When I Go Out With Artists Lyrics

Title: When I Go Out With Artists
Intro - 4/4 time, each chord is 1/2 measure
Verses
When I go out with artists,
If I were David Byrne,
they talk about the language and the
I'd go to galleries and
cubists and the dadaists and I
not be too con cerned. Well, I would
try to catch their meanings
have a cup of coffee
and keep up with all of their mar tinis.
and I'd find my sur roundings quite a musing. And
I don't know which should be my favorite paintings.
people would ask me which were my favorite paintings.
horus - Second time through, goto ridge
If I could see, if I could see, if I could
see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
Maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
could meet the artists and get to know them
personal ly --
ridge - Play after second horus, and then goto Instrumental ridge
What if the artists ran the TV?
All the ads would be for fine scotch or whiskey
Glenfiddich, Glenlivet,
the whole single malt family --
Instrumental ridge - 4/4 time, each chord equals 1/2 measure
D D D D A A (NC) (NC)
lose - Play after Instrumental ridge
The artists of the future
will make up new things and
different nomen clatures. And they'll
stand amongst their pictures
and they'll sing and
laugh and quote from scriptures. And
when they go home,
They'll dream of brilliant paintings.
If I could see, if I could see, if I could
see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
could meet the artists and get to know them personally.
If I could see, if I could see, if I could
see all the symbols, unlock what they mean,
maybe I could, maybe I could, maybe I
could meet the artists and
get to know them personal ly --