Rush: War Paint From the album Presto (Atlantic Records) Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann <97445@ef.gc.maricopa.edu> Comments welcome Electric Guitar 4 x ---3----3---------3----3----------2----2-----------||-----3----------- ---3----3---------3----3----------3----3-----------||-----3----------- ---0----0---------0----0----------2----2---------*-||-----0----------- ---0----0---------2----2----------0----0---------*-||-----2----------- ---2----2---------3----3---------------------------||-----3----------- ---3----3------------------------------------------||----------------- G Cadd9 D Cadd9 (Cadd9) Girl before the mirror appraises her disguise G child become a mother tries to fix her eyes Cadd9 no more of his excuses Cadd9 it has to be today.... G she can keep her fantasy if she can get away Paint her name.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------0----------- ---------0--2----0-------------0--2----0--------------5-------5------- ------4-------------4-------4-------------4---------5---5---5-----3--- ---5-------------------5---------------------5----3---------------3-%- ------------------------------------------------------------------1--- Wounded pride.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------0------------------------------------0--------- ---------0--2----0----------------0--2----0-------------5-------5----- ------4-------------4----------4-------------4--------5---5---5---3--- ---5------------------------5-------------------5---3-------------3-%- ------------------------------------------------------------------1--- All puffed up with vanity... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------0------------------0-----------------0--------------0------ --------5------5-----------3-----3------------3---3----------5---5---- -----5------------5-----3-----------3-------5-------5------7-------7-- --3------------------1-----------------1--6-----------6--8-----------8 Cadd9 (let ring)... (Cadd9) (overdub palm mute quarter notes) boy before the mirror w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below) checks his camouflage G polishes his armor F G G F F = 133211 and the charger in the garage... C F5/C F5/C C = 355xxx no more lame excuses... F5/C = x3356x C w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below) it has to be tonight G he can take the princess F G if he can take the fight Lead Fig. 1 Lead Fig. 2 ------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3- ---0--------------------3----|----------------------------------------3- --(2)-(2)--0---------0--0----|----------------------------------------0- ---F--rel------0-H-2----0----|--------0-2-P-0-3-P-0-2-P-0-------------0- ------------------------2----|--0-2-3---------------------3-P-0-2-P-0-2- ------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3- Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes: G G G G D D D D Cadd9 [ G5: 355xxx ] [ F5: 133xxx ] [ C5: x355xx ] [ F5/C:x3356x ] [ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ] C5 . - . . - . . - . . - boys and girls together F5/C C5 mistake conceit for pride..... G5 F5 G5 F5 G5 -ambition for illusion (G5) F -dreams for self-delusion..... [similar next stanza] paint it black.... [solo] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --12--12--------------12--13--15----13---12--13--15-(15)-(15)--------- --12--12----------------------------------------------F--rel.---<7>--- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------Harm.-- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)--12---------------------------------------------- ---H--rel.---H--rel.-----15--12-------------------------15-P-12------- ---------------------------------14-------------12-H-14---------14---- ----------------------------------------12-H-14----------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Harmonizer up a fifth Harmonizer off -(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)-------------------------------------------------- ---H---rel---H---rel-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------17--19--17------17------------------------ ------------------------19-------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------19------19-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)-------------------------------------------------- ---H---rel---H---rel------------------18-P-15------------------------- ----------------------15-H-17-17-P-15---------17----19----17---12--5~~ -------------------------------------------------/17---/15--/10------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro: Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar: G5 / / / / / / / F5 / / / / / / / Bb5/ / / / / / / [x133xx] C5 / / / / / / /