetition is in the air.
It's in the air. It's in the air. Repetition is in the air.
Cause I've been in lots of these.. bad bad situations!

Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now.
I'm calling the art schools.
Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now.
I'm in the art schools.
Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now.
Paint nothing now, paint nothing now, paint nothing now...

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